Adult Directions

Adult Directions is a careers matching programme that provides you with career ideas and information and lets you explore your own career options.

Adult Directions is available on the Bank of Scotland computers.

User guides for Adult Directions are available in the RTRC.

Please ask at the Enquiry Desk if you need any assistance using this resource.

Statistical Accounts of Scotland

The two Statistical Accounts of Scotland provide important source material for the whole of Scotland, covering a wide spectrum of subjects including agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs.

The Statistical Accounts comprise county and parish descriptions compiled by Church of Scotland clergy. It was published between 1791 - 1799 and again in 1845.

You can access the Statistical Accounts at http://edina.ac.uk/statacc/

You must have an Athens username and password to access this resource. You can obtain this by contacting the Enquiry Desk.

Internet Detective

Internet Detective, a free online tutorial designed to help students
develop the critical thinking required for their Internet research, is
available at:

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/


The tutorial offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of websites
and highlights the need for care when selecting online information sources
for university or college work.

It takes around 1 hour to complete the tutorial.