Widening the Range of our Digital Archives and Special Collections

15 Oct 2024

We have recently enhanced and expanded our digital archives collections, increasing content across both the sciences and humanities.

Major acquisitions include two extensive collections from Oxford University Press: the complete Oxford Bibliographies Online, and a significant investment in the Oxford Research Encyclopaedias series.

Our science collections have been supplemented by the addition of the Royal Society Journals Archive, Springer Synthesis eBook collection, further CABI Digital Library collections and health journal backfiles from Elsevier. These resources will significantly improve the consistency of access to high-quality research materials for our researchers.

New content has been added to our National Theatre collections and Classical Scores Library ensuring these key arts resources remain current. We are also pleased to introduce new collections supporting the University’s commitment to social responsibility: the wide-ranging Global Issues Library and the Amnesty International Archive.

In our Special Collections, exciting new additions include the 20th century Alick E. Glennie Archive (Computing) and material to help re-unite a 13th century illuminated manuscript on vellum ('Three Historiated Initials from the Psalter of Joan of Navarre'). The contrast in age and physical format of these purchases further highlights the historical range and breadth of resources at the Rylands.

Further information will be available soon. In the meantime, you can explore our collections via Library Search and Manchester Digital Collections.