Explore the Open Media Collection on Media Hopper Create
Earlier this week, the University’s media web portal, Media Hopper Create, launched with a new look design that will bring […]
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Medicine Anthropology Theory (MAT) – An Open Access & Open Licensed Journal
Medicine Anthropology Theory is an open-access and open licensed journal publishing scholarly articles, position pieces, reviews, and notes from the field related to the fields of: medical anthropology, the anthropology of biomedicine, critical global health studies, medical humanities, and science and technology studies.
MAT is hosted on the University Library’s Journal Hosting Service and is part of the University’s growing portfolio of fully open-access internationally-leading academic journals.
Read moreEric Liddell – Olympic Medals and Chariots on Fire
Paris Olympics 2024 are underway with the opening ceremony tonight and medal fever starting to ramp up, which makes it an excellent time to look at some 1924 Paris Olympic medals in our own collections.
Our Centre for Research Collections hold Eric Liddell’s 1924 Paris Olympic Medals: Gold Medal for 400m; Bronze Medal for 200m; and the Paris Olympic 2024 Medal for participation. All three were presented to the University by Mrs Patricia Russell, daughter of Eric Liddelll, on Wednesday 20 May 1992.
Read moreBye Argyle House! Final Reflection as an OER Intern
It has been almost ten months since I wrote this blog post when I ended my summer internship as an […]
Read moreGoodbye and Thank You to our OER Service Interns
At the end of this month we’re saying goodbye to all four of our fabulous OER Service interns Mayu Ishimoto, […]
Read moreReflections on ‘Their Finest Hour’
In July 2023, I began working on Their Finest Hour, my internship, I was initially told, would last six months. Yet, I am now clocking off, one year later, after continuous exciting and rewarding work on the project. The last year has involved a huge variety of challenges. Organising the collection day itself involved events […]
Read moreRecording Everyday Social History – Open Educational Resource
Over the last few months, I have been working on an Open Educational Resource (OER) based on Their Finest Hour and stories and objects collected during the Digital Collection Day in Edinburgh. The OER, Recording Everyday Social History, which is aimed at the second and third levels of the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (age range […]
Read moreEdinburgh Futures Institute image gallery
To celebrate the opening of the new Edinburgh Futures Institute building last week, the OER Service has shared a gallery […]
Read moreFootball: More Than A Game
With the UEFA European Football Championship kicking off this week, why not explore the world of football with these open […]
Read moreTeaching data literacy with real world (witchy) datasets
Our Digital Humanities award-winning interactive map (witches.is.ed.ac.uk) caught the public’s attention when it launched in September 2019 and has helped to change the way the stories of these women and men were being told with a campaign group, Witches of Scotland, successfully lobbying the Scottish Government into issuing a formal apology from the former First […]
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