News and Views
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Published Date
- November 3, 2015
Delightful and Useful Verities: Rider’s British Merlin
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian The Rider’s British Merlin is a charming almanac featuring a variety of ‘delightful…
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Published Date
- November 2, 2015
1915-2015: The Great War remembered – Special Collections Service Seminar Series
An interesting a timely new seminar series offered by the Special Collections Service begins here tomorrow, 1-2 pm in our…
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Published Date
- October 31, 2015
Magic and the Occult – Agrippa: De Occulta Philosophia
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Happy Halloween! To celebrate the spookiest day of the year here is a…
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Published Date
- October 30, 2015
Keats: A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian This weekend sees the 220th birthday of English Romantic poet John Keats. The…
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Published Date
- October 23, 2015
Behind the scenes: getting to know readers old and new
Hello, my name is Erika Delbecque and like Louise, I am new to UMASCS. I am, however, not new to…
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Published Date
- October 21, 2015
Behind the Scenes: A Tour of Treasures!
Hello! My name is Louise Cowan and I’m a new member of staff here at UMASCS. Although my official role…
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Published Date
- August 21, 2015
From Devon to Derbyshire, the Shell Guides to Great Britain
This blog post first appeared earlier this week on Our Country Lives: the new MERL blog. The Shell Guides we already hold…
