Get the Best from the Library for … Sociology TAGS: Sociology | SPS Want to get the best from the Library for Sociology?  A key starting point is the Sociology Subject Guide at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides. Start here to explore print and electronic collections, library facilities …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library Week for SPS TAGS: academic support librarian | African Studies | Canadian Studies | International Relations | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies 27th-31st October Drop-in sessions on the 1st floor at Pop-up Library Get the Best from the Library Week is all about helping you find out more about how the Library can …Continue reading →

New E-Resources TAGS: anthropology | Communication | education | Irish Times | Kanopy Platform | Media Education Foundation | New York Tribune | ProQuest Historical Newspapers | psychology | Race Studies | Sociology | videos | Weekly Irish Times | Womens' Studies  Media Education Foundation – videos Following a successful trial on the Kanopy platform, we now subscribe to the Media Education Foundation video package.  This has been added to our A-Z …Continue reading →

New online resource for SPS: Media Education Foundation digital films TAGS: academic support librarian | anthropology | databases | gender studies | new | online resources | Politics | Sociology | Womens' Studies The Library has recently subscribed to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service via the Kanopy streaming service. MEF produce and provide documentary films and other educational resources to inspire …Continue reading →

SAGE Research Methods – new e-resource TAGS: Business | Communications | e-books | e-journal articles | education | Health Sciences | Political Science | psychology | reference works | Sage Research Methods | Sociology | videos We now subscribe to SAGE Research Methods.  This provides access to 700+ e-books, encyclopaedias, videos and journal articles.  SAGE Research Methods supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of …Continue reading →

New online resources for SPS: China Law Info and PAIS International TAGS: databases | International Relations | literature searching | new | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Sociology The Library has recently subscribed to the online databases China Law Info and PAIS International. China Law Info China Law Info is a bilingual database for China legal documents and …Continue reading →

Sport and social sciences: A Commonwealth Games inspired reading list TAGS: academic support librarian | e-books | International Relations | online resources | Politics | Sociology | sport The 2014 Commonwealth Games start today and we’ve had a look through the wealth of e-books currently available to University staff and students at the Library, to pull together just …Continue reading →

University Press Scholarship Online TAGS: anthropology | Archaeology | biology | Business and Management | Classical Studies | Computer Science | e-books | Economics and Finance | education | Environmental Science | Film Television and Radio | history | Information Science | Law | linguistics | Literature | mathematics | music | Neuroscience | Palliative Care | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | psychology | Public Health and Epidemiology | religion | Social Work | Society and Culture | Sociology | university press We have extended our e-book deal with University Press Scholarship Online  to provide access to over 14,000 key titles across over 25 subject areas in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, …Continue reading →

50 Years of Sociology at Edinburgh: Professor Tom Burns TAGS: academic support librarian | Events | Library | Resource Lists | Sociology In 1964 the Sociology department at University of Edinburgh was founded by Tom Burns. A prominent sociologist and one of the first sociologists to be elected to a Fellowship of …Continue reading →

New OUP ebook library collections for Social & Political Science TAGS: e-books | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | Social Work | Sociology We’ve recently expanded our e-book collections with the Oxford Handbooks Online collection for Political Science (43 titles). This includes high demand titles such as the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics and the …Continue reading →