Explore Your Archive 2017 The Explore Your Archive Campaign is run in conjunction with the Archives and Records Association, the professional body for archivists in the UK and Ireland. The University of Edinburgh is …Continue reading →

Bombs, Bins and Burglary: The Miraculous Survival of the Margaret Morris Collection A fortnight ago I paid my first visit to the Fergusson Gallery, Perth, to begin assessing and listing the Margaret Morris Collection which is housed there. This is the first …Continue reading →

University of Edinburgh 2016/17 Gold open access spend analysis TAGS: open access The University of Edinburgh receives two main block grants from Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Charity Open Access Fund (COAF) to support researchers funded by them to comply with their …Continue reading →

Open Access week: 23-29th October For Open Access week we have a series of blog posts lined up to be published every day. We’ll start by describing the current state of play of open access …Continue reading →

University of Edinburgh Further Supports Open Library of Humanities   The University of Edinburgh has opted to support the Open Library of Humanities at a higher rate than required. This additional support will enable the OLH to continue its …Continue reading →

Scoping Statistical Analysis Support The following is a post by our former PhD Intern, Cindy Nelson-Viljoen, where she outlines her experience of working on a significant Data Library project supported by the Innovation Fund. …Continue reading →

British War Medal – a medal of the First World War TAGS: British War Medal | William Hunter (1861-1937) | William McMillan (1887-1977) CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED TO WILLIAM HUNTER (1861-1937) – GREAT WAR The British War Medal was awarded to those who served in the campaigns of the Great War or World War …Continue reading →

Dealing with Data Conference 2017 – Call for Papers [Update: Deadline for submissions has now been extended to Thursday 5th October] Date:                     Wednesday 22nd November 2017 Location:             Playfair Library Themes: Balancing openness with privacy – How do you …Continue reading →

Japanese e-books in EBSCOhost eBook Collection The University Library has for the first time purchased some Japanese e-books which are available to read on the EBSCOhost eBook Collection platform.  Once on the platform, click “Choose Databases” …Continue reading →

Introducing ‘Body Language’ ‘Body Language: movement, dance and physical education in Scotland, 1890-1990’ is a new Wellcome Trust Research Resources-funded project between Edinburgh University Library Special Collections and the Fergusson Gallery, Perth  with the support of Moray House …Continue reading →