News and Views
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Published Date
- October 4, 2020
Giovanni Battista Piranesi and the glory of Rome
by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian Hidden away in our collections store, amongst the rows of archive boxes, are the oversize…
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Published Date
- September 22, 2020
#StillSpecial: Virtual Reading Room launch
Come on in! We are delighted to announce the launch of our Virtual Reading Room. When COVID-19 put a temporary…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
