New to the Library: Oxford Classical Dictionary TAGS: Ancient history | Antiquity | classics | databases | e-books | greek | Hellenistic | history | Latin | Roman I’m very pleased to let you know that following a request from staff in Classics the Library now has a subscription to the Oxford Classical Dictionary (online) from Oxford University …Continue reading →

Mango Languages – online language courses for trial TAGS: Arabic | Chinese | Danish | Finnish | French | German | greek | Hebrew | Japanese | Korean | language courses | Latin | Norwegian | Portuguese | Russian | Scandinavian | Scottish Gaelic | Shakespeare English | Spanish | Swahili | Swedish | Turkish The University Library has arranged a free trial of an online language learning resource called “Mango Languages”. The service offers online interactive courses for learning over 70 languages, including almost …Continue reading →

Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2015 TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Byzantine studies | classics | e-books | greek | Latin The Library has recently purchased access to the e-book collection Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2015 from the publishers DeGruyter, which gives us access to over 80 titles from …Continue reading →

Trial – In Principio TAGS: Brepolis | In Principio | Latin We have trial access to In Principio database on the Brepolis platform until the 14th December. You will need to click “Enter database” to accept the terms and conditions of use …Continue reading →

Loeb Classical Library Online – new e-book collection TAGS: e-books | greek | history | Latin | Literature | Loeb Classical Library | religion Following a very successful trial we have now subscribed to the Loeb Classical Library. The Digital Loeb Classical Library contains more than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek and English texts …Continue reading →

Looking at the Acta Sanctorum – Life of St Cuthbert TAGS: church history | Funk | Latin | medieval | New College Library | online | rare books | saints | seventeenth-century | University of Edinburgh We welcomed University of Edinburgh MSc Medieval History students today for a tour of New College Library and the chance to see one of the texts they were studying, the …Continue reading →

Digital Library of Latin Texts is now available TAGS: Christianity | church history | Divinity | Latin | online | Patristics | University of Edinburgh Library of Latin Texts (LLT) Series A & B  is now available  to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN – find …Continue reading →

Early printed works of St Anselm on display at New College Library TAGS: church history | Funk | Incunabula | Latin | medieval | New College Library | rare books | saints | Theology & Ethics New on display in the Funk Reading Room is the Works of St Anselm,  Opuscula beati Anselmi archiepiscopi Ca[n]tuarie[n]sis ordinis Sancti Benedicti, printed in 1497. April 21 is the Feast …Continue reading →

Papal Letters Online on trial now TAGS: Catholic | church history | Latin | medieval | online | religion | University of Edinburgh Papal Letters Online (Ut per litteras apostolicas…) is now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available on campus and off campus via the VPN. The …Continue reading →

Oxford Scholarship Online Classical Studies titles on trial now TAGS: church history | early christianity | Latin | online | Patristics | religion | research | University of Edinburgh Oxford Scholarship Online Classical Studies titles  published in 2012, and any published so far in 2013 are now available on trial access to University of Edinburgh Users. Access is available …Continue reading →