Christmas Carols from the Library Choir
It’s that time of year again, when Christmas will soon be upon us. As such, the Library ‘blog choir’ couldn’t pass on the chance to sing some Christmas music. For […]
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Day 138. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
16th December 1859: Friday 16th. Triming Ballast. Wind aft. Light Breeze. Making very little water. In Lat
Looking ahead to the next REF
The results for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) are due in this week, but work is already well under way to prepare for the next one! What is the REF? The REF is a system for assessing the quality and…
New e-Resource – English Historical Documents Online
Perhaps the most important historical undertaking of our age... one of the most valuable historical works ever produced.'Times Literary Supplement We're pleased to announce that permanent access to English Historical…
Lighting the Past: The Reserve Collection, Part 1
After beginning on the 7th November 2013, the Lighting the Past Team has finally finished the general Reserve Collection, 54 weeks later, on the 21st November 2014. The fifth and […]
Trial e-Resource – Pravda Digital Archive
Trial e-Resource – Cambridge Archive Editions Online
We have a trial of Cambridge Archive Editions Online, a valuable full-text e-book database, until 31 January 2015. Cambridge Archive Editions, an imprint of Cambridge University Press, publishes primary source…
Trial e-Resource – Social Science Journals database
We have a trial of Proquest's Social Science Journals database until 8 January 2015.Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those with a need to access a wide variety of social science journals. The…
Day 131. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
9th December 1859:
Friday 9th. Head wind continued until about 10 PM when…
New Acquisitions: Hand-coloured 1589 Luther Bible
Earlier this year the rare books team acquired a significant, and rather pretty, addition to its developing Bible Collection. This Bible, a 1589 folio production of Luther’s edition, was […]