Public art walk – The fragment(ed) trail TAGS: 50th anniversary | art | art walk | Edinburgh University Library | public art The library museums volunteers Ellen Embleton and Tom Roeder recently explored some of the University’s public art dotted around its extended campus. In the first part of this series, they’re …Continue reading →

70,000 high-quality images from National Palace Museum in Taipei TAGS: art | calligraphy | Chinese | museum BBC News reported yesterday that the National Palace Museum in Taipei has placed 70,000 high-quality electronic images in a free-to-download archive so that online users can enjoy its exhibitions. It also …Continue reading →

New E-Books from Cambridge Core TAGS: American Literature | Archaeology | art | astronomy | British History | Classical Studies | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Economics | Engineering | English Literature | European and World Literature | European History | film | Film media mass communication | General Science | Geography | History Cross Discipline | History Other Regions | Language and Linguistics | Law | Life Sciences | mathematics | media | Medicine | music | Philosophy | Physics | Politics and international relations | psychology | religion | Sociology | Statistics and Probability A further 253 e-books across most subject areas have been added to DiscoverEd.  Cambridge Core hosts books from a variety of publishers including Edinburgh University Press, Cambridge University Press, Boydell …Continue reading →

Printmaking: Identification, Preservation and Creation TAGS: art | Edinburgh | festival of museums | linocut | Printmaking | University of Edinburgh Immerse yourself in all things print! Join our conservators, Emily and Katharine, for an evening of preservation and printmaking. For centuries artists have been using different printing techniques to depict …Continue reading →

The Development Of Avant-Garde Art And Ideas 1905-1924 TAGS: 1900s | 1910's | 1920s | art | Avant-Garde | Europe | European | history | PhD | russia | Russian | West | Western | youtube The film above is a review of the artworks referenced in the first three volumes of a four volume Ph.D. thesis by Ivor Davies from 1974: Certain Aspects Of Art …Continue reading →

JSTOR – Arts and Science XV available TAGS: archive | art | Classical Studies | e-journals | Economics | education | film | history | Humanities | JSTOR | Literature | music | Political Science | religion | social sciences and sciences | Sociology We now subscribe to the Arts and Science XV package from JSTOR.  Arts & Sciences XV has extensive coverage in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, including literature, film, art, music, religion, …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 2 TAGS: Archives | art | happylibrary | Library | Museums | musicalinstruments Yesterday brought a slight shift in focus, from a general introduction to an in-depth look at specific departments and museum collections. Our morning was spent discussing both current and future …Continue reading →

Africa Wide Information – database trial TAGS: Africa Wide Information | agriculture | art | Biodiversity | Cultural history and heritage | databases | Development | Drama | Ebsco | Economics | health | history | Industry | Legal systems | Literature | Mining | music | Natural resources | Politics | religion | sport The Library has set up trial access to Africa Wide Information (Ebsco) until 30th June. Africa-Wide Information comprises an aggregation of 50 databases sourced from Africa, Europe and North America.  …Continue reading →

Arkyves – new subscription TAGS: Arkyves | art | Art History | database | History of Culture | images Following a successful trial last year, we now subscribe to Arkyves. Arkyves: A Reference tool for the History of Culture is a database, treasure trove and toolbox for those interested …Continue reading →

E-Resource Trial – Arkyves TAGS: Arkyves | art | database Arkyves: A Reference tool for the History of Culture is a database, treasure trove and toolbox for those interested in the History of Culture. It is a single access point …Continue reading →