Archive Management System update
Migration The focus of the project remains migrating records from our legacy systems on to ArchivesSpace. Alongside ongoing work on the University Library’s AtoM data, […]
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A Journey in Isolation: A Postcard Travelogue
“Today’s journey with the Map Department’s postcard collection…” or words to this effect have been a welcome companion as I’ve Tweeted my progress through several […]
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An earthen pot full of bones: true crime in Sutton
An extraordinary set of sworn testimonies in the assize files for the Isle of Ely shed light on the curious case of a missing child. […]
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Archive Management System update
This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System project. There are many significant milestones for the AMS project coming this year and […]
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Archive Management System update
This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System project Migration A preliminary set of catalogues has been successfully migrated from the UL […]
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Books of Beasts: From Cambridge to California
Two Cambridge University Library bestiary manuscripts dating from the thirteenth century have made the transatlantic crossing for a spectacular new exhibition that opens today at […]
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Care in the handling of books
A reminder of good practice by Henry Creswick (University Librarian 1949-67), courtesy of the University Archives:
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“We had a lovely time of it and did good work” – Captain E. D. Ridley and the Battle of Loos
26.9.15 – Dear Mother, The great battle began yesterday and we are now full of wild rumours. On the 25th of September 1915 the Loos-Artois […]
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On a Roll: A New Acquisition
Cambridge University Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a late 13th-century rental roll originally made for the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Ipswich. […]
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LGBT History Month at the UL
During February the University Library joined with a number of colleges and other institutions across town and University to mark LGBT History Month, an annual […]
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