Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions
Journal Article
Baverstock, A., Steinitz, J., Webster-Henderson, B., Bryars, L., Cairncross, S., Ennis, L., …McLuckie, C. (2018)
Using pre-arrival shared reading to promote a sense of community: A case study across two institutions. Logos, 29(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-02904005
Seeking to improve student enrolment, engagement, and retention, Kingston University began a pre-arrival shared reading scheme in 2014–2015, sending a free book to every stude...
Tauchnitz and Albatross: “a community of interests” in English-language paperback publishing 1934-1951.
Journal Article
McCleery, A. (2006)
Tauchnitz and Albatross: “a community of interests” in English-language paperback publishing 1934-1951. Library. 7, 297-316. doi:10.1093/library/7.3.297. ISSN 0024-2160
This article draws on a variety of archival sources to re-examine the relationship between Tauchnitz Editions and the Albatross Press from 1934 to 1951. In particular, it atte...
Belonging: Blurring the Boundaries
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., & Craighill, S. (2014)
Belonging: Blurring the Boundaries. In The European Conference on Education 2014: Official Conference Proceedings. , (79-90
This paper explores Whitchurch’s (2008) notion of the ‘third space’ in the context of articulating students from Further Education to Higher Education. This research appropria...
Scoping and mapping intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: final report
Journal Article
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2008)
Scoping and mapping intangible cultural heritage in Scotland: final report. Museums Galleries Scotland, 1-55
The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Scotland requires to be accorded a status which is equal to that of the material culture of Scotland. If this is not currently the ca...
Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland
Presentation / Conference
Gray, A. (2021, March)
Advocacy in Action: How a university shared reading project reaches homeless readers in Scotland. Paper presented at AdvanceHE Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Online
This paper provides genuine insight into the rationale for an approach to inclusivity that penetrates to the very edges of society. It underpins the need to find better method...
Letting others do the work for you: the use of a wiki in creating a large-scale dataset.
Presentation / Conference
Gunn, L. (2009, June)
Letting others do the work for you: the use of a wiki in creating a large-scale dataset. Paper presented at Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
The problems of creating a large and diverse dataset for public online access are common across a number of fields and disciplines, particularly where the resources available ...