News and Views

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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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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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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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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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…

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July 17, 2013

An A to Z exhibition: Agriculture to Zoology and beyond

Our library and archives hold a wide range of collections that touch on many of the areas studies here at…

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July 10, 2013

Manuscript of Beckett’s Murphy acquired

The University has acquired the working manuscript of Samuel Beckett’s first major work, Murphy, at the cost of £962,500, at…

Published Date
July 9, 2013

Behind the Scenes: Current research at Special Collections

To kick off our ‘Behind the Scenes’ series, we thought we’d take a quick look at the variety of research…