The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training she has undertaken with Book …Continue reading →
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Copyright Insights and Collaborative Exploration: A Visit to Leiden University and KU Leuven Libraries
Last month, I had the incredible opportunity to go on an Erasmus+ visit to Leiden University Library and KU Leuven …Continue reading →
Read moreStarting the Open Content Curator Internship!
Hello! I am Mayu, one of two Open Content Curator Interns working for the OER Service at the University of […]
Read morethe change you can see
I asked my excellent Data and Equality Officer to look at our demographics again. I wanted to know if my attempts to diversify the LTW workforce by sex, ethnicity and age were having an impact. She looked at data since 2015. Proportions of staff in different groups (age, contract type, disability, ethnicity, sex, and nationality) …
Read moreA Witchfinder’s Quest : Ensuring Data Accuracy & Enhancing the Website
Hi! I’m Ruby and I’m a 3rd year undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh studying Computer Science. And I am the new Witchfinder General – Data Visualisation Intern and I am going to be continuing with the great work of the previous interns that have worked on the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft project. So far, […]
Read more#ReclaimOpen – reclaiming human scale
As with #OER23 I’m going to say here that I plan to write more blog posts about #ReclaimOpen in due course (yet to happen for #OER23) but I want to capture a few key thoughts and takeaways from the event before they slip away from … Continue reading #ReclaimOpen – reclaiming human scale
Read moreNew feature: Sharing DataVault data with an external user
By popular demand, the Research Data Service is pleased to announce the arrival of a brand new feature: the DataVault …Continue reading →
Read moreUniversity colouring book 2023 edition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Welcome back! After a year of anticipation, I’m thrilled to announce the much-awaited return of the “We Have Great Stuff” colouring book series. And this time we’re bringing you a brand new third volume dedicated to the incredible women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) who have played a vital role in shaping the […]
Read moreFrom Plagues to Progress: Looking at A Century of Edinburgh’s Public Health
Over the last few months, our team has been working on digitising the Lothian Health Service Archive’s collection of Annual …Continue reading →
Read more5 things to remember if using the Library this summer
The summer vacation period officially started this week! And while many of you are probably thinking the last thing you …Continue reading →
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