News and Views
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Published Date
- November 17, 2015
Display of annotated rare books at ‘Books in unexpected places’ event
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian While writing in books is generally discouraged, annotations and marginalia in books can offer valuable insights…
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Published Date
- November 16, 2015
Introducing Reading Readers
Our Reading Room Supervisor, Adam Lines, introduces Reading Readers, a new feature for the University of Reading Special Collections blog….
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Published Date
- November 13, 2015
Robert Louis Stevenson
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Today celebrates the 165th birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, most famous for his…
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Published Date
- 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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Published Date
- 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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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…
