Library of the Week: 7th March: We are very happy this week to feature the incredible Manchester Public Libraries. Find out more about their amazing Special and Rare Collections including The Henry Watson Music Library, The Gaskell Collection and Theatre Collections. Thank you very much to Manchester Public Libraries for taking part and we can’t […]
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Leadhills Miners’ Library
Library of the Week : 28th February : This week we feature the amazing Leadhills Miners’ Library in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. John Crawford, Chair of the Leadhills Heritage Trust shares with us this brilliant piece about the library, its history and the incredible collections available in Britain’s oldest subscription library. Thank you very much to […]
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The Jisc/OCLC National Metadata Agreement
We are pleased to announce that Jisc and OCLC have signed an agreement that means academic and specialist libraries across the UK will have better access to fit-for-purpose catalogue records, and an enhanced ability to share and reuse bibliographic metadata. Building on the aims of Plan M and the recommendations coming out of the ‘Remodelling […]
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Aga Khan Library
Library of the Week: 21st February: This week we have chosen the incredible Aga Khan Library in London. Find out more in this piece by Pedro Sánchez about the history of the library, the amazing collections (including rare and special collections) as well as more information on their digital collections. Thank you so much to […]
Library of the Week: 14th February : We are so happy this week to feature The International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Anna Edwards (Archivist) shares with us this incredible piece about the work of the Foundation, its history and the amazing collections in the library and archive including a spotlight on Burgess and his favourite writer, […]