Spring Equinox 2025 Also known as the ‘vernal equinox’ (from the Latin root ‘ver’ meaning spring; related is the French word for green ‘vert’), the Spring Equinox falls on the 20th of March every year. Astronomically, it is the half-way point of the earth around the sun, commonly celebrated in different cultures as the beginning […]
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St. Patrick’s Day The 17th of March marks the Feast of St. Patrick. A day traditionally dedicated to celebrating the Christian Saint Patrick. But which has grown and developed into a celebration of Irish heritage and culture as a whole. Saint Patrick Although many specifics of his life have been lost to history or are […]
CyberScotland Week 2025 It’s CyberScotland week 2025. Cyber Scotland Week 24th February – 2nd March 2025: “Keeping everyone cyber aware and resilient”. Today is the start of CyberScotland Week, a week-long event to build “Cyber resilience throughout Scotland.” Hosted by CyberScotland, it is an invitation to “individuals, organisations and communities across Scotland to raise awareness […]
Spanish Christmas Traditions
A Spanish-style Traditional Christmas Christmas in Spain is not so very different from Christmas elsewhere, but there are one or two traditions that may sound slightly exotic to Scottish ears, and I’ll set them out here. First of all, our festive period is longer, running from the 22nd of December until the 7th of January. […]
World Sustainable Transport Day You would hardly know it as you try to negotiate your way around Edinburgh’s potholes and roadworks, but it’s World Sustainable Transport Day. It’s a new venture, created last year by the UN and will be celebrated annually on 26th November. This is a day for reflecting on how we can […]
National Tree Week National Tree Week begins on November 25 and continues until December 3. It marks the start of the tree-planting season, providing a wonderful opportunity to celebrate trees. If possible, volunteers can join tree-planting activities organized by local groups and conservation organizations. If planting isn’t an option, consider finding some “Tree Time” to […]
Clocks go back I dread this weekend all year: the weekend the clocks go back to Greenwich Mean Time. In case you’ve forgotten, time will move back by one hour at 2am on Sunday 27th October. In this way, we “rob” an hour of daylight from the morning and add it to the end […]
Finding a book with LibrarySearch Are deadlines coming up? Assignments due? And Google just won’t do. Our quick guide to finding a book with LibrarySearch that will save the day! There are books, journals, peer-reviewed articles and much more. We have over 225 databases, 33 000 journals, 100 000 books and well over 300 000 […]
Finding your book with Dewey Decimal Shelf Marks HELP! How do I find my book? Finding your book with Dewey Decimal Shelf Marks may seem confusing at first but really it is very straightforward. First off, make sure you have checked your book is available by looking it up on our Library Catalogue: LibrarySearch For […]
HELP! How do I find my book? First off, make sure you have checked your book is available by looking it up on librarysearch.napier.ac.uk Not only will you find the shelfmark that will help you locate your book, but it will also show you if copies are available. What’s it all mean? Green means go! […]
