5 things: getting the best out of your library TAGS: Books | databases | digital skills | DiscoverEd | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | E-book | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | information literacy | Library | LibSmart | new students | online resources | returning students | students | using the library Welcome, and welcome back, to all students starting the new academic year this week! Whether you are one of the many descending on campus or one of our online or …Continue reading →

5 things to remember if using the Library this summer TAGS: Books | databases | DiscoverEd | E-book | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | Library | online resources | resources | students | subject guides | summer vacation The summer vacation period officially started this week! And while many of you are probably thinking the last thing you want to do is use the Library over the summer …Continue reading →

LILAC 2022: Being Better Teachers TAGS: academic writing | conference | critical information skills | digital skills | E-book | e-books | information literacy | journal club | online resources | pandemic | students In our third and final post about the LILAC conference (you can find part one here and part two here) I wanted to touch on the topic of becoming better …Continue reading →

Library Bitesize Session Review TAGS: Bitesize | databases | digital skills | DiscoverEd | E-book | e-books | e-journals | e-resources | online resources | student blog Introduction Despite being in my fourth and final year, I am still constantly discovering resources offered to students by the University! Most recently, I attended a Library Bitesize course for …Continue reading →

Five things ASLs have been doing to help students since lockdown 2020 TAGS: Covid-19 | digital skills | dissertation | E-book | Library | LibSmart | video When coronavirus restrictions began in March 2020, the University of Edinburgh had to close some libraries and change some library services. But Academic Support Librarians haven’t gone away. We may …Continue reading →

Trial Access to Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace TAGS: E-book | Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace We have trial access to the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace until 23/9/15. This innovative and comprehensive encyclopedia charts the interdisciplinary field of peace studies from ancient times to the …Continue reading →

Trials – New E-Resources on Trial TAGS: AMA Manual of Style | Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology | database | E-book | e-journals | Gale Cengage | Mafia in Florida and Cuba: FBI Surveillance of Meyer Lansky and Santo Trafficante | Taylor & Francis Fresh Collection These trials are now available… AMA Manual of Style is on trial until the 1st April.  It is a guide to publishing medical or scientific research findings. More than just …Continue reading →

Trials – New E-Resources on Trial TAGS: Access Latin America | American Antiquarian Society | Annual Review of Linguistics | Annual Reviews | Arts | Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange | Behavioral | Caribbean Newspapers | database | E-book | e-journal | education | Encyclopedia of Political Thought | Foreign Broadcast Information Services (FBIS) Daily Reports | Gale Cengage | Humanities | Latin American Newspaper | Newsbank | Physical and Environmental Sciences | Readex | Social | Wiley These new trials are now available… Access Latin America from Newsbank is on trial until 27th March.  Access Latin America provides indepth coverage of local and regional issues and events …Continue reading →

Trial – Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online TAGS: Brill | E-book | Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online | greek | linguistics We have trial access to the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online until the 11th December. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (EAGLL) is a unique …Continue reading →