Who is involved?
SAPPHIRE is a consortium with Napier University, Edinburgh as the lead institution and Queen Margaret University, also in Edinburgh, as its collaborative partner
Project Co-directors
Professor David Finkelstein, Media, Communication & Sociology, Queen Margaret University
Professor Alistair McCleery, Scottish Centre for the Book, Napier University
Research Assistants
Dr Linda Fleming, Napier University
Sarah Bromage, Napier University
Wendy Ugolini, Napier University
Advisory Panel
William Bauermeister, Edinburgh Booksellers Society
Dr Iain Beavan, Special Collections and Archives, University of Aberdeen
Professor Callum Brown, University of Dundee
Dr Helen Clark, City of Edinburgh Council Museums,
Bernulf Clegg Scottish Printing Archival Trust
Dr Heather Holmes, Independent Researcher
Grace McCaig, City of Edinburgh Council Libraries
Dr Margaret Mackay, School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Click here for a picture of the SAPPHIRE Team