Love books? Get involved in Book Week Scotland 2014 TAGS: Books | Library | Scottish Book Trust I love books. I love reading. I love bookshops. And I love libraries (slight bias there as I am a Librarian after all). So Book Week Scotland is a perfect …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: October 2014 TAGS: African Studies | Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Politics | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science TAGS: Books | e-books | new | online resources | Social & Political Sciences Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are …Continue reading →

Trial -19th Century Masterfile TAGS: 19th Century Masterfile | Books | databases | government documents | history | indexes | Newspapers | Paratext | patents | periodicals We have trial access to 19th Century Masterfile  database which contains over 8 million citations and over 60 indexes covering books, newspapers, patents and government documents published during the 19th …Continue reading →

Top five library resources for Politics TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | literature searching | media | online resources | Politics It’s one month to go until the Scottish Referendum and as Scotland is gearing up to decide its future and politics dominates the news we thought we’d give you a …Continue reading →

New books for SPS – July TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Politics This month we’re featuring a small selection of new titles purchased to support the area of Politics and International Relations in the School of Social and Political Science. Democracy and …Continue reading →

Top 5 women’s studies library resources TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | gender studies | online resources | Womens' Studies Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the British suffragette movement and one of the most important feminist public figures of all time, was born today (15th July) in 1858. To celebrate her …Continue reading →

New books for SPS – June TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | e-books | new | Social Work This month we’re featuring a small selection of new titles purchased to support the area of Social Work in the School of Social and Political Science. Language practices in social …Continue reading →

Chrystal Macmillan Lecture: Professor Veena Das reading list TAGS: Books | e-books | e-journals | online resources | Social & Political Sciences On Wednesday 18th June 2014 Professor Veena Das will deliver this year’s Chrystal Macmillan lecture. Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at John Hopkins University and a founding member of the Institute of Socio-Economic …Continue reading →

Finding love in the Library – new books at New College Library in May TAGS: Books | Divinity | New College Library | Theology & Ethics Love is in the air this month in the new books coming into New College Library. Currently in our new books display is Love online by Jean-Claude Kaufmann ; translated by David Macey …Continue reading →