General Election 2015: recommended resources TAGS: databases | e-books | general election | online resources | Politics | UK It’s hard to miss that today, Thursday 7th May 2015, the UK is going to the polls to vote in the General Election. Have you voted yet? We’ve pulled together …Continue reading →

Trial access to Political Science Complete TAGS: databases | International Relations | online resources | Politics | trials The Library has set up trial access to Political Science Complete. You can access this via the E-resources trials page at www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials. This major database from EBSCO provides extensive coverage of global …Continue reading →

Olive Schreiner Letters Online TAGS: African Studies | gender studies | Letters | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies Olive Schreiner was an author, feminist and social theorist. Although she received no formal education Schreiner would become one of the most important social commentators of her day. Her writings …Continue reading →

Find out more about fair trade TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | media | Newspapers | online resources This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 23 February to 8 March 2015 and is celebrating the power of everyday choices by telling the other half of a product’s story – …Continue reading →

Trial access to The Encyclopedia of Political Thought TAGS: e-books | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences The Library has set up trial access to the online version of The Encyclopedia of Political Thought. You can access this via the E-resources trials page at www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials The Encyclopedia of Political …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top blog posts 2014 – no. 1 TAGS: online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences 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 →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 4 TAGS: databases | gender studies | media | new | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | 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 →

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 →

Trial access to World Newspapers Archive now available TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | databases | Newspapers | online resources | Sociology | South Asian Studies *The Library has now purchased access to African Newspapers, Series 1. See New! African Newspapers, Series 1 1800-1922* The Library has set up trial access to World Newspapers Archive (Readex) …Continue reading →