Articles tagged with 'library' | University of Manchester

Thank you for all your support in working with the Library to get your teaching resources and reading lists ready for Semester 1.  We now need your help to ensure we have everything ready for your students for Semester 2. Here’s what you need to know...

If you need research resources that the Library does not currently hold electronically, then the Library will get them for you (subject to electronic availability). The Order a Book service is free; the Order an Article service incurs a £2 adminis...

Professor Lou Kushnick OBE and Northern Police Monitoring Project will deliver a pre-recorded talk followed by a live Q&A session. The intention is discuss the centrality of racism and the creation of whiteness which fundamentally denies the human...

The series is called Opening Remarks and is hosted by Clare Liggins and Steve Carlton. The first episode focusses on research data management and invites Dr Eleanor Warren, Chris Gibson and Bill Ayres to discuss the topic. Steve Carlton explained:...

The latest addition to the Manchester Digital Collections is a selection of vibrant materials covering six core themes from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic experience. The themes range from royalism to military affairs. The materials are f...

All exhibitions, events and schools workshops are cancelled. For researchers, visits are by appointment only and are only available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please contact uml.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk for further information an...

The Library is here to support your learning throughout your University experience, even if it’s not what you expected it would be this semester. We provide students with access to resources like books, journals and databases, training to help you...

Following the shocking murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 and the worldwide protests that it provoked, we have taken time to reflect on the implications for us and the steps that we need to take at The University of Manchester Library ...

This will affect access to systems and services connected to the University network in AGLC including our Wi-Fi and wired network. To reduce the potential impact on our staff, students and the re-opening pilots in AGLC, the work on both days will ...

The University of Manchester Library has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation. Accredited Archive Services ensure the long-term collection, preservation and accessibility of our archive heritage. Accreditation is the UK quality standard whic...

As lockdown restrictions ease, we’re working hard to safely reopen our Library sites so you can access our physical collections and study spaces again. We will be conducting a phased reopening. The pilot phase will begin on Monday, 27 July 2020, when...

The Library is working on reopening some of our physical buildings to pilot a click and collect service at Main Library, limited study space at the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons and limited access to Special Collections materials held at The John Ryl...

The latest addition to Manchester Digital Collections, Arthur Reavil’s photographic album of Women’s Work in Wartime, which is held at The John Rylands Library, provides a glimpse into an extremely important time of social upheaval on the Homefront. ...

DigiLab has been running Code Club in the training room of the AGLC for the past two years. It's a weekly two hour drop in for any student or staff member to come along and get support with coding. We have a team of facilitators on hand to help, whet...

The Library has migrated as many of its services online as possible while its sites are closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have the largest ebook collections in the UK accessible via Library Search. Contact us via Library Chat anytime to get...

You can use our online portal to get help from a Library expert or book a virtual appointment. Essential skills for online learning - a flexible training course to help you develop skills to get the most out of being an online learner.  Subject...

Since the campus closure, the Library has been working to make as many teaching resources available electronically as possible. We now need you to work with us to ensure all online reading lists and teaching resources are ready for the new academic y...

Unfortunately, due to government restrictions and the closure of University buildings we are unable to accept book returns until the campus begins to physically re-open. Automatic renewals until 2021 However, we have renewed library books until...

New research has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments housed at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, which were previously thought to be blank, do in fact contain text. ...

This advice is correct at the time of publication of this news article. If you have health concerns then you should refer to the NHS website as recommended by Public Health England. For other queries regarding the current situation, email coronavi...

We’re working with publishers to make additional reading list resources available electronically this semester. To support students studying online during the COVID-19 outbreak, publishers have made some textbooks from University of Manchester rea...

Whilst we’re unable to physically access our collections during this period of unprecedented self-isolation, work on our digital collections continues unabated. A new digital collection, containing key works of Middle English literature, has been ...

As part of The University of Manchester’s response to coronavirus, The John Rylands Library is currently closed and will remain closed until further notice. All exhibitions, events and schools workshops are cancelled. We don’t know how long the L...

The Careers team will be on hand to answer any careers questions that you have. Students from all years and degree subjects are welcome to drop-in and have a chat. The sessions will be taking place on: 25 February 2020, 10am-12pm 04 March...

On Saturday, 8 and Sunday, 9 February, the first floor of The John Rylands Library will be closed to the public. Please bear this in mind if you’re planning to visit. Our current exhibition, Seeing the Invisible, and the Rylands Gallery will be cl...

Love Data Week is an annual social media event that raises awareness of topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, reuse as well as Library-based research data services. This year it runs from 10 - 14 February and events inclu...

About the survey The National Student Survey is open from now until 30 April 2020. The NSS allows you to say both what you liked and what you think could be improved about your University experience. Complete the survey Prize draw and...

The new image viewer allows enhanced viewing and manipulation of ultra-high quality images, with a parallel display of text, audio and video content: View Manchester Digital Collections Research opportunities Manchester Digital Collectio...

To celebrate the end of Semester 1 exams we’re giving you the chance to win an Amazon Fire 7 tablet and £40 worth of Amazon vouchers in our #UoMLibraryLife Instagram competition. How to enter: Share an original photo or video on Instagram sho...

The University of Manchester Library has been awarded funding by Arts Council England to tackle the huge challenges involved in managing and making accessible modern literary archives in digital formats. Access to email archives is fraught with te...