A Book of Ours: Manchester’s “Homeless” Engage with our Manuscripts
The Library is working with the arts organisation arthur+martha to facilitate the making of an illuminated manuscript at the Booth CentreContinue Reading
Category: Behind the scenes
Can You Name 5 Women Artists?
In this, Women’s History Month, The National Museum of Women in the Arts is challenging people to name 5 womenContinue Reading
Improvements to the Special Collections Reading Room
Over the summer we’ll be refurbishing the Special Collections Reading Room here at The John Rylands Library. The refurbishment willContinue Reading
How to Ask for a Residency
Rosie Garland writes: Since I wrote about the Power of Asking, I’ve been heartened by how many writers have toldContinue Reading
The Hidden Gems of dsh
Post by Karen Jacques and Clare Baker, Collections Assistants at the John Rylands Library: Over the last 12 months we’veContinue Reading
Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections: Bringing the Digital Backlog and Cataloguing Practice under Control
Posted on behalf of Ourania Karapasia, Metadata Assistant (Imaging). In my previous post: Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections IContinue Reading
Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections
Posted on behalf of Ourania Karapasia, Metadata Assistant (Imaging). A prime example of neo-Gothic architecture and one of the mostContinue Reading
BAME and British: A pop up exhibition at Brilliant and BAME, BHM 2018 Celebrations
The theme for the 2018 Black History Month University of Manchester Celebrations was BAME and British. This excellent celebratory displayContinue Reading