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Guide to resources in Celtic, Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History [ Collections in Edinburgh
University Library | Catalogues
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Find information about general search engines, structured subject sites and gateways and other information resources at Finding information on the Internet. Some data services and gateways of particular interest to students and scholars in humanities disciplines are: ADAM. The Art, Design, Architecture and Media Information Gateway, is a searchable catalogue or 2514 Internet resources that have been carefully selected and catalogued by professional librarians for the benefit of the UK Higher Education community. AHDS (Arts and Humanities Database Service) collects, describes and preserves electronic resources in the humanities. Has information about and links to an interesting range of resources. MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) supports humanities scholarship through publication of original work and bibliography and aids to scholarship in journal and in monograph. Humanities in BUBL UK (British Bulletin Board for Libraries) is a directory of links to UK organisations and institutions including, amongst much else, central, regional and local government, political parties, churches, hospitals, museums, police, sports authorities and travel organisations. The HUMBUL Gateway: International Resources for the Humanities provides a rich array of links to other gateways, search engines, bulletin boards and other Internet resources and initiatives. Also substantial lists and links to full-text databases and to electronic journals. Some useful databases [ Full information about Databases ] ArchaeologyDiscovery and excavation in Scotland. Annual survey of Scottish archaeological
discoveries, excavation and fieldwork, published by the Council for Scottish
Archaeology. Holyrood Archaeology Project. Excavation of the new Scottish Parliament
site at Holyrood by Headland Archaeology Ltd and the Scottish Urban Archaeological
Trust. Scottish Industrial Heritage Society. Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust. This trust based at Perth aims to
study the origins, function and development of urban centres through excavation,
fieldwork and research.
Gateway to Scottish History. Index of sites concerning Scottish History. Pictish Arts Society. A charitable society for study of all aspects of
Pictish and Early Scottish history Pictish Nation. Covers the known history and legends about the Picts
as well as comprehensive web links and a bibliography. The Scots at War. Scottish Military History in the 20th Century.
Aberdeen University Scots Leid Quorum. Welcome to the Aiberdeen Univairsitie
Scots Leid Quorum about the Scots Language. Gaelic Language page. Information on the various Gaelic languages, Irish,
Manx and Scottish. Gaelic Languages. Covering a wide range of resources for Irish, Manx,
and Scottish Gaelic. Sabhal Mor Ostaig. Information in English for non Scottish Gaelic speakers.
BBC Scotland. Inside Scotland. Informative - Interactive - Indispensable Welcome to
Inside Scotland the Web site of Scottish and Universal Newspapers. Scotland's
leading local newspaper group. Quine Online. Highlights the activities, interests and concerns
of Scottish women in all walks of life. The Scots Magazine - Home Page Scottish Media Group. Holds ITV franchises for Scottish Television, serving
central Scotland, and Grampian Television, broadcasting to the North of
Scotland. Scottish Screen. Media agency for Scotland.
Kilmartin House Museum. Over 5,000 years of human history are traced
across the Kilmartin Valley. At least 150 prehistoric sites lie within
6 miles of the village of Kilmartin. The National Monuments Record of Scotland provides a publicly accessible
information service based on an extensive collection of photographs, maps,
architectural drawings and plans, excavation records and documentary material
relating to the archaeological sites, historic buildings and maritime
sites of Scotland. The NMRS database, which is known as CANMORE, provides
information on these sites and an index to the collections. National Museums of Scotland. Museums include the Royal Museum and the
Museum of Scotland, the Museum of Flight, Scottish Agricultural Museum,
Shambellie House Museum of Costume, and the Scottish United Services Museum. Scottish Life Archive, based in the Royal Museum of Scotland, was founded
in 1959 with the aim of preserving documentary and illustrative material,
and in particular the details of social and economic life. It is part
of the National Museums of Scotland and provides context to the social
history collections. Scottish Mining Museum
Flora Celtica Scotland 2000. People and Plants in Scotland. This is a
Millenium project based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, aiming
to document and strengthen an important part of our culture - the use
of native Scottish plants. PEARL (Providing Ethnological Archives for Research and Learning) uses
the World Wide Web and RealAudio technologies to provide access to selected
articles from Tocher, a bi-annual publication that draws on material from
the sound archives of the School of Scottish Studies. It features real-time
playback and complete transcriptions. Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Original page authors: Francesca Hardcastle, Scott Summers, et al. Under revision: Comments on and contributions to this guide are welcome. Please contact Shenxiao Tong at Shenxiao.Tong@ed.ac.uk [ Guide Home Page ]
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