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Open Afternoon: Stoddard-Templeton Archive Launch
Archive Services is celebrating the launch of the online catalogue for the Stoddard-Templeton Archive with an open afternoon on Thursday, 19th April. We’ll have some of the highlights of the Archive on display, be showing some of the companies’ films, and have some talks from one of the archivists who catalogued the collection and from … 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
Budget 2012
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP, presented his Budget to Parliament today, 21 March 2012. This is the third Budget of the Coalition Government. In his Budget speech the Chancellor outlined how the Government plans to raise and spend money in the coming year. Some key points of the Budget include:- From April … Continue reading
Map sale on level 7 of the library
The University Library Map Collection is holding a sale of duplicate and surplus maps. Coverage includes historical Ordnance Survey mapping at various scales covering many areas of Scotland from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as modern mapping of Scotland and the UK. Many of these maps were published more than a hundred years … 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
19th century photographs online: a tour across the world
Over the past year we’ve brought you images from 19th century photograph albums in Special Collections, including pictures of Australia, prize-winning views of Britain, China, Egypt, France, Italy, India, Japan, and the USA. You can see a selection of over 100 of these images on flickr. Our tour comes to an end back in the British … Continue reading
More maps in the Gallery
Our Map Galleries highlight a number of significant items from the map collections using high resolution zoomable images. The latest addition is a selection of indexes to the County Series of the Ordnance Survey. The County Series of Scotland was the first comprehensive mapping of Scotland in a single survey. From the late 1840s through … Continue reading
Results of the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election and AV Referendum
You can follow the remaining Scottish Election results as they are declared on the BBC’s Scottish Election 2011 results web pages. The vote count started at 10pm on the 5th of May with the first result soon after 2am on the 6th of May. Information on voter turnout, share of vote and change in voting … Continue reading
Scottish Parliament Elections 2011 and the AV Referendum vote
The Scottish Parliament general election will be held on Thursday 5th of May. This will be the fourth general election since the formation of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999. You can find information on the main parties involved and their manifestos on their official websites by clicking on the following links:- Scottish National Party (SNP) … Continue reading
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