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.

The Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust - A National Treasure II (Saturday 27 September 2008)

A National Treasure II - a celebration of the music of Gordon Duncan Sat 27 September 2008 7.30pm PERTH CONCERT HALL featuring Tunes For Gordon, new music specially written by:

Ross Ainslie border pipes/whistle/cittern

Jarlath Henderson uilleann pipes/whistles Mairearad Green accordion John Somerville accordion and performed with: Mike Bryan guitar Dougie Hudson percussion Conrad Ivitsky bass Hamish Napier piano special guests: Andrew Carlisle Highland pipes Brian Finnegan flute Hannah Fisher fiddle Kyle Howie Highland pipes Tangi Josset bombarde Anxo Lorenzo gaita Cathy Ann MacPhee vocals Yannick Martin biniou Sheila Stewart vocals Vale Veterans Pipe Band 01738 621 031 www.horsecross.co.uk

BooksFromScotland.com

Here's a useful website run by Publishing Scotland - BooksFromScotland.com

Early Clarsach Recital in Glasgow, 13 August 2008, 3.30 pm

Piping Live is an international Piping festival in Glasgow. You can hear a clarsach (traditional Scottish harp) recital at an art exhibition in Hutcheson's Hall, Glasgow, on the afternoon of Wednesday 13th August 2008.

Sibelius Student Composer of the Year (up to 18 years)

You can enter this competition so long as you're no older than 18. Not had your birthday yet? Then get composing! Visit the website.

GRADBritain Summer 08

The latest issue of the e-magazine for postgraduate researchers - GRADBritain Summer 08. Worth a read.

Graduate Junction - postgraduate networking

Graduate Junction -

"Welcome to the Global Graduate Research Network The Graduate Junction is a brand new website for Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers working in any field all over the world. The Graduate Junction is the first website to give graduate researchers an easy way of making contact and communicating with other researchers who share their research interests no matter which department, institution or country they work in." Interested? Why not give it a try. Although the network is very new, it is already yielding potentially useful contacts worldwide.

Mind the skills gap! Information handling training for researchers

The Research Information Network has this month published a report suggesting that not all researchers are up to speed with the new technologies. Read it here.

You've got a degree - now what?

Here's another helpful posting from jobs.ac.uk. For anyone jobseeking:-

Hunter and Hunted by Gill Sharp Are you looking for a new job? Where do you start? Many people fondly imagine that the answer is to place their CV with a recruitment agency and wait for the interview offers to start rolling in. The reality is actually quite different, so before starting your job search consult these top ten tips for success... Read the full article by visiting the link below. http://go.jobs.ac.uk/link/hunt/

Online Gaelic-English-Gaelic Dictionary

Here's a useful resource which might get you out of a tricky spot:- http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/dictionary.htm It'll be "catalogued" on the Whittaker Library system so you can find it easily. Where? Under Gaelic Dictionary, of course!

Joan Armatrading comes to RSAMD!

Joan Armatrading is a legendary singer-songwriter who made her name on the folk circuit at a time when black women singers had a lot less recognition in the UK. And she's singing in Glasgow at RSAMD on Wednesday 25 June. Have you bought your ticket? (Two days later, she'll be doing a one-off gig in London, and theLondonblog is waxing lyrical already - some indication of the treat that's in store. And she's coming here first!)

Completing application forms for academic jobs

Another helpful posting from our friends at jobs.ac.uk - view it here.

Times Higher Education reveals student plagiarism figures

In Times Higher Education last week, Rebecca Attwood discovered 143 students had been expelled from HE institutions. Read the article here. Link provided by CILIP Weekly Information World.

John Ireland playing the piano

Just donated to the Whittaker Library at RSAMD - a CD of John Ireland accompanying his own Violin Sonatas. Check the catalogue for the location.