New E-resources Trials for November
Thanks to requests from staff and students in HCA, the Library has trial access to 4 digital primary source collections …Continue reading →
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On trial: The Scotsman Archive, 1951-2002
Thanks to a request from staff in History, the Library currently has trial access to the newly launched extension years …Continue reading →
Read moreOther Voices: The Living Museum, Dahomey, and the ethics of AI
I know it’s a crowded field, but I came across an AI / open data development recently that really made me stop and take a breath. The Living Museum introduces itself as follows: If the artifacts in museums could talk, what would you say to them? Would you ask about their origins, or what life […]
Read moreThe UK Digital Leaders 2024 meeting at Cambridge: a recap
Earlier this week, Emma Horrell, User Experience Manager, and I travelled to Cambridge to attend the annual Digital Leaders meeting, hosted at the University of Cambridge. Janus Boye has been organising and facilitating similar meetings for several years, and there were some very interesting discussions related to leading and managing digital services and products. My […]
Read moreOpen Education and AI: Proselytisers, prophets and poets.
I’ve been dipping my toes back into the debate about open education and AI over the last few weeks. I stepped back from this space earlier in the year both for personal reasons and because I was getting a bit dispirited by the signal to noise ratio. It’s still a very noisy space, more so […]
Read moreMaid of Fabuland
Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Lego kindly invited me to build a Fabuland ship for the prestigious Lego House in Denmark. Going blind in one eye has been the hardest year and this creative challenge absolutely helped me move forward. Read about the ‘Maid of Fabuland’ paddle steamer and one of the happiest days ever.
Read moreMyEd at the start of term in numbers
MyEd is a key part of the student experience at the University of Edinburgh, particularly at the beginning of a new academic year. Our analytics data can help us understand what services and actions are important to students at this crucial time. How do students prepare for the new academic year? Securing accommodation is a […]
Read moreGiving Decorated Paper a Home … Loose-leaf Material
In this post, Technician Robyn Rogers discusses her bespoke mounting and rehousing of loose-leaf papers from the University’s decorated paper …Continue reading →
Read moreWomen in STEM Illustrations
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2024, I created two new colouring-in illustrations of notable Women in STEM – author and codebreaker Irene Jessie Brown, and geologist Charlotte Murchison. I also discuss AI enhancement tools and vision loss challenges associated with my design process.
Read moreWitch Lore and Scottish Castles September Editathon
Witch Lore and Scottish Castles: a Wikipedia Editathon On Friday 27th September we were joined by castle buffs and witchcraft enthusiasts to help us improve the representation of Scottish witchcraft and heritage on Wikipedia. Our Witch Lore and Scottish Castles editathon event saw people coming together in the Digital Scholarship Centre of the Main Library […]
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