Monthly Archives: October 2014

We’re back!

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To help you get hold of the book* you need with Library Resources Plus!

*Or other item.

Resources_plus_posterFound a book in the Catalogue or Searcher and don’t know how to get it? Someone already borrowed the book you need? Need to access a book or journal article that the Library doesn’t have in its collections?

Find out the answers to all of these and more at our Resources Plus session today (7th Oct) 2-4pm on the 1st floor Main Library. Pop up for a chat and let us help you get that book* that you need!

*Or other item.

 

Find out more about the session at Resources Plus.

Main Library Helpdesk staff

Discover Special Collections from New College Library

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Bible, 1695

Did you know that, out of the 250,000+ books held at New College Library, over a third are Special Collections? Come and join me at the Pop-up Library (on the first floor of the Main Library) on Wednesday 8 October, 2-4 pm, to find out more.

  • New College Library rare book collections include the Acta Sanctorum (1643-1794), early printed Bibles in Latin, Greek, English and polyglot versions, incunabula and the Hymnology Collection.
  • Archival collections focus on the papers of significant individuals or groups connected with New College and the Church of Scotland or Free Church of Scotland, including Thomas Chalmers, J.H.Oldham, and John McIntyre.
  • New College Library also holds a collection of objects and pictures relating to New College and the Church of Scotland.

Explore New College Library’s Special Collections further at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/new-college-special-collections

Or read more on the New College Librarian blog: http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/newcollegelibrarian/

Christine Love-Rodgers, Academic Support Librarian – Divinity

Timetable: 6th-10th October

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#LibraryPop

Drop in sessions -1st Floor Main Library

6th October- 10th October

AM PM
Monday Finding/using Chinese library resources Getting full text journal articles – fast!
Tuesday
Edinburgh College of Art Archives
Resources Plus: How do I get hold of the book I need?
Wednesday
Pebblepad for reflection
Discover Special Collections from New College Library
Thursday Smart Searching with Searcher Rare Book Collections
Friday
Copyright- all you need to know
Meet Joe Marshall (Head of Special Collections) and Jacky MacBeath (Head of Museums)

 

Managing your digital footprint at Pop-up Library (3 Oct)

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Managing your digital footprint will be at the Pop-Up Library on 3 October 2014 DF_cmyk_maxquality(10:00-12:00)

Do you want to find out how to manage your online presence (digital footprint); how social media can be useful; using social media for research & impact; networking and more? If so, then come along to the first floor, reception desk at the Main Library on 3 October (10:00-12:00).

What can you expect from the session?

  • Advice
  • Demos
  • Information
  • Activities
  • Freebies

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Finding a thesis

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Visit us today at the Pop Up Library on level 1 of the Main Library to get ideas and advice around theses. We’ll be there between 10am and noon.Find a thesis

  • Learn what resources you can use to find out about theses on topics you’re researching.
  • Find out how you can read a thesis you know is of interest.

If you can’t make it on the day, have a look a the Subject Guide to Theses or get in touch with your Academic Support Librarian.

Finding and using China-related library resources

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Are you curious about China? Do you need to find relevant resources but don’t quite now where to start? Are you looking for primary sources?

If any of these questions have popped up, please come along on Monday, 6 October, 10-12pm to the First Floor of the Main Library for our Pop-up Library session!

Picture5We will tell you all about both Western and Chinese language materials available through the Library. We will show you how to use our different databases on China, which contain both English materials (for example, British Foreign Office Files on China, Chinese laws, etc) and Chinese sources (classics, e-books, newspapers, journal articles, etc).

Whether you are just curious about China or need some help with a specific research question: we are there to help, so please ‘pop up’ to the First Floor on Monday!

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Finding a thesis

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Visit us at tomorrow at Library Pop Up on level 1 of the Main Library to get ideas and advice around theses. We’ll be there between 10am and noon..Find a thesis

  • Learn what resources you can use to find out about theses on topics you’re researching.
  • Find out how you can read a thesis you know is of interest.

If you can’t make it on the day, have a look a the Subject Guide to Theses or get in touch with your Academic Support Librarian.