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Books that Shaped you

Books that Shaped you The National Library of Scotland’s 100th birthday To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the National Library also asked people to share the books and publications they love called Books That Shaped You. They will be exhibiting many of these next recommendations in the summer; celebrating books and the value of libraries around […]

A History of Valentine’s Day

A History of Valentine’s Day ‍Love, Legends, and Lupercalia: A Fascinating Journey through the History of Valentine’s Day ‍ Valentine’s Day, a day filled with love, romance, and heartfelt gestures. But have you ever wondered about the origins and true history of this beloved holiday? Origins of Valentine’s Day: Lupercalia and Ancient Roman Traditions To […]

Music and Edinburgh Napier

Music and Edinburgh Napier Napier University has a rich musical heritage. The university has also helped to nurture a wide array of major Scottish talent. The Music department is noted for its range of approaches to the study of Music. Professor Zach Moir a jazz musician and improvisor, researched cochlear implants for his PhD. He […]

British Library Cyber Attack one year on

British Library Cyber Attack one year on It has now been a year since a cyber attack impacted nearly every aspect of the British Library’s (BL) public services. Over the past 12 months, BL has worked hard to restore as many services as possible. On December 20, 2023, the British Library Board approved a new […]

Introducing CINAHL (With Full Text)

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 […]

Returning borrowed items

Returning borrowed items It’s almost the end of term and time to take a break from studies and relax. You may be planning to return home, go on holiday or do some work experience, but before you go-just a quick reminder to return the books, laptops and ergonomic equipment which you might not need to […]

Laptop Loans

Laptop Loan Continuing with our induction, we are going to look at laptop loans. If you don’t have access to a laptop for your studies here at Edinburgh Napier there are laptops which can be borrowed from our lapsafe lockers. Lapsafe lockers exist in all 3 campus libraries, in the JKCC and at Bainfield student […]

An introduction to Library Search.

An introduction to Library Search. Now that the returning students are back and classes underway again. We thought it would be good to have a quick introduction to the university’s Library Search system. This provides the best way for you to access the study materials you need for your coursework. If you’re new to the […]

Creepy community – The White Lady of Comiston

Creepy community – The White Lady of Comiston A fan of local ghost stories? Have you heard about the White Lady of Cominston? A creepy community. Not far from Craiglockhart campus lies the suburb of Oxgangs which borders onto the suburb of Comiston. This area used to be farmland until the local council constructed houses […]

Welcome to ENU Libraries.

Welcome to ENU Libraries. Welcome and welcome back to our libraries and to our library blog. Whether you are a new or returning student, you will find lots of useful information about the library, e.g., opening hours, services, and facilities, as well as information on special events so please keep an eye on the blog […]

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