New digital access to Divinity theses collection TAGS: Divinity | New College Library | online | research | Theses I’m delighted to announced that nearly two hundred and fifty theses dating from 1921-1950 from the New College Library collection are now available online in the Edinburgh Research Archive, part of the Divinity Dissertation …Continue reading →

Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology now on trial TAGS: Divinity | Hymnology | online New on trial for University of Edinburgh users from 3 March to 31 March is the  Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology is the replacement for the Dictionary of Hymnology produced …Continue reading →

Collaborate: The University Supported Virtual Meeting Tool TAGS: chat | Collaborate | group work | hangouts | online | pop up library | study groups | virtual classroom | virtual meeting | web conference tool On Wednesday November 5th from 10am-12pm come and find out about Collaborate! Collaborate is the University Supported Virtual Classroom and/or Meeting tool and as students you can access Collaborate via …Continue reading →

Unique New College theses going digital TAGS: Divinity | ERA | Funk | New College Library | online | research | Theses Over two hundred theses from the New College Library collection will soon be available online. We’ve been successful in a small project bid to digitise 200 theses dating 1921-1950.  While later theses are held …Continue reading →

Index Religiosus Online now on trial TAGS: church history | databases | Divinity | online | Religious Studies | Theology & Ethics New on trial for University of Edinburgh users from 10 April to 11 May 2013 is the Index Religiosus Online. The Index Religiosus replaces the bibliography of the Revue d’histoire ecclésiastique …Continue reading →

Twentieth Century Religious Thought now on trial TAGS: Divinity | online | Theology & Ethics Twentieth Century Religious Thought, published by Alexander St Press, is now on trial until 19 December. University of Edinburgh users can access the database at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials.Twentieth Century Religious Thought is a …Continue reading →

Ancient Language Encyclopedias from Brill now on trial TAGS: Biblical Studies | Divinity | greek | Hebrew | linguistics | online | University of Edinburgh Trial access is now available to the Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online, and the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics, published by Brill.Access is via the eresources trials …Continue reading →

Religion by numbers : looking at census data TAGS: census | databases | Divinity | online | Religious Studies | research | Scotland | Statistics | University of Edinburgh Want to find out more about how the religious landscape of Scotland today? A significant seminar “The Religious Life of Scotland Today: Insights from the 2011 Census” is being held on …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 →

Get Connected with University of Edinburgh Information Services TAGS: Freshers Week | online | students | University of Edinburgh Get Connected drop in sessions for Freshers Week are running in the Main Library  mezzanine (above the entrance gates) on 9th-13th September between 10am-4pm. No appointments necessary, just turn up. …Continue reading →