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Subject Librarian at glasgow University Library. Interested in using Web2 technologies to promote Library resources and services

• Alastair Reid Exhibition

  By Donald Tait on June 23, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Alastair Reid (b. 1926, Whithorn, Galloway) is one of Scotland’s foremost literary figures in poetry, prose and translation. To mark his award by the University of an honorary degree, the Library is mounting a small exhibition of his life and… Read More ›

• “Britain’s got talent” – what was happening 100 years ago ?

  By Donald Tait on December 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  The Library now has access to a wonderful collection of primary source materials depicting the world of the Victorian Music Hall, Theatre and Popular entertainment, part of the database  suite “Victorian Popular Culture” .  This was the “Golden Age” of… Read More ›

• Old Glasgow on film

  By Donald Tait on April 29, 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  For a fascinating peek into life in bygone Glasgow, including the West End and the University,  The Scottish Screen Archive has some fabulous film clips, such as a  Sunday morning  promenade along Great Western Road in 1915; some 1948 Lectures… Read More ›

• Time for a bit of Hush ?

  By Donald Tait on November 24, 2009 • ( 8 )

  A piece entitled “Quiet, please“, from a distinguished academic in a recent issue of the Times Higher Education, has provoked some fascinating comments from students, academics, and librarians alike.  It argues that  libraries are “being transformed into rowdy social spaces”… Read More ›

• Ripping Yarns, Jolly Hockey Sticks, and Lashings of Lemonade

  By Donald Tait on October 29, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Ripping Yarns, Jolly Hockey Sticks, and Lashings of Lemonade The Library has now acquired a wonderful collection of children’s literature items, dating from the middle of the nineteen century up to the nineteen thirties.  It includes examples of all the… Read More ›

• Help Murder Polis !

  By Donald Tait on September 4, 2009 • ( 2 )

  

  Help..murder… Polis ! Over the summer, the Library has been busy adding photographs to our Flickr account. One which has already caught the eye is this illustration (taken from our “Images of Glasgow” set) of an early 19th century “polisman”… Read More ›

• Read all about it ?

  By Donald Tait on August 4, 2009 • ( 0 )

  If you want to see how any topic has been reported in the press, why not have a look at Google News Archive Search ? This gives access to articles from newspapers from all over the world, and coverage can… Read More ›

• New resource for researching 18th and 19th Century life in Britain

  By Donald Tait on June 8, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  The Library now has a new online collection of British Periodicals covering the 18th and 19th centuries, which will be invaluable for teaching, learning and research into virtually any topic eg history,  literature,  music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture etc.  A… Read More ›

• Subject Librarian’s blog

  By Donald Tait on May 15, 2009 • ( 0 )

  I hope to be able to use Web2 technologies including this blog, to highlight any really significant new resources and services that the library is offering. I am also interested in using the blog to discuss the ways in which… Read More ›