Making the Most of Your Dissertation Week TAGS: Archives | data | Digital | dissertation | Library | research | Special Collections For the first time at the University of Edinburgh Library we are planning to hold a Dissertation Week in November 11-15 2019. This week is all about how the Library …Continue reading →

Edinburgh hosts international IIIF event TAGS: Conferences | Development | IIIF | Library Jointly with the National Library of Scotland, the University hosted the annual IIIF Showcase and Working Meeting from December 3-6. As consortial members, it was a good opportunity for both …Continue reading →

MyiLibrary e-book changes TAGS: Ebook Central | ebooks | Library | MyILibrary E-books hosted on the MyiLibrary website will transfer over to Ebook Central on the evening of Wednesday 18th April. We have been advised that bookmarks, highlights and saved notes will …Continue reading →

Cemeteries in the 60’s TAGS: 1960's | burials | cemeteries | digitisation | Edinburgh | France | Library | memorials | PhD | rare books | Roman | stele | Theses Iron Age burial excavated at Châlons-sur-Marne, France (Ritchie: 1968) Highlights from the PhD digitisation project Exploring the theme of cemeteries and memorials showcases some of the most visually rich and striking theses …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 2 TAGS: Archives | art | happylibrary | Library | Museums | musicalinstruments Yesterday brought a slight shift in focus, from a general introduction to an in-depth look at specific departments and museum collections. Our morning was spent discussing both current and future …Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes at the NLS TAGS: engagement | KEW | Library We have had a busy day today kicking off with a trip to the University Collections Facility at South Gyle where Hannah Mateer gave a tour of the facility and …Continue reading →

The Knowledge of Dance TAGS: Dancing | engagement | KEW | Library Following a busy first two days in the library the Knowledge Exchangers let off some steam on Tuesday night at the The Ceilidh Club at Summerhall. There was some very …Continue reading →

Visit to the Centre for Research Collections TAGS: KEW | Library | Museums | Special Collections On Day 2 of KEW, we welcomed the participants to the Centre for Research Collections (CRC). The CRC is the main point of access for the University’s heritage and cultural …Continue reading →

Student and Community Engagement TAGS: engagement | KEW | Library | Museums How can libraries, archives, and museums reach out to students, get people interested in their collections, and engage with the wider public? Sometimes it takes doing something completely unexpected. Student …Continue reading →

New resource from Past Masters: The Collected Works of John Dewey, 1882-1953 TAGS: electronic resource | Library | Philosophy | PPLS | psychology The Library has purchased a further electronic resource from the Past Masters series in the shape of the collected works of the American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer, John Dewey.