Sign at Danchev display in Main Library
You may have noticed a new display in the Main Library – you’ll be able to see a selection of items from our new Danchev Collection on the theme of ‘Art and war’ here until 12th February.… Read more
Our texting service for the SILENT areas of the Library (Levels 3 & 4 in the Main Library and Martyrs Thomson Reading Room) has a new contact number: 01334 303055.… Read more
This academic year, we are delighted to be adding to our shelves in the Main Library around 2000 books from the donated collection of Professor Alex Danchev.… Read more
A wife’s head is immaterial, compared with her heart”
Robert Burns
This year we are able to present an exciting addition to the Burnsiana in our collections – a letter from Robert Burns to a friend and mentor, dated 1788, containing two original Burns songs.… Read more
We have just published the January repository statistics update. Since the last update, published in October, the repository content has continued to grow, and we now have over 11,000 items.… Read more
Ro Spankie, Principal Lecturer, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster, shares with us her recent search to find out about her ancestor Thomas Spankie and his time as a student at St Andrews in the 1700s.… Read more
To start the New Year, we take a look at the conservation work carried out on two of our rare books, in this two-part blog.… Read more
A report has been published recently detailing statistics on the transition to Open Access. The report, which can be downloaded here, was published by Universities UK, a body representing the interests of UK universities through advocacy and engagement, as well as conducting research and analysis.… Read more