{"id":6,"date":"2024-06-27T14:14:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:07:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/","title":{"rendered":"Library services blog homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\" data-id=\"ac3a9937\"><div class=\"ct-posts-block\" data-prefix=\"blog\"><div class=\"entries\" data-archive=\"default\" data-layout=\"enhanced-grid\" data-cards=\"boxed\"><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-2370 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-resources tag-films tag-online-resources tag-plays tag-resources tag-shakespeare\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/shakespeare\/\" aria-label=\"From Page to Screen: Films You Didn\u2019t Know Were Based on Shakespeare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/889487f4-0c20-4cdd-ac55-f6a9ea1aa357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of William Shakespeare\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/889487f4-0c20-4cdd-ac55-f6a9ea1aa357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/889487f4-0c20-4cdd-ac55-f6a9ea1aa357-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/shakespeare\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">From Page to Screen: Films You Didn\u2019t Know Were Based on Shakespeare<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>You might think Shakespeare is all about old language, long speeches, and something you had to study at school. His stories are everywhere \u2014 including in films you\u2019ve probably already seen. Here are a few well-known movies that are actually\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/author\/trsandeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Theresa Sandeman\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Theresa Sandeman<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T12:56:19+00:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/resources\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-29\">Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-2363 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-dundee category-resources tag-leisure-reading tag-mcgonagall tag-poet tag-poetry\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/william-mcgonagall\/\" aria-label=\"William McGonagall: Dundee\u2019s favourite disastrously brilliant poet\u00a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/51R2LyLBM9L._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Book cover , Poetic Gems: Selected from the works of William McGonagall\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/51R2LyLBM9L._SY445_SX342_.jpg 334w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/04\/51R2LyLBM9L._SY445_SX342_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/william-mcgonagall\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">William McGonagall: Dundee\u2019s favourite disastrously brilliant poet\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Book cover , Poetic Gems: Selected from the works of William McGonagall If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;spent any time in Dundee,&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;probably heard&nbsp;the name&nbsp;William McGonagall&nbsp;\u2014 usually followed by a laugh, a raised eyebrow, or someone saying,&nbsp;\u201cyou have to read his stuff.\u201d&nbsp; And honestly?&nbsp;They\u2019re&nbsp;right.&nbsp; McGonagall is\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/author\/trsandeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Theresa Sandeman\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Theresa Sandeman<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-01T12:13:58+00:00\">April 1, 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/dundee\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-25\">Dundee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/resources\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-29\">Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-2351 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-open-research-publishing category-support tag-library-help tag-open-research tag-safepod tag-support\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/have-your-say\/\" aria-label=\"New Research Data Management web pages, have your say\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/37.-Use-of-library-space-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"student at study carousel\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/37.-Use-of-library-space-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/37.-Use-of-library-space-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/37.-Use-of-library-space-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/37.-Use-of-library-space.png 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/have-your-say\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Research Data Management web pages, have your say<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>We are updating the Library Services Research Data Management (RDM) web pages and we want to hear from you. What information would you like to get from the RDM support service? What do you need to know more about? We\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/author\/plsterlini\/\" title=\"Posts by Philippa Sterlini\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Philippa Sterlini<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T14:47:39+00:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/open-research-publishing\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-19\">Open Research and Publishing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/support\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-21\">Support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-2348 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-facilities category-open-research-publishing category-resources category-studying category-support tag-library-help tag-open-research tag-student-life tag-support\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/5-things\/\" aria-label=\"5 things the Library can help you with (that you might not be using&#8230; yet)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/students-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students on middle floor\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/students-2.png 643w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2025\/03\/students-2-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/5-things\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">5 things the Library can help you with (that you might not be using&#8230; yet)<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;be honest \u2014 most people think of the&nbsp;library&nbsp;as somewhere to sit, get your head down, and maybe panic slightly over a deadline.&nbsp; But&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;a lot more going on behind the scenes that can&nbsp;make&nbsp;your life easier\u2026 if you know about it.&nbsp; Here\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/author\/trsandeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Theresa Sandeman\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Theresa Sandeman<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-18T17:23:01+00:00\">March 18, 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/facilities\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-26\">Facilities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/open-research-publishing\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-19\">Open Research and Publishing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/resources\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-29\">Resources<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/studying\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-30\">Studying<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/support\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-21\">Support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-2329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-studying category-support tag-art tag-djcad tag-shona-finlay tag-student-life tag-study-room-name-series\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/finlay-room\/\" aria-label=\"International Women&#8217;s Week:  Discover the Finlay Room in DJCAD Library\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/Jazz-Painting-Oil-on-Canvas-768x805.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jazz Painting by Shona Finlay\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/Jazz-Painting-Oil-on-Canvas-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/Jazz-Painting-Oil-on-Canvas-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/03\/Jazz-Painting-Oil-on-Canvas.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/finlay-room\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">International Women&#8217;s Week:  Discover the Finlay Room in DJCAD Library<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Study Room Name Series:&nbsp; 6.&nbsp;The Finlay Room International Women\u2019s Week 2026 is a great time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across our communities. Here in the University of Dundee Library, one small way we do that is\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/author\/trsandeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Theresa Sandeman\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Theresa Sandeman<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-09T16:54:27+00:00\">March 9, 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/studying\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-30\">Studying<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/category\/support\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-21\">Support<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-x-large-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-9-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/posts\">View all posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest post from the library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":828,"featured_media":2004,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"has_hero_section":"default","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6},"vertical_spacing_source":"inherit","content_area_spacing":"none"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/828"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":178,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2203,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/2203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}