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• New books in the Library Week Beg 22nd April 2013

  By Kay Munro on May 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Below is a selection of books recently received by the Library. This selection is part of a larger collection of recently received books currently on display on Level 3 of the Main Library. Books are available on this display for… Read More ›

• Blogathon on Needle Painting:

  By louiserobertson2012 on May 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Reblogged from louiserobertsondotcom: By Edwin J Hutchison on May 3rd, 2013.  As part of my postgraduate MLitt in Technical Art History, I undertook a work placement with the Special Collections Department:  based in the Conservation Studio and supervised by Louise… Read More ›

• Glasgow Incunabula Project update (1/5/13)

  By Julie Gardham on May 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Nearly all the books in this batch are from the library of Professor John Ferguson. As we know (or should do – if you have been reading previous incunabula blogs!), Ferguson sought “completeness” in his collecting strategy; as a keen… Read More ›

• New books in the Library – 8th – 19th April 2013

  By Kay Munro on April 26, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Below is a selection of books recently received by the Library. This selection is part of a larger collection of recently received books currently on display on Level 3 of the Main Library. Books are available on this display for… Read More ›

• The International Heritage Project: South East Asia GRAB Lunch

  By sammaddra on April 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  On Wednesday April 24th the International Heritage Project put on a pop up display for the South East Asia GRAB lunch, with items reflecting the University’s links with Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei. From Special collections we had two… Read More ›

• Library Survey – thank you for your comments!

  By mcsinclair on April 24, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Thank you to everyone who completed the LibQUAL+ survey.  This year over 1,800 valid surveys were submitted.  The purpose of this survey, known as LibQUAL+, is to measure perceptions and expectations of our users, so that we can provide the… Read More ›

• Vox Populi: The Voice of the ‘Wee Society’: the Referenda Experience in Scottish Local Government since 1868

  By Elaine Anderson on April 23, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Todays seminar; “Vox Populi: The Voice of the ‘Wee Society’: the Referenda Experience in Scottish Local Government since 1868” is a great opportunity to highlight relevant material that we hold in the library’s Maps, Official Publications and Statistics Unit. A… Read More ›

• Aubrey Fair Boyd, by Fiona Scott

  By emmaeanthony on April 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  When spending time in the Archives, trying to piece together a life using dates, signatures and brief references in meeting minutes, finding a voice seems an unreasonable hope. In the case of Glasgow Uni student Aubrey Fair Boyd, the unreasonable… Read More ›

• New books in the Library, week beg April 1st 2013

  By Kay Munro on April 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Below is a selection of books recently received by the Library. This selection is part of a larger collection of recently received books currently on display on Level 3 of the Main Library. Books are available on this display for… Read More ›

• Glasgow Incunabula Project update (17/4/13)

  By Julie Gardham on April 17, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Our beautifully preserved copy of the anonymous Fiore novello estratto dalla Bibbia is one of those satisfying books where we can (unusually!) trace the provenance back to the 15th century. Its decorated opening page incorporates the coat of arms of its first owner, the… Read More ›

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