CRC: A Space Odyssey – Day in the Life of a Collections Management Technician  TAGS: appraisal | Archives | Archives Appraisal | Collections Management | University of Edinburgh My name is Jasmine, and I’ve been working here at the University for five and a bit months as the Collections Management Technician. I’m the other half to Robyn Rogers’ …Continue reading →

New! Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Britain | databases | digital archive | history | new | online resources | primary sources | qualitative social data | social history | Sociology I am happy to let you know that following a successful trial, that ended last month, the Library has now purchased Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 from AM Digital, which allows you …Continue reading →

Appraisal Made Easy (If Only…): A Day in the Life of an Appraisal Archivist TAGS: appraisal | Archives | university archives | University of Edinburgh Welcome to our Day in the Life Series, where each of our new team members will give you an insight into life behind the scenes at the University of Edinburgh’s …Continue reading →

New! East African Newspapers TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | African Studies | Archives | databases | east africa | Ethiopia | Kenya | Newspapers | online resources | Uganda Following a successful trial earlier this semester at the request of staff from the Centre of African Studies I’m happy to let you know the Library now has access to …Continue reading →

Mass Observiation Project – on trial TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | anthropology | Archives | Britain | databases | history | online resources | primary sources | social anthropology | Sociology *The Library has now purchased access to Mass Observation Project. See New! Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 * I’m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access …Continue reading →

On trial: Foreign Office Files for Japan TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | databases | First World War | history | International Relations | japan | official documents | Politics | primary source | World War Two Thanks to a request from a HCA postgraduate student the Library currently has trial access to Foreign Office Files for Japan, 1919-1952 from AM Digital. This resource allows you to …Continue reading →

BBC Monitoring – on trial TAGS: 20th century | Archives | BBC | Britain | cultural history | databases | economic history | history | media | online resources | political history | Politics | primary sources | radio | social history Thanks to a request from staff in the School of Social and Political Science the Library currently has trial access to the new resource BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts, …Continue reading →

On trial: Latin American Newspapers, Series 1 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Central America | cultural history | databases | Latin America | Newspapers | Politics | social history | South America Thanks to a request from HCA staff the Library currently has trial access to Latin American Newspaers: Series 1 from Readex, which allows you to explore Latin American history and …Continue reading →

On trial: Colonial Caribbean TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | Archives | Black history | Britain | Colonialism | Colonisation | databases | Europe | history | primary source | Slave trade | slavery Thanks to a request from HCA staff the library currently has trial access to Colonial Caribbean from AM Digital, which provides access to British Colonial Office files from The National …Continue reading →

On trial: Two databases on sexuality and LGBTQI+ history TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ studies | LGBTQ history | primary source | sex | sexuality | social history Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to two databases from AM Digital that look at sexuality and LGBTQI+ history, Gender: Identity and …Continue reading →