Caring for the New College Library Torah Scroll TAGS: Hebrew | Judaism | Manuscripts | New College Library | Special Collections A guest post by Valentina Flex, New College Library & Archive Assistant. In order to ensure the safe and successful decant of collections at New College Library, myself and my …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a PhD student in HCA the Library currently has extended trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 Parts I-IV from Gale. This covers …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) the Library currently has trial access to 3 further collections from the State Papers Online database from …Continue reading →

On trial: Gale Primary Sources (even more content!) TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Asia | Black history | Britain | China | correspondence | crime | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | International Relations | Law | Legal history | Letters | Literature | Manuscripts | Medicine | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | Politics | primary source | science | slavery | social history | technology | United States | women's history I’m very pleased to let you know that the Library has been given extended trial access to an extensive range of primary source databases and collections from Gale. This is …Continue reading →

On Trial – The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926 TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Africa | Archives | Argentina | Australia | Britain | Canada | databases | Europe | history | Law | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library current has extended trial access to The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926 from Gale. This …Continue reading →

On trial: South Asia Archive TAGS: 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Books | cultural history | databases | history | India | International Relations | journals | Manuscripts | official documents | primary source | social history *The Library now has permanent access to the South Asia Archive. See New to the Library: South Asia Archive * Thanks to a request from a HCA staff member the …Continue reading →

Spotlight on: Archives of Sexuality and Gender TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Gay | gender studies | history | Homosexuality | journals | Lesbian | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ studies | Magazines | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | Queer studies | social history | Spotlight on | Transgender It’s LGBT+ History Month in the UK and there are a number of events being run around the University by the Staff Pride Network and the Students’ Association. However, if …Continue reading →

5 recommended Library resources for Africa Week 2019 TAGS: Africa Week 2019 | African Studies | anthropology | Archives | Books | Centre of African Studies | databases | documentaries | Edinburgh Global | film | history | history of Africa | Main Library | Manuscripts | online resources | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences | TV Yesterday, 24th October, was the start of Africa Week 2019 at the University. A chance to celebrate Edinburgh’s connections to the region. There are a number of events taking place …Continue reading →

On trial: Bloomsbury Medieval Studies TAGS: Africa | Archaeology | Art History | Asia | Britain | cultural history | databases | e-books | Europe | history | Manuscripts | medieval | Medieval history | middle east | primary source I’m happy to let you know that we currently have trial access to Bloomsbury Medieval Studies, a new interdisciplinary digital resource with a global perspective which opens up the medieval …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Archives of Sexuality & Gender TAGS: 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Books | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | LGBTQ history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | Politics | primary source | social history I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to the Archives of Sexuality & Gender. Spanning the 16th to the 20th century it is the …Continue reading →