Articles tagged with 'library' | University of Manchester

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...

When you get back, we’ll be ready to support your revision with extra study spaces, extended opening hours, helpful workshops and surprise treats to help you do your best in your January exams. From 6 January, the Main Library will be open until 2...

For the last three years, colleagues from The University of Manchester, University of Leeds and University of Oxford have been working together on a project researching the commentary tradition of the poetic works of the Italian Renaissance figure Fr...

Between 6 December 2019 and 12 January 2020, no Library items will be subject to being recalled by other Library users. If you urgently require a book during this period, and all copies of that item are out on loan, please speak to a member of sta...

You may not realise that some of our Special Collections remain a mystery to us. Constant work is undertaken to explore and catalogue our own collections. For instance, Dr Joanne Edge has, since August 2018, been improving and digitising the Latin...

We’re launching a new online portal which will allow Postgraduate students and staff to pay their Library fines more easily online. At present, only Undergraduate students are able to conveniently pay Library fines online. However, from the week o...

Following months of improvement works, our newly refurbished Special Collections Reading Room has now reopened. The renovated Reading Room, on the fourth floor of The John Rylands Library, features a fully redesigned workspace, improved securi...

Develop your digital communications skills and explore the online world with Digital Society, the UCIL course unit run by the Library. Studying entirely online, you’ll learn invaluable practical skills to shape your digital identity. Digital Socie...

The Library’s online student survey is live from today, Monday, 4 November and runs until Sunday, 8 December 2019. It’s a chance for you to have your say and tell us about your experience of the Library. Your feedback is important as it helps us i...