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Published Date
September 8, 2020

#StillSpecial: Google Arts & Culture launch

Written by UMASCS Librarian, Claire Clough  We have some exciting news to share with you – we have become the newest member…

Published Date
September 8, 2020

New “testbed” for digital archives funded by a National Archives grant

  Throughout 2020 we have continued to find innovate ways to enable access to collections. This week our service has…

Published Date
August 24, 2020

Update: Bookings now open for the Special Collections Reading Room

  We are very pleased to announce that we are now able to take bookings for readers to access our…

Published Date
August 12, 2020

Update: Re-opening of Special Collections Service Reading Room

  We are looking forward to welcoming researchers back to The MERL and the University of Reading Special Collections reading…

Published Date
July 28, 2020

Update: Teaching with Collections

Today, we are publishing details of the many options available for University of Reading staff who wish to teach with…

Published Date
July 17, 2020

Resources You Can Use from Home 4: Archives, Libraries, and Other Useful Websites.

This blog post was compiled and researched by Antonia Love, Graduate Trainee Archives Assistant, and written by Ted Simonds, Graduate…

Published Date
July 10, 2020

Resources You Can Use from Home 3: Subject-Specific Resources

This blog post was compiled and researched by Antonia Love, Graduate Trainee Archives Assistant, and written by Ted Simonds, Graduate…

Published Date
July 10, 2020

Update: New Digital Access to Special Collections

Today, we are publishing our plans to increase digital access to our collections. The new digital access guide is available…

Published Date
July 1, 2020

Resources You Can Use from Home 2: Primary Sources (Books & Newspapers)

This blog post was compiled and researched by Antonia Love, Graduate Trainee Archives Assistant, and written by Ted Simonds, Graduate…