New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →

Trial access extended: Church Missionary Society Periodicals TAGS: databases | history | journals | Letters | primary source Our current trial to Church Missionary Society Periodicals from Adam Matthews has been extended and access to this fascinating resource is now available until 28th April 2016. You can access …Continue reading →

A new themed double-issue of The Unfamiliar published online TAGS: journals | Library as publisher | OJS | open access | Open Journal Systems | publishing We are delighted to announce that an exciting new double-issue of the student-led open-access journal The Unfamiliar: an anthropological journal, Volume 5 (1-2), “Humans and the Environment / Walking Threads”, …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Migration to New Worlds TAGS: correspondence | databases | emigration | history | Immigration | journals | migration studies | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the fascinating online resource Migration to New Worlds due to a collaboration between Jisc and the publishers …Continue reading →

British Politics TAGS: e-journals | journals | new | Politics The Library has recently purchased back issue access to the e-journal British Politics. This now ensures that the Library has full access to this e-journal from 2006 (vol. 1) onwards. …Continue reading →

Trial access to South Asia Archive TAGS: Books | database | journals | Legislation documents | reports | South Asia Archive We have trial access to the South Asia Archive until 1st January 2016.  This has been added to our e-resources trials webpage. The South Asia Archive is a specialist digital …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 5 TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | journals | media | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

#16days lecture at University of Edinburgh: further reading and research TAGS: Books | gender studies | journals | online resources | violence | Womens' Studies Today, Monday 8th December, the School of Social and Political Science, in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid and PeaceWomen is holding a 16 Days Lecture. The lecture is being delivered by feminist researcher …Continue reading →

New journal publishes using library service: Journal of Lithic Studies TAGS: journal hosting service | journals | OJS | opean access | Open Journal Systems | publishing The Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Lithic Studies. The Journal of Lithic Studies is published online by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology …Continue reading →

Studying relationships? New SPS e-journals available TAGS: e-journals | journals | Social & Political Sciences Two new SPS e-journals are now available to University of Edinburgh library users via the online library catalogue. Families, Relationships and Societies – an international Journal of research and debate is …Continue reading →