Joyce and Beckett reunited as University of Reading acquires major collection
A major new collection of books, documents and artefacts given to the University of Reading will provide unique new insights on the relationship between two giants of twentieth century literature: James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. The generous gift of the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection to the University of Reading will further illuminate the […]
Update: Access to collections for academic research and teaching
From 10 March we will be providing access to collections through the Special Collections Service reading room for academic research and teaching only. For all other research requiring access to the collections, we will continue to provide this through our digital access to collections service. If you would like to make a reading room booking, […]
#StillSpecial: Virtual Reading Room launch
Come on in! We are delighted to announce the launch of our Virtual Reading Room. When COVID-19 put a temporary halt to on-site access to collections, we started putting in place new services to enable access remotely. The VRR allows exploration of high-quality digital versions of books and documents by registered users, as well as […]
New “testbed” for digital archives funded by a National Archives grant
Throughout 2020 we have continued to find innovate ways to enable access to collections. This week our service has re-opened to the public and in the coming weeks we will be launching new digital services which will be talking about on social media using #StillSpecial. One big challenge, which will increasingly face all archive services, […]