Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland

New Report Launched this week by Napier University - Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland: the Way Forward You can read this report in the Whittaker Library at RSAMD.

Knuston Hall - music courses in Northamptonshire

Whittaker has just received the latest brochure from Knuston Hall. This adult education centre offers year-round courses and events in:

• music,
• arts and crafts,
• languages,
• personal development,
• computing and IT ...

Any staff/ students with adult music pupils might well find something to interest them here.

SIBMAS: Capturing the Essence of Performance

SIBMAS 2008 - RSAMD, Glasgow 25-29 August

Capturing the essence of performance: the challenges of intangible heritage.

RSAMD hosted a big international conference last week - the organisation was SIBMAS, the international association for libraries and museums of the performing arts. SIBMAS meets every 2 years for an international conference, and it was an honour that RSAMD, Glasgow hosted it this year.

Organised with flair and precision by Alan Jones - who is the SIBMAS Vice-President and our own Drama Librarian - the whole week went fantastically well. Crowds of happy faces bore witness to that. Alan - the applause at the end was well-deserved!

Conference website - click here

Widening Participation

Postgrads and Job-Seekers!

The jobs.ac.uk people have just posted a page about WP - Widening Participation. If you're going for an academic post, it pays to be up-to-date on government initiatives, so - read on!

Widening Participation

Research is cool You knew that, really. If you're contemplating or starting research, or if you're fairly new in your research path, then researchiscool.com will be just what you need. They're not kidding you - here's how the site describes itself:-

ABOUT RESEARCH IS COOL Research is Cool is the first research recruitment & social networking site of its kind. Researchers at all stages of their career can use our social networking features (R-Net) to find others from across the world that share their particular research interests. In addition, those at the begining of their research career such as current or prospective postgraduates and postdocs can find research vacancies and career advice tailored to their level of expertise. We advertise research assistant jobs, postdoctoral positions, postgraduate studentships and postgraduate courses such as Masters and PhDs. Happy searching and please email us to let us know what you think of the site and how we can improve it.

The helpful people at jobs.ac.uk have posted an article about relocating for work. Read it here.