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The collections in Edinburgh University Old College were moved in 1967 to the purpose-built eight-storey Main Library building at George Square, one of the largest academic libraries in the world. [1] Today, Edinburgh's university-wide library system holds over 3.8m books, e-books and e-journals in total. [2]
The Centre runs a Summer School course called ‘Book History for Beginners’ through the University of Edinburgh's summer school programme. This course, taught in four modules on ‘print culture’, ‘material texts’, ‘publishing history’ and ‘the future of the book’, introduces students to the major debates in book history.
E. McAndrew supported at the University of Edinburgh Library. This event was themed on Scottish girl bands following the 2024 documentary, Since Yesterday. Some brand-new pages were created about Scottish girl bands. These included Sophisticated Boom Boom and Sally Skull. 1 attendee. 2 articles created. 4 edited. 77 edits. 6.27K words added.
The University of Edinburgh's historic Old College was designed by Robert Adam and completed by William Henry Playfair. In 1967 the library collection was moved to a new location. An arts centre with an exhibition hall was opened in the Quad in 1970, following a £20,000 renovation paid for by the Gulbenkian Foundation. [2]
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The University of Edinburgh began drawing up plans to redevelop the square in the 1950s. Architects Basil Spence and Robert Matthew were closely involved in the plans. Opposition to demolition of the Georgian Square was led by the Cockburn Association , and the Georgian Group of Edinburgh, which was established by Colin McWilliam and others to ...
The School is engaged in teaching and research in the three disciplines of history, classics and archaeology. It consists of three research centres: [1] Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History; Edinburgh Centre for Global History; Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Masson Hall opened in 1897 as the first 'proper' [1] hall of residence for women attending the University of Edinburgh. It was established by the Edinburgh Association for the Education of University Women (EAEUW) at 31 George Square. This site is now part of the University of Edinburgh Library.