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Grove Music Online

11/11/2024 / / 0 Comments

Grove Music Online: Unlocking the World of Music Research

In today’s world, reliable resources for music research can be hard to find. That’s where Grove Music Online comes in. This essential database serves musicians, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. It offers a wealth of information across all musical knowledge, making it a must-have tool for anyone eager to explore music more deeply.

What is Grove Music Online?

Grove Music Online is a digital platform housing the Oxford Music Online database, which includes the esteemed Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. It provides access to thousands of articles covering everything from historical composers to specific works and theoretical concepts. Experts regularly update the content, ensuring it remains a reliable reference for both casual readers and serious researchers. With over 52,000 articles, it boasts a publication history spanning more than a century!

Why Use Grove Music Online?

  1. Comprehensive Content: Find entries on a wide range of topics. Explore well-known figures like Bach and Beethoven, as well as lesser-known composers and global musical traditions.
  2. User-Friendly Interface: The platform’s intuitive layout makes searching easy. Browse categories or use the search bar for specific queries—accessibility is a priority for users at any experience level.
  3. Multimedia Resources: Grove Music Online includes not just text-based articles but also audio samples and visuals. This multimedia approach enriches the research experience and deepens user engagement.
  4. Regular Updates: The database continually reflects the latest research and developments in music. Users can rely on it for the most current information available.
  5. Cross-Referencing and Bibliographies: Each article includes hyperlinks to related topics, encouraging further exploration. Bibliographies offer curated lists for deeper dives into specific subjects.

Grove Music Online is a vital resource for anyone passionate about music. Whether you’re a student researching a paper, a musician expanding your repertoire, or a curious listener exploring a new style, this platform provides a treasure trove of knowledge. Dive into the world of music research with Grove Music Online and unlock new dimensions in your musical journey!

Access Grove Music online through our LibrarySearch Database List: Grove Music  Don’t forget to sign in!

Read more on finding Music with the Library using our LibGuides

Find more music related Articles on the blog with our posts on World Music Day and Music festivals

By Juliet Kinsey

Make the most of our newspaper e-resources: Times Digital Archive and NexisUni

Our newspaper e-resources: Times Digital Archive and NexisUni

04/11/2024 / / 0 Comments

 Our newspaper e-resources: Times Digital Archive and NexisUni

You might have already used one of many databases to search through academic journals. But did you know that the library also offers some amazing resources that give you access to historical and contemporary news? Let’s dive into what Times Digital Archive and NexisUni offer.

 

Times Digital Archive

 

Ever needed to check what was happening in the world a century ago? Times Digital Archive offers full access to The Times pass issues, covering over 200 years of news from 1785 to 2019. Whether you’re studying English, media, or any field that benefits from historical context, this is your go-to.

With this resource, you can search for original articles, opinion pieces, obituaries, and even advertisements that paint a picture of what life was like in different eras. The high-quality scans ensure you’re reading the exact newspaper layout as it appeared back then. It’s like holding history in your hands—digitally, of course. Need to compare media portrayals of major events, like World War I or the moon landing? It’s all there, easily searchable by date or keyword.

Go to LibCal to sign up to an online session on 13th November (14:30-15:45) to learn how to make the most of this fantastic resource and how it can help you with your next assignment or a project.

 

NexisUni

 

While Times Digital Archive takes you back in time, NexisUni is all about the present. This resource offers access to thousands of newspapers from across the globe. It’s perfect for students in fields like journalism, marketing, business, or anyone needing up-to-date information.

With NexisUni, you can search news from today or the last few decades—everything from breaking news to in-depth investigative journalism. And it’s not just limited to newspapers. You can find transcripts from news broadcasts, legal cases, and even industry reports. This means whether you need global perspectives or niche insights, you’ll find it all in one place.

 

Why You Should Use These Resources

 

Both resources are easy to use and accessible right from the Databases tab in the LibrarySearch. They can help you refine your assignments by providing primary and credible sources that go beyond a basic web search. Plus, diving into past and present news can be surprisingly fascinating!

You can find guidance and tips on using both NexisUni and Times Digital Archive on LibGuides.

Read our previous post on how to use NexisUni

By Patrycja Respondek

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Introducing CINAHL (With Full Text)

23/10/2024 / / 0 Comments

Introducing CINAHL (With Full Text)

 

CINAHL, standing for Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is one of our most popular databases used widely among school of health and social care students within our student community at Napier. It covers literature on various areas of healthcare including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, nutrition and many more health-related professions. The research database itself is very comprehensive and offers the full texts of various nursing and allied health journals. Some additional online resources which CINAHL also contains ranges from a variety of quick lessons, ongoing education modules and full-text evidence-based care sheets.

 

Who uses, and would benefit from using CINAHL?…

 

CINAHL is one of the key databases utilised by SHSC (School of Health and Social Care) students and academics at Edinburgh Napier University. The most frequent users of this specific database are nurses (including nursing students), allied health professionals, nurse educators and researchers. CINAHL Ultimate is also used widely by nursing students to learn about specific healthcare techniques and practices through the instructional videos it offers, as well as to improve their knowledge of best practices and procedures when caring for patients. So not only does CINAHL offer a range of helpful resources that can be used for written assignments – it’s wide variety of instructional videos and tutorials, guides and lessons can also offer our SHSC students a range of useful advice and information that can be applied when on placements and further on into their careers in healthcare.

 

Pros of using CINAHL…

 

One of the ways in which CINAHL surpasses other databases is by offering full-text access to a considerable amount of the most consistently cited journals, along with thorough curation and indexing of these open-access journals. In total, CINAHL contains just over 1,300 journals featuring searchable citations and references. Because it is a targeted resource which specialises in healthcare, you can find a range of very specific scholarly material about Nursing and Allied Health as well, meaning search results have a significantly higher change of being diverse and relevant. Some other benefits of using CINAHL include:

  • The user-friendly and accessible interface of CINAHL makes it easy for uses to make effective searches to retrieve relevant information about specific healthcare topics and subjects.
  • The structure of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) which the National Library of Medicine uses is also implemented by CINAHL Subject Headings, which enables researchers to come across newer subjects such as social distancing, vaping and COVID-19.
  • Search results are usually of a very high quality as they are indexed with great care and with accuracy and sophistication in mind once put through a thorough validation and certification process.
  • With its comprehensive indexing and the precision and directness of CINAHL’s full text linking, users can quickly and efficiently build up a relevant search criterion and find a wide variety of related search results with ease.
  • Qualitative as well as quantitative studies are covered and included in the CINAHL database, as well as a variety of nursing and healthcare subjects such as occupational therapy. Materials are extremely diverse and varied.
  • Since it is primarily focused on academic sources and literature on nursing and allied health, this eliminates the possibility of generating any search results which are completely irrelevant to these subject areas and topics.

 

More information…

 

Not only does our Libguide feature a direct link to the CINAHL database – it comes with both written guidance and recorded, visual tutorials on how to effectively utilise nursing and allied health databases such as CINAHL and their different search features and functions. This includes both a virtual, recorded tutorial on conducting basic and advanced searches within these databases. Find out more in our LibGuide.

 

By Rachel Downie

 

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Introducing Digimap

09/10/2023 / / 0 Comments

Introducing Digimap

Digimap is an online mapping and data delivery service available to UK academic subscribers. The Digimap platform provides access to online maps and spatial data from the Ordnance Survey, as well as the British Geological Survey, OpenStreetMap, and other sources.

At Edinburgh Napier University, we subscribe to OS Maps in various scales, as well as selected collections which focus on specific map types. Our collections are Environment, Historic, and Society.

Figure 1 [EDINA Digimap Society Collection. https://digimap.edina.ac.uk/society]

Environment

The Environment collection includes coverage of Land Cover data. It classifies sea and inland waters, urban areas, farmland, and more. It is particularly useful for students and researchers interested in conservation, environmental studies, and urban planning.

Historic

The Historic collection includes OS maps and County Series maps going back to 1846. Explore how urban and rural spaces have changed over the centuries and discover the history of town planning in the UK.

Society

The Society collection is an important resource for anyone interested in studying contemporary society in the UK. The maps include data from the 2011 Census. The data is available in over 40 map layers and provides an innovative way of visualising demographic information.

How to use

Digimap is a great tool to experiment with analysing information and creating new projects. Why not have a go at viewing habitat information, downloading data for 3D designing using GIS, or comparing urban development across historical maps.

  • Use the ‘Roam’ feature to view, customise, and download maps.
  • Download map data to use with software such as GIS or CAD.
  • Import your own research data to add to maps.

For more guidance, take a look at the tutorial videos on the Digimap YouTube channel.

How to access

Digimap and selected collections are free to use through the University subscription.

To access Digimap, log in with your ENU username and password. You will need to register your details with Digimap and accept the license agreements for each collection. You will then be prompted to verify your email.

By Catriona Robertson

Why not check out our post on the AM Explorer Database

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