Our next display will be curated by ECA PhD student Emily Clarkson and will explore the world of Fluxus artist Takako Saito.
Summer opening hours reminder
Remember that the ECA Library will switch to summer vacation opening hours from Friday 23rd May. Our last evening of opening until 10.00pm will be Thursday 22nd May 2025.
You can find the opening hours for all our libraries here.
We wish all our students and staff a very restful and enjoyable summer.
ECA Library Prize winner at 2025 RSA Annual is announced!
We are delighted to announce that Christian Sloan has won the 2025 RSA Annual ECA Library Prize.
Christian wins a one year free borrowing membership to the ECA Library collections, which is part of the University of Edinburgh Libraries.
Congratulations Christian, we look forward to welcoming you back to ECA Library.
Estates work at A&A Library in June
The Art & Architecture Library at Minto House, Chambers Street, will be closed for Estates maintenance from 2nd to 13th June 2025.
ECA Library will be open as usual at Evolution House, West Port, during this time, and the Main Library at George Square will be open 24/7 as usual.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
You can find out more here.
Trial access to Hindi Cinema: Histories of Film-making
Edinburgh University students and staff currently have trial access to Hindi Cinema: Histories of Film-making, until 11th May 2025.
Hindi Cinema: Histories of Film-making:
Sourced from the private collection of renowned author and documentary film-maker Nasreen Munni Kabir, this resource features unedited interviews with leading Indian film personalities who contributed to the shaping of the ‘Golden Age’ of Hindi cinema and beyond.
This material marks the first time that a significant number of Indian film practitioners were filmed for a British broadcaster. Other collection highlights include behind-the-scenes photographs from film sets and popular Indian film posters from the British Film Institute (BFI).
As always this trial can be accessed via the Library E-resources Trials page.
Bookmarks 2024 Winners display
Our new display at ECA Library, Evolution House, level 1, features works by three of the winners of the 2024 Bookmarks Prize.
The Bookmarks Prize is awarded to selected graduates for high quality and innovative use of the book form shown at the Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Shows. It is open to all students across the Schools of Art and Design.
Jane Hyslop, Lecturer in Painting & Illustration at ECA, who curated this display says “In 2024 it was a pleasure to select three graduates to receive the award: Daniyyel Ironside (School of Art, Intermedia), Charlotte Brooke Simm (School of Design, Textiles) and Honor Dodd (School of Design, Jewellery).
The prize itself offered the opportunity to showcase work at BOOKMARKS 2025 which was held at Edinburgh College of Art in March 2025.”
The shortlist of prize winners was as follows:
Honor Dodd – BA (Hons) Jewellery
Daniyyel Ironside – BA (Hons) Intermedia
Charlotte Brooke Simm – BA (Hons) Textiles
Aner Wang -BA (Hons) Illustration
& Commended Collective:
SPRITZ – Flora Luckman, Ally McKay, Lucy Parker, BA (Hons) Illustration.
The display will continue until 11th May 2025, and is accessible to the public, Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 4.45pm.
ECA Bookmarks Bookfair: 5th March 2025
Make your way to the ECA Sculpture Court at Lauriston campus Main Building from 1.00pm to 7.00pm to enjoy the annual ECA Bookmarks Bookfair! Your opportunity to buy prints, zines, artists’ books, cards, pin badges, t-shirts and other wonders made by our ECA Art and Design students, and friends from Scottish colleges and arts organisations.
Poster art by Rosie Wang, ECA Illustration student, rosieee_art on Insta…
Dissertation and Thesis Festival 24-28 February 2025
Want to boost your library research skills? Interested in finding out more about library resources for your research question? Looking for help with managing bibliographic and research data?
Join us for the Library’s week-long programme of events to help you succeed with your dissertation or thesis.
We’re offering a range of online sessions including EndNote for managing references, SAGE Research Methods and Literature reviews: functions, types and methods.
If you prefer to attend in-person events, why not come along to our Dissertation & Thesis Festival Discovery Day on Wednesday 26 February!
We’re celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with a day of LGBTQ+ themed events in the Main Library, featuring :
- Stalls with information, freebies and advice on library resources
- Deep dive sessions into our digital primary sources
- Hands on session with our unique archival resources
Information and booking for all events is available here
We look forward to welcoming you!
Display in ECA Library: Semester 2
We wish all our students and staff a very productive semester 2, and invite you to come along to ECA Library to enjoy our new display of book works by artist and print maker Susie Wilson.
We are fortunate to have several artists’ books in our collection by Susie, in addition to the major boxed work she created in response to her residency at ECA library in 2016.
The works featured are:
Cabinet on left:
1: Flutter, Edinburgh, 2011
2: Inside Outside, Edinburgh, 2011
3: Hidden Inside, Edinburgh, 2011
4: Tunnel, Edinburgh, 2011
5: Insect Life, Edinburgh, 2011
Cabinet on right:
6: Untitled, Edinburgh, 2016
For more information about Susie’s work click here. [This display has now closed.]
Festive season at ECA and A&A Libraries
All the staff of ECA and A&A Libraries wish our students and staff a very happy and restorative festive holiday. Please note the following opening and closing dates for our libraries over the festive season:
ECA Library: Closed on 21st and 22nd December; open until 4.50pm on Monday 23rd December; then closed until 9.00am on Friday 3rd January 2025.
A&A Library: Closed on 21st and 22nd December; open until 4.50pm on Monday 23rd December; then closed until 9.00am on Friday 3rd January 2025.
Main Library, George Square: open until 2.45pm on Tuesday 24th December, closed for 25th and 26th December, then open from 9.00am 27th December. Also closed on 1st and 2nd January 2025. For full details click here.
Happy holidays!
