Top five library resources for Politics TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | literature searching | media | online resources | Politics It’s one month to go until the Scottish Referendum and as Scotland is gearing up to decide its future and politics dominates the news we thought we’d give you a …Continue reading →

IVF: 36 years on TAGS: beatty | controversy | edwards | in vitro | ivf | louise brown | media | test tube Since its beginnings, the science of genetics has been concerned with questions of how life is made, how characteristics are passed down through generations, and how variations occur within species. …Continue reading →

Science: Media Friendly? TAGS: BBC | broadcast | debate | dolly the sheep | greenwood | media | press | public engagement | radio | scientists | social impact | television | waddington Nowadays we are more than accustomed to scientists appearing on television and radio to talk about their research or engage in debates about the social, political and ethical implications of …Continue reading →

Media Education Foundation digital films trial TAGS: databases | media | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology | trials The Library has just set up trial access to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service provided via Kanopy streaming service. You can access this on the Databases trials …Continue reading →

Ukraine crisis – suggested resources for your research TAGS: databases | media | Newspapers | online resources | Social & Political Sciences The Ukraine crisis has been headline news for a few months now. If you are looking to do some research in this area or are just interested in keeping up …Continue reading →

Read all about it! TAGS: databases | media | Newspapers Need to access online newspapers? Looking for current news or hoping to find historic newspapers? Newspapers can be a valuable tool for researching historic events, finding current information about international, …Continue reading →

Have you heard of BoB? TAGS: databases | media | online resources It’s a bit like BBC iPlayer but can offer you much, much more. BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National is an online off-air recording and media archive service for UK higher …Continue reading →

New books at New College Library – November TAGS: Books | Divinity | library catalogue | media | New College Library | religion | students | Theology & Ethics A new title that has gone straight to the shelves is Religion and the news, edited by Jolyon Mitchell and Owen Gower. Newly published this October, two copies of this …Continue reading →