It was a great pleasure to welcome Madeleine Albright, the former US Secretary of State, to the Library when she visited the Slavonic, Russian and East European collections on Thursday, 9 September, accompanied by the Principal and the Czech Ambassador…. Read More ›
At this time of year Library staff are starting to order and process material for next semester. We like to make sure that we have enough copies of the books, journal articles and other information that you will be recommending… Read More ›
Archive Services are pleased to make available online for the first time, a rare logbook, charting a Scottish sailors’ life on one of Nelson’s ships. Andrew Service, born in Port Glasgow in 1781, served on the HMS Medusa as a sailor in the… Read More ›
A great way of keeping track of what items you have borrowed from the library is using our Reading History option on your library record. Simply login to your online library record (Using your name and 14 digit barcode number),… Read More ›
For the month of March be on the lookout for library staff with “Here to Help” badges and folder situated throughout the library building. Following last years successful pilot of Roving Enquiry Staff we will be once again taking to the floors… Read More ›
Now available in the library: The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. Published in late October, the Historical Thesaurus is the product of over 40 years’ work by a team of editors and contributors based at the University of… Read More ›
Ripping Yarns, Jolly Hockey Sticks, and Lashings of Lemonade The Library has now acquired a wonderful collection of children’s literature items, dating from the middle of the nineteen century up to the nineteen thirties. It includes examples of all the… Read More ›
Last week we changed over the Library books that are on display in the Hunterian Museum as part of the Hunter: man, medic and collector exhibition. As usual, the two books now on exhibition are from William Hunter’s magnificent 18th… Read More ›
October’s Book of the Month is “Photographic Pleasures” by Cuthbert Bede. The book is a comical and satirical Victorian work about development of early photography, and it provides a concise insight into the world of Victorian photography. The book, published… Read More ›
Well done to everyone who has come through the excitement of Freshers week and is now facing the prospect of settling down to lectures, tutorials and seminars. Many of you will have been given lists of things you are meant… Read More ›
