Training with the ASL team TAGS: Bitesize | digital skills | IAD | information literacy | LibSmart | Media Hopper | one-to-one | Training | video A large part of the work that the Academic Support Librarian team complete relates to training and providing Information Skills guidance, whether that’s in our individual schools or sessions which …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries 2021(CALC) Day 2 TAGS: antiracism | conference | critical information skills | decolonialising | Diversity | pandemic | race | reading lists | subject guides | unconscious bias | video It is once again Conference Season, where academic librarians would usually be collecting a variety of colourful lanyards, discussing who had the best snacks with mid-morning coffee and which exhibitors …Continue reading →

Five things ASLs have been doing to help students since lockdown 2020 TAGS: Covid-19 | digital skills | dissertation | E-book | Library | LibSmart | video When coronavirus restrictions began in March 2020, the University of Edinburgh had to close some libraries and change some library services. But Academic Support Librarians haven’t gone away. We may …Continue reading →

New! Social Work Online TAGS: Books | databases | demonstrations | documentaries | e-books | lectures | media | Social & Political Sciences | Social Work | video University of Edinburgh Library has recently set up a subscription with ProQuest that gives you access to almost all available ProQuest digital primary source databases until 31st December 2021. See …Continue reading →

USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive TAGS: Armenia | China | databases | film | genocide | Guatemala | history | Holocaust | interviews | Politics | primary source | Rwanda | survivors | United States | video I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive®. You can access this online archive via the E-resources …Continue reading →

Digital video resources for Divinity TAGS: online | Religious Studies | video I’ve been following up from student feedback questions  following library induction sessions last week, and one really interesting one has been about library access to digital video recordings. The Library has recently purchased access …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Academic Video Online TAGS: anthropology | databases | documentary | film | gender studies | history | International Relations | media | news | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | Sociology | video The Library has recently purchased access to the large and comprehensive online streaming video resource Academic Video Online from Alexander Street Press. Covering a wide range of subject areas, students …Continue reading →