The British Library has now partially reopened its reading rooms at both London St Pancras and Boston Spa in Yorkshire. All visits must be booked in advance using the British Library’s online ‘box office’ system. While you can still get scanned…
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Truth and the turning wheel of history
There are lies, damn lies, and then there is politics. Fake news has been around since the dawn of civilisation and has taken flight and caused serious concern more than once in human history. Crises of authority and the desperate…
Lost and Found and the Rare Books Collection
For December and January, we have on display on the first floor foyer a book found in the Rare Books Collection that we recently discovered had a story tucked inside from a newspaper. The article told the story of Donald…
Posted in About your Library, Services Tagged with: archives, libraries, lost property, rare books, writing
Join the public library for fun and savings!
Membership of Portsmouth City libraries (the local public library service) is free and you don’t even need to live in Portsmouth to use them. The public library has branches across Portsmouth and Southsea, from North End to Central Southsea. Their…
Out of the Archives: Introducing our Special Collections
Some of you may have noticed that we have a new display case on the first floor of the University of Portsmouth Library. Our new display case has been especially built to display items from our Rare Books and Special…
Posted in About your Library, Library Announcements, Library News, Services, Uncategorised Tagged with: archives, books, libraries, research
Beautiful Bookplates on Display
We have a collection of books on display in the Atrium of the Library which show some of our Rare Books and in particular the beautiful bookplates inside. We have found that we have bookplates in our collection designed by…
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I suggest you make a suggestion!
Welcome back and a warm welcome to our new students! Over the summer we’ve missed you here at the library. We have particularly missed reading the thoughts and the ideas you add to the Online Suggestion Box found on the Library…
Reading for Pleasure – Happy days are here again!
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and at this time of year students and staff are particularly under strain busily preparing for exams, completing dissertations and finishing off final submissions. Our brains are crammed with ‘useful’ information, our bodies…
The plight of students past
The University Library opens 24/7 with telephone and online chat support round the clock and staff in the building to offer help and advice 12 hours a day during term-time, but turn the clock back less than 100 years and travel up to Scotland (it…
Free ebooks, anyone?
If the endless expanse of holiday gets you down(!) and you want to escape into a free (e)book (the public library service has lots to borrow and download for free), you could always check out the selection of 800 free ebooks from Open…
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