Preserving the Past: My Journey Volunteering with the University Heritage Collections Forewords Delve into the captivating world of heritage preservation through the eyes of one talented high school volunteer. Join Charlie as he unveils his unique experiences and insights gained during his enriching half-term adventure with the Edinburgh Napier University Heritage Collections team. If you […]
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Dyslexia Awareness Week 1-7 November 2023 This week marks Dyslexia Awareness Week in Scotland, raising awareness and understanding. Dyslexia and how people experience or deal with it are unique to them. And Dyslexia Awareness Week is shinning light on the diversity of experiences. Dyslexia is extremely common, NHS.uk estimates that 1 in 10 […]
Daylight Savings: The clocks are going back Clocks going back 2023 Don’t forget that here in the UK the clocks go back one hour at 2am on Sunday 29th October. It means it will be darker in the evenings, and of course, winter will soon be upon us. Campus libraries will have normal opening hours […]
Special Collections: Sassoon poem returns
Special Collections: Sassoon poem returns An original Siegfried Sassoon poem returns to our special collections. Last month, an original poem written by Siegfried Sassoon was donated to the War Poets Collections based at Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus. It was written at that location, more than 100 years ago. Titled Glory of Women, it was […]
Better World Books Do you ever wonder what happens to our books? Where do they go? What do we do to them? *Mysterious music plays*. Well today, we are going to answer those questions. We are partnered with Better World Books. And we are proud of it. Who are they? They are an online American […]
Apple Day: A Brief History of The Apple Okay, it was bad news for Snow White, but for most people, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. It must be because an apple’s high potassium and low sodium content promote heart health. Or maybe it’s because it regulates your blood sugar and provides anti-cancer […]
IHS Markit platform and resources If you’re working or studying in the construction industry, the IHS Markit platform is an essential resource to finding information. The platform allows access to a wide range of materials including standards, regulatory, product and supplier information from various organisations around the world. IHS Markit contains a collection of databases […]
Celebrating Black History Month while reconsidering the Curriculum October marks Black History Month (BHM) in the UK. Here at Edinburgh Napier Library, we don’t want to miss this opportunity to celebrate the event. After all, the diversity of the ENU student and staff community it’s an up-to-date reflection of how people with African and Caribbean […]
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 […]
Uncovering Hidden Histories: Provenance research internships in the Edward Clark Collection During July, the University’s Heritage Collections department hosted two student interns whose intrepid research skills greatly helped us to find information about past owners, donors and custodians of the rare books held within the Edward Clark Collection. Here, Natalie Quinn (MSc in Publishing) […]
