Death, scandal and a disputed election
To write of a disputed election at this moment in time may be thought to invite controversy, to tempt fate, or at least to be […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: When a Greek Manuscript is … German
Not all Greek manuscripts are Greek. It may sound strange, but you only need to remember that many Greek manuscripts kept in libraries all over […]
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Cape Town Anti-Convict Petition, 1849
The Royal Commonwealth Society Department is delighted to announce that it has digitized one of the most fascinating items in its collection: a parchment roll […]
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Digitisation of the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: a reflection on digital technologies and collective memory
My name is Raffaella Losito, and in March 2020 I had the great privilege to join the Digital Content Unit team as a Digitisation Technician […]
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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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Spreadsheets, shelflists & scones: Special Collections works from home
On Wednesday 18th March the University Library closed its doors to readers, in line with government advice around COVID-19. That afternoon saw many of Cambridge’s […]
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Queen Mary’s South Asian tour scrapbooks, 1905-1906
The Royal Commonwealth Society department has digitised a fascinating series of scrapbooks documenting the Royal Visit to India in 1905-06 by the Prince and Princess […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: It’s not all about pretty pixels
The Digital Content Unit (DCU) is the Library department responsible for the digitisation of special collections and the creation of other audio-visual content. The earliest […]
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The Falkland Islands and South Georgia
The Royal Commonwealth Society department has just released four collections of photographs, artwork and maps relating to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia on Cambridge […]
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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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