Confused about the information you see online? Worried that you can’t trust online sources? Have you been told that you have used an inappropriate source for an essay? Library staff have put together an online guide to evaluating information sources: The guide contains links to: Library staff are running a number of sessions in the […]
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High Roads and Low Roads in Scotland
The latest exhibition in the Library’s display cases is a selection of historical Scottish tourist guides. Scotland is a popular destination for tourists today, but until the second half of the 18th century, few people travelled around Scotland. The roads were poor, there was little accommodation and the harsh weather conditions made travel uncomfortable. In […]
Calling all students! Using film and TV resources in your studies
The Library subscribes to Box of Broadcasts, an online resource which provides access to TV and radio recordings. Learning on Screen, the organisation which provides Box of Broadcasts, is conducting a survey on the use of moving image and sound in education and would like to hear from all students. If you complete the survey […]
Historical Abstracts now with Full Text
The Library has upgraded the Historical Abstracts database to include full text links to journal articles. In case you are not aware, Historical Abstracts is an index to research on world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 onwards. It also includes other subject areas presented from a historical perspective. This upgrade means […]
Institute of Art and Ideas
The Library currently has trial access to a video resource called the Institute of Art and Ideas. The Institute of Art and Ideas aims to change how the world thinks by hosting debates and talks on the big issues of our day. The online platform contains videos of these talks in a variety of subject […]
ProQuest maintenance: Sunday 10 August
We have been informed that ProQuest will be carrying out maintenance on their products on Sunday 10 August, starting at 3 am and lasting up to 8 hours (until 11 am). The following resources will be temporarily unavailable: Databases on the ProQuest platformo Advanced Technologies and Computer Science Collectiono British Periodicals Onlineo Coronavirus Research Databaseo […]
Changes to Historic Environment Scotland web services, including SCRAN
We have just learned that several Historic Environment Scotland (HES) web services will be retired on 24th June 2025. This includes the following resources: SCRAN Canmore Scotland’s Places The good news is that content is being transferred to a new website trove.scot. The website is live now, though content is still being transferred from the […]
ESTC is back!
Anyone interested in book history will be glad to know that the ESTC (English Short Title Catalogue) is available again. The catalogue hosted by the British Library had been unavailable since the cyber attack in October 2023. The ESTC is now being hosted by CERL (Consortium of European Research Libraries). The ESTC is a bibliography […]
Local and Community History Month
May is Local and Community History Month, a month dedicated to promoting interest in local history. We have put together a book display in the library, which features some books about the history of the local area. There is also an online reading list. You might have been wondering how the University came to occupy […]
Library support for Open Access ebook publishing
The Library is keen to support open access publishing where possible. One of the ways we do this is by contributing to a publisher’s open access book publishing programme, so that book titles can be made freely available to everyone. MIT Press Direct to Open We have participated in the MIT Press Direct to Open […]