Armistice and Remembrance,1918 to 2018: Part II
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. In the first part of this post […]
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After working as User Experience and Communications Manager for the University's Library, Beth joined Digital Communications as Senior Web Content Editor in 2023. As a content editor, Beth will work with colleagues across the University to develop online information and improve user experience. She has an avid interest in travel, art and golden retrievers.
Armistice and Remembrance, 1918 to 2018: Part I
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. Previous posts on Echoes have looked at […]
Halloween feedback – your comments
You left 128 tricks and treats on our feedback board! Thank you for telling us what fills you with dread about the Library and what was a pleasant surprise. Here are the top categories: How much you love Library staff:…
You Said We Did prize draw winner
Ross: winner! Congratulations to Ross. After filling in one of our You Said We Did feedback cards, his name was picked and he is the lucky winner of £100 Tesco voucher! Ross told us that his favourite place to study is…
Surprising Islamic Manuscripts at St Andrews
Thanks to a generous grant from the Honeyman Foundation, Farshad Sonboldel, PhD student in modern Iranian literature, was tasked with reviewing the catalogue records for the Persian and Arabic manuscripts […]
Colour me clean! Basic Care and Preservation of Photographic Collections
A one-day theory and practical workshop on the basic care and preservation of photographs was organised and hosted by the University of St Andrews Library, Special Collections Division. The workshop […]
Event: Historical crime reports and Burnet's His Bloody Project
Title page from 1863 Glasgow chapbook. “Historical archives are magical, inspiring places for writers”, notes Graeme Macrae Burnet, author of this year’s St Andrews Booker Project novel: His Bloody Project. Come to the…
Orientation tours: who won the iPad?
Bianca being given her iPad by Sharon Nangle The start of semester may feel a long time ago, but remember the Library tour feedback card and chance to win an iPad? We can now announce that Bianca is the lucky winner of…
Visiting Scholars 2018: James Currie’s “book of Colectiones”
In the first of the reports from our 2018 Visiting Scholars, Laura Doak, a graduate student working at the University of Glasgow, shares with us her thoughts on James Currie’s […]
Voices from the Vault: Principal Sir James Irvine
In October 2006 we received the first installment of the papers of Sir James Irvine (UYUY250/Irvine), from Julia Melvin, his granddaughter and biographer. Professor Irvine was Principal of the University […]