News and Views
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Published Date
- September 18, 2013
Heritage Open Days: Behind the scenes at Special Collections
As part of last weekend’s national Heritage Open Days event, MERL and Special Collections offered ‘behind the scenes’ tours, from a…
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Published Date
- September 12, 2013
To glove or not to glove
What happens when you put on gloves? Can you handle clasps, ties or other delicate items? Can you turn a…
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Published Date
- August 30, 2013
Favourite finds: Come to the Farm
I’m Liz McCarthy, one of the two UMASCS Librarians. One of the best parts of my job is discovering things –…
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- August 13, 2013
Freud at Reading
Brian Ryder is one of our volunteers here at Special Collections. Brian’s history with Reading collections is a long one;…
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Published Date
- August 9, 2013
Behind the scenes: Hogarth Press transcription project
Our latest post comes from Dale, who has recently completed a six week UROP placement here at special collections. Dale…
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Published Date
- July 24, 2013
Recent highlights from twitter
Do you follow us on Twitter (we’re @UniRdg_SpecColl)? Our staff regularly share images and snippets from our collections on Twitter,…
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Published Date
- July 20, 2013
Favourite Find: Aubrey Beardsley’s illustrations for ‘The Rape of the Lock’
I’m Fiona Melhuish, and in my work with the Special Collections rare books I get lots of opportunities to spotlight…
