Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Today the theme of Explore Your Archives is Archive Animals so weâre going to have a look at some of our wonderful archive […]
PhD student Matt tells us about his time spent studying material within the world-renowned Samuel Beckett archive, and the archive of actor Billie Whitelaw. I am researching the production histories […]
As part of the Explore Your Archive campaign, weâve been looking at the role of archivists. Here we look at the work involved in dealing with a newly acquired collection, […]
For the second in our Reading Readers series, Jenny tells us about the exciting discoveries she has made about the world of publishing in the Chatto & Windus letter books. I […]
Join us for a fascinating series of short talks, discussions and displays at the Museum of English Rural Life on Saturday 21 November, 11.00am â 4.00pm. As part of the […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian While writing in books is generally discouraged, annotations and marginalia in books can offer valuable insights into the impact of books in their contemporary and later contexts. As part […]
Our Reading Room Supervisor, Adam Lines, introduces Reading Readers, a new feature for the University of Reading Special Collections blog. On a daily basis, members of the public, students and […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Today celebrates the 165th birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, most famous for his classic novels âTreasure Islandâ and âDr Jekyll and Mr Hydeâ. […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian On alternate Thursdays for the next few months we will be exploring some of UMASCS collectionsâ fascinating atlases, maps and travel journals. The […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Each year on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday closest to 11th November or Armistice Day, we remember and honour the achievements […]