Echoes from the vault
The University Library’s Special Collections blog highlights items from the collections to explore their past and context.
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On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computer service in St Andrews. In…
Date 2 December 2022
It’s World Digital Preservation Day today, with the theme ‘Digits: for Good’. Wishing our colleagues at the DPC and those working to…
Date 3 November 2022
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computer service in St Andrews. In…
Date 31 October 2022
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The Lavves and Actes of Parliament, maid be King Iames the First
In this final post by former students of the Mary Queen of Scots module, Fergus reflects on a composite edition of the Acts of the Scottish Parliament. Prior to the advent of the internet, keeping the public abreast of…
The beginning of the service
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computer service in St Andrews. In celebration of its Silver Jubilee in 1990, the Computing Lab issued a special supplement…
The role of Astronomy in the establishment of the University Computing Laboratory in St Andrews
On the 4th January 1965 the University of St Andrews Computing Laboratory started a full-time computer service in St Andrews. In celebration of its Silver Jubilee in 1990, the Computing Lab issued a special supplement…