Impact of the War on the University and the Art College TAGS: Edinburgh College of Art | education | First World War | university | University of Edinburgh The following was written by Gillian McDonald, a MSc Scottish Studies intern, who spent some time in early 2013 looking at selected items in the archives of the two institutions …Continue reading →

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing – new e-journal TAGS: e-journal | education | International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing | Online ISSN: 1740-2808 | Print ISSN: 1475-8962 We have a new e-journal subscription – International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing  International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM) is a multidisciplinary journal which aims to provide …Continue reading →

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) videos now available TAGS: Academic Video Online | Alexander Street Press | Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) | education | videos The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) content is now live in Academic Video Online: Premium (111 titles), ASCD is exclusive to Alexander Street. ASCD is a global leader …Continue reading →

Bloomsbury E-Books – more added TAGS: Bloomsbury | e-books | education | Hart | Law | linguistics Earlier this year we purchased Hart 2014 and 2015 collection e-book packages, we have now purchased a further 3 collections – Hart 2016, Education 2015 and Second Language Acquisition Archive …Continue reading →

Godfrey Thomson: the man who tested Scotland’s IQ TAGS: education | Godfrey Thomson This absolutely splendid and superbly mounted exhibition on the life, work and legacy of educational researcher, Professor Godfrey Thomson (1881-1955), has just opened in the Exhibition Hall of the University’s Main Library in George Square. …Continue reading →

Sage Research Methods Update TAGS: Business & Management | Criminology | database | Datasets | education | health | Nursing | psychology | Sage Reserach Methods | Social Work | Sociology We recently took out a subscription to the Datasets component of Sage Research Methods following a successful trial. The datasets included in SAGE Research Methods Datasets are taken from government sources and …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 →

Periodicals Archive Online – additional titles available TAGS: American | Architecture | area studies (African | Art History | Asian | book history | Canadian | classics | Cultural Studies | e-journals | Economics | education | European languages | fashion | Geography | health and medicine | history | history of science and medicine | Indian | international studies | Irish) | JISC | Law | Literature | Periodicals Archive Online | Philosophy | Political Science | ProQuest | science and technology | Sociology | theology | women's and children's studies Thanks to funding from JISC Collections, we have access to 50 archival e-journals in the humanities and social sciences subject areas.  These e-journals are available on the ProQuest website and …Continue reading →

University Press Scholarship Online – new e-books added TAGS: anthropology | biology | Business and Management | Classical Studies | Computer Science | e-books | Earth Sciences and Geography | Economics and Finance | education | Environmental Science | Film Television and Radio | history | Law | linguistics | Literature | mathematics | music | Neuroscience | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | psychology | Public Health and Epidemiology | religion | Social Work | Society and Culture | Sociology | University Press Scholarship Online | UPSO University Press Scholarship Online provides access to over 15,000 key titles across over 25 subject areas in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law. Delivering academic monograph content from …Continue reading →

Oxford Bibliographies – additional modules purchased TAGS: American Literature | anthropology | Biblical Studies | British and Irish Literature | Criminology | databases | education | Hindu Studies | International Law | International Relations | Jewish Studies | linguistics | Oxford Bibliographies | Oxford University Press | psychology | Social Work | Sociology Following a successful trial at the end of last year, Oxford Bibliographies modules have been purchased in the following subject areas: American Literature Anthropology Biblical Studies British and Irish Literature …Continue reading →