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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. […]
Lost Days and Old Christmas We are nearing the end of this leap year, a year when we have one extra day in February. If you are celebrating Christmas on December 25th spare a thought for the residents of the Shetland island of Foula who will not celebrate Christmas until 6th January. Why would they […]
Publishing Archive Day Last month, together with Avril Gray of the Publishing Programme and Laura Cooijmans-Keizer, Senior Curator of University Heritage Collections, I was able to celebrate Book Week Scotland by showcasing treasures from the Edward Clark Collection, held in Merchiston Library. This unique resource illustrates the development of book printing processes and changing styles […]
Dewey Decimal System Day Today is Dewey Decimal System Day, which honours the creation and establishment of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and American librarian Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) who invented it in 1876. The Dewey Decimal Classification system is a numerical sequencing system which organises primarily non-fiction books and publications into ten main categories to […]
CAB Abstracts Databases Introducing CAB Abstracts… CAB Abstracts is one of the many databases we are subscribed to. It offers academic literature and publications on subject areas such as forestry, agriculture, human health and nutrition, animal health, veterinary sciences and conservation and management of natural resources. It was established by the Centre for Agriculture and […]
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 […]
Book Week Scotland 2024 Book Week Scotland 2024 is an annual celebration of reading which takes place from 18- 24 November throughout Scotland. It is a way of bringing together people of all ages and from all walks of life to celebrate the joy of books and reading. There are many events and activities taking […]
Explore our Heritage Collections You can now explore our Heritage Collections in one place with the launch of our Heritage Collections Discovery page! From this page you can: Search by keyword across all our Heritage Collections items. Follow the links to each individual collection to find out what the collection is about. On each individual […]
Framing the Past: A work placement photographing the Heritage Collections. From February to May 2024, the Heritage Collections welcomed Rebbecca Cram, a third-year student from the BA (Hons) in Photography, for a trimester-long work placement. As part of the placement, Rebbecca photographed unique objects from the University’s collections and took images to help promote […]
Book Week Scotland Publishing Event You Are Invited! The Postgraduate Publishing programme at Edinburgh Napier University invite you to our Publishing & Printing Archive Open Day! As part of Book Week Scotland, we are delighted to provide a unique opportunity to view materials from our Edward Clark Collection. Join us in the Glassroom at Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh Napier University, on Wednesday 20 […]
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