{"id":2063,"date":"2014-12-03T16:16:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2014-12-03T16:19:13","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:19:13","slug":"back-to-the-future-new-college-librarys-history-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2014\/12\/03\/back-to-the-future-new-college-librarys-history-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the future : New College Library&#8217;s history today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New College Library was pleased to host a visit from the <a title=\"Friends of EUL\" href=\"https:\/\/friendsofeul.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of Edinburgh University Library<\/a> last week. As well as\u00a0looking at\u00a0a selection of Special Collections and touring the Library, the Friends\u00a0listened to\u00a0a presentation about the history of New College Library, and how this is relevant to work in the Library today.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence for New College Library&#8217;s history is found in the library building, its shelves, shelfmarks and books, and in the New College Archives. Photographic records from the archives provide evidence of the changing library environment and the changing expectations of library users &#8211; there&#8217;s not a computer in sight in these images of New College Library from 1946 and 1970.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2063 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2012\/08\/13\/new-college-library-archives\/libraryhall1946\/'><img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2012\/08\/libraryhall1946-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-341\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-341'>\n\t\t\t\tNew College Library Hall, 1946\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2014\/12\/03\/back-to-the-future-new-college-librarys-history-today\/libraryhall1970\/'><img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/LibraryHall1970-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2064\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2064'>\n\t\t\t\tNew College Library Hall, 1970\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Library history\u00a0helps us today\u00a0in making collection management decisions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_572\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2012\/09\/232323232fp73487_nu3737_942_6_28289427__243ot1lsi.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-572\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-572\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2012\/09\/232323232fp73487_nu3737_942_6_28289427__243ot1lsi-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The sacred and profane history of the world ... \/ by Samuel Shuckford, . ; Revised, by James Creighton, Published by William W. Woodward, 1824. New College Library  Z.2152\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2012\/09\/232323232fp73487_nu3737_942_6_28289427__243ot1lsi-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2012\/09\/232323232fp73487_nu3737_942_6_28289427__243ot1lsi.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sacred and profane history of the world &#8230; \/ by Samuel Shuckford, . ; Revised, by James Creighton, Published by William W. Woodward, 1824. New College Library Z.2152<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For instance, this\u00a0ambitious work of history was written by Samuel Shuckford in the eighteenth century, with this nineteenth century edition published as the first American edition of this work. The label inside the book indicates that it was donated to New College Library as part of the first appeal for books that came with the founding of New College\u00a0after the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in 1843.\u00a0 The donor, Thomas Aikman, who had emigrated from Stirling\u00a0to America in 1794, was clearly following religious affairs in his homeland closely and decided \u00a0that the principles behind the founding of New College were close enough to his heart for him to donate this book. While this work exists in multiple editions across the University, library history\u00a0unlocks\u00a0this copy&#8217;s\u00a0uniqueness as evidence of donation to New College Library\u00a0as an act of faith and the engagement of the Scottish Presbyterian community across the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2067\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/SuggestionsBook1844.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2067\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2067 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/SuggestionsBook1844-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"SuggestionsBook1844\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/SuggestionsBook1844-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/SuggestionsBook1844-386x300.jpg 386w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/SuggestionsBook1844.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New College Library Suggestions Book, 1844<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We can also learn from New College&#8217;s library history of\u00a0collection development. As we continue to develop student-led acquisitions at the University of Edinburgh Library, back in the earliest days of New College Library students were recommending books in this manuscript volume preserved in our archives. \u00a0Now of, course, students can make recommendations online at <a title=\"Book recommendations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/book-recommendations\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/is\/book-recommendations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years the Funk Cataloguing projects have transformed access to Special Collections at New College Library, with over 30,000 items handled so far. But they are only one of several cataloguing projects to be carried out at New College Library. Back in 1893, a\u00a0 team of student cataloguers\u00a0who helped the Librarian, Dr Kennedy, produce the 1893 printed library catalogue.\u00a0There are some fantastic photographic images of them in the New College Archive &#8211; here they are looking very decorous :<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2068\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/DrKennedys-cataloguers.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2068\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2068\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/DrKennedys-cataloguers-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Kennedy's Cataloguers, 1893\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/DrKennedys-cataloguers-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/DrKennedys-cataloguers-413x300.jpg 413w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/DrKennedys-cataloguers.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Kennedy&#8217;s Cataloguers, 1893<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And here they are, presumably finished the cataloguing!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2069\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2069\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2069\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Kennedy's Cataloguers, 1893\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers-430x300.jpg 430w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Kennedy&#8217;s Cataloguers, 1893<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Christine Love-Rodgers, Academic Support Librarian &#8211; Divinity<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New College Library was pleased to host a visit from the Friends of Edinburgh University Library last week. As well as\u00a0looking at\u00a0a selection of Special Collections and touring the Library, the Friends\u00a0listened to\u00a0a presentation about the history of New College &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/2014\/12\/03\/back-to-the-future-new-college-librarys-history-today\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[199],"tags":[19,55,57,131,172],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/files\/2014\/12\/Kennedys-Cataloguers.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42UaT-xh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2073,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063\/revisions\/2073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/newcollegelibrarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}