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Cambridge University Library joins Google Arts and Culture

31 Aug 2020

Cambridge University Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to open its world-class collections freely to a global audience becoming the first...

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A baker, a plumber, and a... swan taker

10 Aug 2020

Cambridge University Library's joint project with the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society, continues to reveal the secrets of...

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Hidden treasures of Cambridge Digital Library

08 Jul 2020

With almost 40,000 items to browse there is something for everyone in the Cambridge Digital Library. Here we focus on four archives showcasing the...

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Reopening Cambridge University Libraries: next steps

07 Jul 2020

'Zero contact' services including Scan & Deliver, Click & Collect, and book returns have launched at Cambridge University Library. Here's...

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Digital Mycenae

05 Jun 2020

Explore the ancient Greek city of Mycenae in a newly released digital archive.

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Bringing Cambridge University Libraries to you

04 Jun 2020

We anticipate that by July 6, the University Library will begin to provide limited services for students and staff to pick up books ordered online.

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One million and counting

04 Feb 2020

A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the University Library’s Ely storage facility.

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Disaster at 37,000 feet

06 Jan 2020

Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'

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The forgotten poet of Fordham

10 Dec 2019

Handwritten verses from a nineteenth-century Cambridgeshire poet – who died destitute despite royal patronage – have been saved by Cambridge...

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World first as Bell Burnell pulsar chart goes on display

08 Mar 2019

Iconic object exhibited for the first time, alongside works by Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University Library.

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2018 winner Ingrid Persaud accepts her award at the West Road ceremony earlier this year.

Submissions open for BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University

13 Dec 2018

Booker Prize shortlistee Daisy Johnson and beatboxer Testament have today been announced as judges of the BBC’s National Short Story Award and Young...

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Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business

27 Jun 2018

Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage...

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