Social Responsibility and Sustainability Changemaker Award
The Online Course Production Service, with support from the OER Service, has received a Social Responsibility and Sustainability Changemaker Award […]
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ICOM UK 2023
Today’s blog comes from Collections Registrar Morven Rodger, reflecting on the 2023 ICOM UK Conference in Glasgow, addressing legacies of …Continue reading →
Read moreSome thoughts of the UKRI Open Access Policy on it’s 1st Birthday
Do you think UKRI’s’ open access policy for journal articles has made a significant impact on the scholarly publishing landscape …Continue reading →
Read moreArtificial Intelligence : where does it fit into library strategy?
Everybody’s talking about AI and Chat GPT – what will they mean? I attended an event on 20.4.2023 organised by …Continue reading →
Read moreOER23 Conference: Imagining hopeful futures
I’m a bit late with this OER23 reflection, it’s taken me a couple of weeks to catch up with myself and to let some of the ideas generated by the conference percolate. It was fabulous to see the OER Conference returning to Scotland for the fist time since we hosted it at the University of […]
Read moreThoughts about digital accessibility and adding Ally to our accessibility toolkit
My colleagues and I have been doing a lot of work to try and improve digital accessibility across the University. It’s important that we try to make everything we do as accessible as possible – we want all of our students to have the same access to our learning activities, …
Read moreBack to the Wall: A Year of Experimenting with the Main Library’s Digital Wall
The Cultural Heritage Digitisation Service (CHDS) has managed the Main Library’s Digital Wall since it was installed in late 2019.1 …Continue reading →
Read more“Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” – the Edinburgh Award
We know that many students are involved in activities alongside their studies such as volunteering, part-time work, and getting involved in the University community. To help these activities to stand out from the crowd, our University has a new Award for “Digital Volunteering with Wikipedia” to sit beside other available Edinburgh Awards– the Edinburgh Award […]
Read moreRecovering Histories – Improving Equality and Diversity Online
Three students co-authored an application to take part in a Student Experience Grant project over a 14-week time period, learning how to edit Wikipedia and how to fill in diversity gaps on the website: Eleanor– PhD Student researching LGBTQ+ History. Sian – PhD student researching Black History. Kirsty – Undergraduate student researching Gender History. Each […]
Read moreRecovering Histories – Improving Equality and Diversity Online
Three students co-authored an application to take part in a Student Experience Grant project over a 14-week time period, learning how to edit Wikipedia and how to fill in diversity gaps on the website: Eleanor– PhD Student researching LGBTQ+ History. Sian – PhD student researching Black History. Kirsty – Undergraduate student researching Gender History. Each […]
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