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Library opening on 5th June
The Main Library and most site libraries, including IS Helpdesks, will be open on 5th June but some site libraries will be closed.
Thu, 24 May 2012 13:10:44
Changes to IS Helpdesk Summer services
IS Helpdesks in site libraries will close for an hour per week this Summer to allow for Helpdesk staff training; libraries will remain open.
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:11:00
Shutdown of legacy server vpngate.net.ed.ac.uk
Information Services are closing down a legacy server (vpngate.net.ed.ac.uk) that allowed VPN connections on 1st August 2012.
Mon, 14 May 2012 10:54:27
Library responds to your LibQUAL survey feedback
The Library has outlined a number of actions in response to your LibQUAL survey feedback.
Fri, 11 May 2012 11:57:58
Reflections on a Chapter in Libraries
Sheila Cannell, Director of Library Services, will give a talk entitled “Past, present and future conditional-reflections on a chapter in libraries” on Thursday 24 May.
Tue, 1 May 2012 11:00:50
The Power of British Art & Design Lecture
Talbot Rice Gallery are hosting an exciting lecture from Professor Chris Breward on 9th May offering his reflections on curating a major exhibition for the 2012 Olympic Season.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:47:01
Library and Study Space Changes at KB this Summer
During the Summer a number of interlinked projects at The King's Buildings will take place, the outcome of which will be the creation of three study areas.
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:43:17
Moodle VLE Service now Live
Moodle, the University's centrally supported virtual learning environment for online distance learning programmes, is now live.
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:56:54
Good practice nationally recognised
The 'creating accessible materials' section of the IS website has been recognised as an example of good practice by the Scottish Accessible Information Forum and will feature on their website as an example of such.
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:45
Essential Maintenance on 10th April
Due to essential maintenance of several University of Edinburgh Servers the following service changes will take place between 17:00 and 21:00 with an at risk period from 21:00 to 23:00 on Tuesday 10th April.
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:53:43
BITS - Spring issue out now
The Spring 2012 issue of BITS, the Information Services magazine, is now available online.
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:51:12
Masterpieces II Exhibition
We are delighted to announce the opening of the long-awaited Masterpieces II exhibition. Admission is free and the exhibition runs from 31 March to 30 June (Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm) in the Main Library Exhibition Room.
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:34
Events and exhibitions at Talbot Rice Gallery
Talbot Rice Gallery are hosting a number of exciting upcoming events alongside their current exhibitions.
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:42:56
New project funding ‘wellcomed’
University Collections has secured funding from the Wellcome Trust’s Research Resources in Medical History grants scheme to carry out two exciting new projects.
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:44:07
Replacement for WebCT this September
The University is replacing WebCT with a new central virtual learning environment called Learn.
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:19
Maintenance to Corporate databases on 20th March
Essential maintenance will take place on the Corporate databases on Tuesday 20th March 2012.
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:20:59
Fines donation day raises £458
Fine-payers have raised £458 in aid of Book Aid International on a fines donation day held in our libraries on World Book Day on 1 March.
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:04:00
Undergraduate Technology Use and Attitudes
The findings of a survey of Undergraduate technology use and attitudes has been added to Edinburgh Datashare.
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:50:14
Learn9 Orientation Sessions
Information Services are hosting four orientation sessions on 7th March regarding the updating of our current WebCT software to Learn9.
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:16:06
Longer Main Library building opening in Semester 2
The Main Library building will be open from 9am (rather than 12 noon) on thirteen Sundays in Semester 2.
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:28:43
Main Library Floor 4 now open
The refurbished floor 4 of the Main Library opened on Monday 20th February, two weeks earlier than scheduled.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:10:42
Salary Forecasting Project Completed
A project to redevelop and enhance the University’s Salary Forecasting and Starters & Leavers application has been successfully completed.
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:20:12
Wireless dead spot reporting
Members of the University are invited to submit details about where wireless "dead spots" may exist around the University.
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:40:01
Rare Book Collection
A collection of rare books built up at Edinburgh College of Art has recently been transferred to the Centre for Research Collections in the Main Library where they will be protected and preserved. Over the next year the books will be catalogued and available for study and teaching in the CRC.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:13
Maintenance to Corporate databases 24th January
Essential maintenance will take place on the Corporate databases on Tuesday 24th January 2012
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:01:56
Get your smartcard today
Staff, students and visitors can exchange their red or white University card for a new smartcard at roadshows running at various University locations from January to March.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:24
Research Management Systems Project
A series of meetings will be held to update and listen to the wider community on this project.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:36:04
Outages and downtime in the week commencing 9th Jan 2012
IS will be performing maintenance on a number of services in the week commencing 9th Jan 2012.
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:50:05
Disruptions to Library services
There will be disruptions to Library services from 20:00 on Monday 9th to 08:00 on Wednesday 11th January 2012.
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:21:22
New Year Events at Talbot Rice Gallery
Talbot Rice Gallery are hosting a number of exciting events in early January.
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:56:15
Online services over the holiday period
IS support for University IT services over the period - 24th December to 3rd January.
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:22:55
Library Vacation opening hours
The Main Library building is open 10:30 to 17:30 on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th December self-service only (IS Helpdesk closed). A valid card must be shown.
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:54:50
U@Ed mobile campus survey 2011
We are currently looking for your feedback on U@Ed. How useful do you find the app? What future enhancements would you like to see? Fill in our survey and let us know.
Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:50:05
Libraries closed due to extreme weather
Due to the extreme weather conditions all libraries are closing by 3pm today.
Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:08
Web Publishers' Clinic
The next IS Web Publishers' Clinic will take place on Tuesday 6th December at 3.30pm in Room S1, Level 2, 7 George Square.
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:43:12
IT Futures Conference 2011
The annual IT Futures conference will take place on Tuesday 13th December 2011 in the Informatics Forum.
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:24:19
Staffing Realignment for Technology Enhanced Learning
IS is realigning its User Services Division and Applications Division to provide better support for Technology Enhanced Learning.
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:50:58
Scholars receive data support
An online training course developed at Edinburgh will help scholars manage data more effectively.
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 16:26:56
Trials of Electronic Resources
The Library has recently arranged trials of many electronic resources relevant to the Humanities, especially History and Classics.
Fri, 4 Nov 2011 15:41:39
IS Applications Annual Planning Seminars 2012-13
Lunchtime seminars on IS Applications Division's annual planning process for 2012-13 will take place on 29th November and 6th December.
Fri, 4 Nov 2011 15:18:56
Main Library opening hours today
Google calendar is now being used to promote the current days building and Helpdesk opening hours in the Main Library.
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:35:40
Beholder Exhibition
Beholder, an exhibition exploring taste and subjectivity in the visual arts, opens at Talbot Rice Gallery on 19th November.
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:43:08
T@Ed newsletter launched
The first edition of T@Ed, the academic timetabling and room booking newsletter, is now available.
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:52:19
BITS - Autumn issue out now
The Autumn 2011 issue of BITS, the Information Services magazine, is now available online.
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:32:58
2011 LibQual+® survey
During the next few weeks we will be asking a randomly selected group of undergraduates, postgraduates and academic and research staff to take part in a survey and tell us what they think of the service the Library provides.
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:51:49
Name the VLE Competition
Enter a competition to name the new Virtual Learning Environment at the University. The winner will receive a £25 Amazon voucher.
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:45:48
Trials of electronic resources
The library has arranged trials of many electronic resources relevant to the Humanities, especially History, during the last couple of months.
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:09:29
Main Library Lockers
Lockers are now available in the Main Library, a number of which can be rented.
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:16:19
Copyright issues in the online teaching enviroment
Sarah Brears from the Copyright Licensing Agency is delivering a talk and answering questions on copyright issues in the online teaching environment on Thursday 15th December.
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:21:46
Visual Poetry and Visual Art Event
Join British Sign Language performance poet Richard Carter for an exciting evening of visual poetry and art on Wednesday 19th October.
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:13:02
Let's Talk About Text
We are delighted to be hosting the 9th Let's Talk About Text conference on Tuesday 8th November in cooperation with TxtTools.
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:17:32
Longer Main Library building opening in Semester 1
The Main Library building will be open from 9am (rather than 12 noon) on eight Sundays in Semester 1.
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:55:37
Web Publishers' Clinic
The next Web Publishers' Clinic will take place on Thursday 29th September at 3pm in the David Hume Tower conference room.
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:25:44
SharePoint Project Announced
Does SharePoint have a role within the Information Services service portfolio?
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:34:24
Treasure Hunt
An Information Services themed Treasure Hunt has launched today.
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:54:11
Talbot Rice Gallery on Facebook
The public art gallery of The University of Edinburgh, Talbot Rice Gallery, is now on Facebook.
Mon, 5 Sep 2011 22:17:38
Support for Repositories
EDINA has been awarded funding from JISC to lead the development and management of shared infrastructure and curation services for repositories in the UK.
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:36:03
PURE Implementation Project Update
Phase 1 of the project to implement the research management and publications system PURE, was successfully rolled out to trained users on Monday 22nd August.
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:19:27
Repository Fringe 2011 hits the right note
Repository Fringe 2011 took place in the Informatics Forum last week - presentations and videos will be available shortly.
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:45:07
Introducing Online Print Credit
A new online print credit facility is now available to all students, staff and visitors through MyEd.
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:10:41
Longer Main Library building opening in August
The Main Library building will be open to midnight on 5 days per week from 1 August to 1 September, and open overnight on Thursday 18th August.
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 13:55:18
Library Borrowing Limits Increase
Library borrowing limits are being increased from 1st August 2011.
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:47:00
Libraries at KB during session 2011-2012
During the Summer vacation there have been major moves of the library collections at King's Buildings.
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:40:02
Events management just got easier
A new events management system has gone live, making the process of managing events in the University much easier.
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:17:53
University card smartens up
The University is launching a new smartcard to replace the existing staff, student and visitor cards.
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:50:03
Vet Libraries move to New Vet School
The Veterinary Library and EBVC Library closed on 15th July in preparation for the move to the New Veterinary School at Easter Bush.
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:36:27
Edinburgh to host Open Repositories 2012
The University of Edinburgh has been selected to host the Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories (OR12) in July 2012.
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:04:08
Main Library Floor 3 Now Open
Newly refurbished Floor 3 of the Main Library is now open featuring quiet study, computers, books P-Z and the East Asian Studies Collection.
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:20:39
eFinancials Transfer Project
A project has successfully completed that will automate the transfer of Library and Collections invoice data to the eFinancials system.
Wed, 6 Jul 2011 13:44:40
New Edinburgh Global Directory Application
IS have developed a new application for the International Office to help them promote awareness of the University’s International activities.
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 17:53:44
Problem Management Launched
Problem Management has been successfully launched at The University of Edinburgh.
Mon, 4 Jul 2011 16:14:58
UniDesk successfully upgraded
We have successfully upgraded UniDesk to the latest software version.
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 19:30:11
Live Graduations get Worldwide Audience
Live webcasts of graduation ceremonies from McEwan Hall are attracting viewers from across the world.
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:01:29
Videoconferencing Suite Developments
Videoconferencing suites in the central area and Paterson's Land to get High Definition upgrades in July.
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:03:37
Blackboard Accessibility Grant
A University team, led by Wilma Alexander in IS, has won an Accessibility Grant from Blackboard to investigate features of accessible online courses.
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:09:44
This article was published on Feb 28, 2012