Category Archives: Library resources

New Library e-resource: Noor Digital Library (Noorlib)

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The Library is pleased to announce the addition of the Noor Digital Library (Noorlib) to its growing collection of electronic resources. This comprehansive e-book database, curated by the Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences in Iran, provides a rich repository of scholarly materials primarily focused on Islamic Studies.

Noorlib offers thousands of digitized volumes in Arabic and Persian, covering a broad spectrum of humanities disciplines. Researchers and students interested in Islamic history, theology, philosophy, and related fields will find Noorlib an invaluable tool for their research.

Noorlib can be accessed via the link Noorlib. It is also listed on our Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies databases and Databases A-Z pages for easy discovery.

Trial access to Japan Digital Archives Center online collections

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The Library has trial access to four online collections from the Japan Digital Archives Center:

  • Records of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO): Minro Shigaki Papers Online
  • Prefectural Statistics Online
  • Documents Related to Tokyo Trials and War Trials
  • Collection of Magazines on Japanese Mass Entertainment and Sexual Customs Online (1950s – 70s)

For more information about these collections, and to access the trials, visit the E-resources trials page. Trials access for all four resources lasts until 15 August 2024. Please note that off-campus access is via VPN only.

Please remember to give us feedback to help us make a decision about subscribing using the E-resources Trial Feedback Form.

Trial access to The Atlantic Magazine Archive (1857–2014)

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The Library currently has trial access to the The Atlantic Magazine Archive (1857–2014).

The digital archive covers events and political issues through literary and cultural commentary. It includes more than 1,800 issues providing a broad view of 19th, 20th and early 21st-Century American thought. The Atlantic was originally created with a focus on publishing leading writers’ commentary on abolition, education and other major issues in contemporary political affairs at the time. Over its more than 150 years of publication it has featured articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, science and more.

Access to theThe Atlantic Magazine Archive (1857–2014) is available on the Library Databases – E-Resources Trials page. Trial access is available until 25th February 2024. Please remember to give us feedback to help us make a decision about subscribing using the E-resources Trial Feedback Form.

Carer & Child Room at the Main Library now open

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Photo pf Carer and Child Room in the Main Library, University of Edinburgh

The Carer & Child Room has been designed for students and staff to use the Library while accompanied by their children. The room has been set up to support both independent study and collaborative work, while children can learn and play in a dedicated section of the room. Following registration, the room can be used during normal Main Library opening hours. Users are required to sign in and out when entering and exiting the library whenever making use of the Carer & Child Room. The room is exclusively available to users accompanied by children.

For more information, visit the Carer & Child Room – Main Library webpage.