This video is part of the Innovating with Open Knowledge series at The University of Edinburgh.

This case study features Nicholas Williams at WEA Scotland who works on the project "Legacies of Resistance to the First World War",  and Fiona Laing from the National Library of Scotland.

This case study explores the use of open resources to piece together personal histories of conscientious objectors to the First World War. It will be of interest to people who are interested in how to search for and find useful information for social histories, public engagement or citizenship. 

This video (3 of 6) is a demo of some of the resources that can be found through the National Library of Scotland (NLS). The NLS holds a number of licenses for aggregated databases. This means that resources can be accessed by the public simply by becoming a member of the library. Many of the research resources published by the University of Edinburgh will contribute to the resources held at NLS.

There is a transcript and Activity Sheet to accompany this video.