New E-resources Trials
The Library has two new E-resources Trials running following requests from staff in HCA, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: ABC (1903 – …Continue reading →
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New Open Research Tool: Open Science Framework
Awesome news! The Research Data Service has a fantastic new addition to its Open Research toolbox! Fresh from the Centre …Continue reading →
Read moreHearing from web publishers about News and Events
Between September and November 2023, we heard from web publishers around the University about their news and events content. This post summarises some of the themes that came out of this research. Why we did this research There’s a huge amount of news and events content on University of Edinburgh websites. With the ongoing development […]
Read moreGetting our ducks in a row: How a Web Analytics Strategy can help
Understanding user needs and behaviours is a key component to the success of modern digital services. Having the appropriate data and insight at the right time, can trigger an individual or a team to take action to improve the digital experience, and thereferore support a successful organisation realise its strategic targets. With that in mind, […]
Read moreDrupalCon Lille 2023 – A UXer’s perspective
Since presenting at DrupalCon in 2022 I have been contributing to Drupal’s marketing and usability initiatives. Returning to speak at DrupalCon 2023, I wanted to share what I’d learned, do some hands-on activities and encourage the community to apply UX principles to all things Drupal. Coming back to DrupalCon with some experience contributing I was […]
Read moreContributing to open-source Drupal as a non-developer – reflections and projections
Drupal is the content management system underpinning EdWeb (and EdWeb2). It’s open source meaning it’s built by the community for the community. I’ve been contributing my UX expertise to Drupal since speaking at DrupalCon in 2022. Drupal’s just for developers, right? Wrong. When I first encountered Drupal in my role as UX lead on the […]
Read moreReflecting on 10 Years of MOOCs: The OCP Service. Team
The University’s first massive open online course or MOOC launched in 2013. Ten years on the service behind short online courses continues to go strength for strength. To mark ten years of designing engaging online learning and helping produce ov…
Read moreALT Winter Summit on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
Last week I joined the ALT Winter Summit on Ethics and an Artificial Intelligence. Earlier in the year I was following developments at the interface between ethics, AI and the commons, which resulted in this blog post: Generative AI: Ethics all the way…
Read moreAHFAP 2023: A Snapshot
At the beginning of November, I was given the opportunity to attend the Association of Historical and Fine Art Photography …Continue reading →
Read moreLingerie, Giant Frisbees and Heavy Lifting: Tackling the ITI Collection at Edinburgh University
By Abigail Hartley, Appraisal Archivist and Archives Collections Manager Several months ago, my colleague Jasmine Hide and I wrote two …Continue reading →
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