Trial access to online Human Relations Area Files – World Cultures & Archaeology TAGS: anthropology | Archaeology | databases | Religious Studies | Social & Political Sciences Trial access is available until 24 May for University of Edinburgh users to eHRAF  – the online database of Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), a non-profit research organization at Yale University. This database …Continue reading →

Searching Searcher – discovering the Library’s resources TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | literature searching | online resources | Searcher Do you want to be able to find books, articles and other material using one search? Do you want to find material the University of Edinburgh Library owns in its …Continue reading →

Media Education Foundation digital films trial TAGS: databases | media | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology | trials The Library has just set up trial access to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service provided via Kanopy streaming service. You can access this on the Databases trials …Continue reading →

Ukraine crisis – suggested resources for your research TAGS: databases | media | Newspapers | online resources | Social & Political Sciences The Ukraine crisis has been headline news for a few months now. If you are looking to do some research in this area or are just interested in keeping up …Continue reading →

Read all about it! TAGS: databases | media | Newspapers Need to access online newspapers? Looking for current news or hoping to find historic newspapers? Newspapers can be a valuable tool for researching historic events, finding current information about international, …Continue reading →

Inspiring Research – International Women’s Day 2014 TAGS: databases | gender studies | Library | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Womens' Studies International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated on 8th March 2014. IWD has been celebrated for over 100 years and this year’s theme was Inspiring Change.  The Library subscribes to a …Continue reading →

Have you heard of BoB? TAGS: databases | media | online resources It’s a bit like BBC iPlayer but can offer you much, much more. BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National is an online off-air recording and media archive service for UK higher …Continue reading →

South Asia Archive online trial extended TAGS: databases | Social & Political Sciences | South Asian Studies Have you heard about the trial of the South Asia Archive for University of Edinburgh users? Scroll down the page to find the link at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials. This trial access has …Continue reading →

New resources for Social and Political Sciences TAGS: databases | e-books | e-journals | online resources A new webpage has been created to promote a range of new and featured resources acquired by the University Library – New Acquisitions December 2013. You can scroll down the …Continue reading →

Religion by numbers : looking at census data TAGS: census | databases | Divinity | online | Religious Studies | research | Scotland | Statistics | University of Edinburgh Want to find out more about how the religious landscape of Scotland today? A significant seminar “The Religious Life of Scotland Today: Insights from the 2011 Census” is being held on …Continue reading →