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November 12, 2015

Travel Thursday – Thursday’s Child Has Far To Go

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian On alternate Thursdays for the next few months we will be exploring some…

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November 6, 2015

Siegfried Sassoon: The hell where youth and laughter go

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Each year on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday closest to 11th…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…