The books in the Donaldson Collection, which was bequeathed to the Library by Principal Sir James Donaldson in 1915, have finally been fully classified to… Read More »Donaldson Collection – fully classified after 104 years
It took us thirteen months, but at last we’ve done it! The Donaldson Collection of printed books is finished, and its records are now online… Read More »Lighting the Past completes the Donaldson Collection
Here, our Lighting the Past team complete the story of their recent adventures uncovering the story of one of our new finds. Provenance of a… Read More »Where we find new old books, chapter 5, part II: A beginners’ guide to uncovering rare book treasures: the journey of a 500 year old book
Here two of our Lighting the Past project cataloguers retrace their exciting journey of discovery as they uncover the story of one of our new… Read More »Where We Find New Old Books, Chapter 5, part I: A beginners’ guide to uncovering rare book treasures: a 500-year-long tale between Parisian pages
