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PUDS Blog: Photovision 2012
On 27th March 2012 the University of Glasgow’s Photographic Unit descended on Photovision 2012; the photographic trade show, this year held at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh. The event held annually and across the UK, hosted a variety of industry professional service providers, seminars and presentations. A number of the exhibitors at Photovision are … Continue reading
World Malaria Day marked by our new display
A new poster exhibition to mark World Malaria Day on 25 April, is on display in the University Library until 30 June. The exhibition, the first to be held in our new display area, Am Fosglan (on the entrance level), delves into the university’s collections to bring to light some of the stories of early pioneers, … Continue reading
Friends of Glasgow University Library Talk
The latest Friends of Glasgow University Library talk will be held on Tuesday 24th April at 7pm, in the MacKenna Room, on level 7 of the library. Dr Hilary Macartney will be talking about the subject of her current research: The First Photographically Illustrated Book on Art: The Talbotypes Volume of William Stirling’s Annals of the Artists … Continue reading
Results from UK Government Consultation on Scottish Independence
In January this year the UK Government published a consultation document to gather public opinion on the proposal by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. The consultation was open until Friday 9th March and gathered views from all members of the UK public. On the 4th of April the UK … Continue reading
Goethe Institute librarians visit the University Library
A group of librarians from the North European Goethe Institute conference paid a visit to the Library yesterday. Kay Munro, along with other members of staff, presented a session on accessing Library resources and services via mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and e-book readers. Later there was time for the librarians, who came from … Continue reading
The Edwin Morgan Papers: Madge’s Album
The cataloguing of the Edwin Morgan Papers that are held in the University of Glasgow’s Special Collections is progressing well. The focus of today’s post is an unassuming little book found in a box along with Edwin Morgan’s appointment diaries, which has the word ‘Album’ embossed in gold letters across its cover. Upon opening the … Continue reading
PUDS Blog: Hello!
Welcome to the Photographic Unit’s Digitisation Suite (PUDS) Blog Over the next 12 months digitisers Sam Dyer and Jamie Dunn, along with Project Manager Dr Sam Maddra, will be embarking on their first major digitisation task, the Glasgow Modern Genetics Wellcome Digital Library Project. The Wellcome Digital Library (WDL) has selected for inclusion in their pilot … Continue reading
Scottish Government consultation on Independence
The Scottish Government has today published a consultation document to gather the views of the Scottish people on the format of a referendum on Scottish independence. The consultation will collect public opinion on the mechanics of how a referendum would be carried out, and also the rules which would govern the funding and campaign practices … Continue reading
Consultation on a Scottish Referendum on Independence
The UK Government has published a consultation document to gather public opinion on the proposal by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to hold a referendum on Scottish Independence. The consultation will run until Friday 9th March and is open to all members of the UK public. Consultations play a vital role in shaping the future … Continue reading
United States historical maps now available online
High resolution historical maps dating from 1884 covering the United States are now freely available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) website. This is a work in progress, and there are currently 90,000 out of an estimated 200,000 maps available to download. Historical maps are valuable resources for research in areas such as toponymy … Continue reading
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