What’s on 20th – 24th October

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Drop in sessions -1st Floor Main Library

20th October- 24th October

AM PM
Monday Digital Footprint – managing your digital footprint Getting full text journal articles – fast!
Tuesday Carmichael Watson Project(Centre for Research Collections) Resources Plus: How do I get hold of the book I need?
Wednesday Discover Special Collections from New College Library Be in charge of the Library for the day!
Thursday MyEd Mobile School of Scottish Studies Archive
Friday Help with literature reviews: Q&A session Copyright: Everything you need to know

 

Win a University of Edinburgh Hoodie!

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At the Library pop up session this afternoon Leisa and Serena will be there to talk to you about how to get involved with library work and projects.

Leisa will be there from the Development and Alumni department and will be talking about what they do to fundraise for the Library and how students can help with this work.  Leisa will also be joined by one of her colleagues from Alumni engagement.

Serena co-ordinates the volunteers and interns who work with the Library and all of the collections – if you’ve ever thought about a career in libraries, museums or archives, this is your opportunity to find out more!

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Jamie – one of our lovely interns!

And if that isn’t enough, we’re also offering the chance to win a University of Edinburgh hoodie – just pop along this afternoon between 2-4pm to find out how.  The winner will be announced at the end of the session at 4pm!

Your friend BoB (Box of Broadcasts)

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bob_imageWant to find out how to:

  • View & record over 1 million TV & Radio programmes
  • Create clips & clip compilations
  • Compile favourite shows into playlists and share them with others
  • Record missed programmes

You can do all this & more with help from BoB (Box of Broadcasts). You can find out how simple it is to use this fantastic resource by coming along to our pop-up library session on Thursday 16th October from 10 till 12 on the 1st floor of the main library.

You’ll wonder how you ever managed before life with BoB!!!!

See more about BoB here.

Margaret Redpath
Main Library Helpdesk

 

Be in charge of the Library for the day

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And win some free print credit!

You_said_we_listened_logoTell us what you would change to make the Library better or tell us what you love about the Library and you could win free print credit.

This is a great chance for you to meet Library managers and tell us what improvements you think could be made to services, collections, spaces, etc., to enhance the student experience.

We are also interested to hear what you do like about the Library and what your favourite thing about the Library is.

The best comment or suggestion will win £10 free print credit.

On the day you will be able to speak to Richard Battersby and Irene McGowan from Library Academic Support and Barry Croucher from Help Services. So please pop up for a chat about your Library on Wednesday 15th October, 2-4pm, on the 1st floor, Main Library.

This session will be repeated on Wednesday 22nd October, 2-4pm, with another chance to win £10 free print credit.

We look forward to meeting you.

User Services Division (USD) Managers

 

What’s on 13th-17th October

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Drop in sessions -1st Floor Main Library

13th October- 17th October

AM PM
Monday Digital Footprint – managing your digital footprint Pebblepad for reflection (2-3pm only)
Tuesday Musical Instrument Museum Collections Meet Laura Shanahan (Head of Collections Development and Access)
Wednesday Smart Searching with Searcher Be in charge of the Library for the day!
Thursday Box of Broadcasts (BoB) – what is it? How to use it? Volunteering and Development with the Library
Friday Your references: get it right first time Survey: Course Collections Review

 

Managing your digital footprint (13 Oct)

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Managing your digital footprint will be at the Pop-Up Library on 13 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 13 October (10:00-12:00).

What can you expect from the session?

  • Advice
  • Demos
  • Information
  • Activities
  • Freebies

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Rare Books De-mystified

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If you have ever fancied using old or rare books as the basis of a project, or come upon the location “Main Library – Special Collections” in the catalogue, for something you wanted, and not known what to do next, the Library Pop-Up session on Thursday 9th October, 2 – 4pm is for you.
The library has about 400,000 rare books, ranging in date from manuscript books from the eleventh century through early printing from all parts of the world, to modern limited DSCN3413 DSCN3415

editions and books with notes and annotations by scholars and scientists.
Come and see a small selection, showing the sort of thing we have, discover how to find out about them and get access to them. There will be a few you can handle, and Beth and Fiona, our Rare Books Cataloguing Interns will be running tutorials on how to handle them properly.

PebblePad for Reflection

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Example of MyEdGE workbook pageDid you know that everyone at the University, student or staff member, has access to a free ePortfolio space? It is called PebblePad and can be accessed via the MyEd portal.

On Wednesday morning (10-12) and Monday afternoon (2-3) come and meet the PebblePad support team who can chat you through the benefits of using your ePortfolio.

PebblePad is a secure, web-based tool that allows you to start capturing your experiences and reflect on them in a structured, re-usable manner – for example using the MyEdGE workbook that is available for all students. PebblePad aims to help you evidence more than simply a degree classification. It aims to help you evidence smaller achievements and skills that you have developed throughout your time at University, not necessarily just in the tutorial room! This kind of record can be incredibly useful when it comes to filling out application forms, whether for jobs or further education opportunities it is helpful to have these reflections to demonstrate the softer skills that you have cultivated.

So, come and chat to us, if you want to know more or have any questions – there will be free pens! We look forward to meeting you.

The PebblePad Team

Explore PebblePad further at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/learning-technology/e-portfolios/pebblepad-eportfolio/definition

Explore the MyEdGE workbook further at: http://www.employability.ed.ac.uk/MyEdGE/

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