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Alex Gil - "The Point is Still To Change It: On Doing Better Than Best Practices in Data Work for Culture and Society" AbstractSo-called "Best Practices" are usually nothing of…

This is a short presentation for students in the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) introducing the University Library and its resources, services and facilities. - Introduction and What…

An introduction to the University Library for new online and distance postgraduate and PhD students in the School of History, Classics, Archaeology (HCA), 2024/25. - Introduction - Accessing library…

A short tutorial video about how to use the University of Edinburgh’s internal AI tool, ELM, to recommend academic databases. This video may be particularly useful if you are new to studying…

University of Edinburgh student intern Claire Panella discusses her work on the Map of Accused Witches in Scotland project. She was tasked with finding the 'impossible witches' by looking…

Access to our campus and digital libraries and Resource lists. Part 1 of Introduction to the Library for University Staff presentation.

An overview of campus libraries and key services available to staff and students, including borrowing, printing and equipment loans. Part 2 of Introduction to the Library for University Staff.

Welcome and learning objectives for Introduction to the Library for University Staff

This session will help you to think about how libraries have historically organised and acquired information and critically apply that knowledge to your information research choices. We’ll also…

Just starting the process of using the Library for your dissertation research? This session will help you to discover and find the digital resources available via the Library, get your hands on the…

Recording of live introduction to the library session for PhD students in the School of Law. By the end of this session, you should be able to understand the research process, find library material…

Using the University Library: for postgraduate students By the end of this session, you should be able to: - Understand what resources the library can offer to help you with your studies - Find and…

This session is a beginner's guide to the library resources, services and facilities. This is a recording of a live session on 19 September 2023 for students in the School of Social and…

An introduction to the University Library for new online postgraduate students in the School of History, Classics, Archaeology (HCA), 2023/24. A PDF version of the slides can be downloaded from the…

An introduction to the University Library for online postgraduate students within SPS. This presentation is split into 3 sections: An introduction to Library Resources Guidance in conducting an more…

This video is a short introduction to the University Library and its resources, services and facilities for students on the Historian's Toolkit course, 2023-24. It's also recommended you…