This is a list of university librarians of cambridge university library at the university of cambridge. Cambridge university library donations policy the library. It is often referred to within the university as the ul. Items requested for return to be brought back within 3 days. Please check our faqs for information on how to access library services during this time. Overdue items and fines cambridge university library. C ambridge university library, which turned 75 in october last year, is probably the ugliest building in cambridge, but those of us who regularly use it love it very much. Drop off using one of the the exterior book returns at hayden library or noble library tempe campus, fletcher library west campus or the polytechnic campus library. Never return books directly to the shelves as they will remain registered as on loan to your account and you will be fined if they become overdue or lost. Cambridge university library and the faculty and departmental libraries are now. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. To send content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. This will be emptied regularly, but the books will not be processed until the libraries have reopened. The library is a major scholarly resource for the members of the university of cambridge and external researchers.
Jessica gardner, cambridge university s librarian, reveals how a. It is also the largest of 114 libraries within the university. List of university librarians at the university of cambridge. Dont judge a book by its coveryou might miss out on free, albeit fossilized, food emily dourish, deputy keeper of rare books and early manuscripts at the cambridge university library, was.
The secret libraries of history after news emerged about an underground reading room in damascus, fiona macdonald discovers the places where writing has been hidden for. Contact, location and map recycling library tours and study skills. Due to limitations on staff resources and space, the library must be selective in accepting donations of books and other material. The university library lends different numbers of books to different categories of reader. Ordering books book fetching reservations borrowing transfer of material. For those who need to return books for example you are leaving the country and who are able, cambridge university libraries currently have a dropoff box on. Cambridge university library and the faculty and departmental libraries are. For those who need to return books for example you are leaving the country and who are able, cambridge university libraries currently have a dropoff box on the sidgwick sitewhere books can be returned during the libraries closure.
If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. The box is the first of its kind to allow users of several cambridge libraries to. If we are aware of smaller collections or one off, free ebooks which are useful to our users, we will add them to this page. My favourite library is being transformed into a beacon of. The official office of librarian of the university was not established until 1577, when william james was appointed librarian. If you need to return books outside library opening hours you can use the letterbox bookdrop in the faculty lobby, or, when the building is closed, post them through the external letterbox.
The first set of regulations for the office of keeping the library were then formed in 1582. There are a growing number of open access ebooks available. There are no fines on overdue books for staff members or students. Cambridge university library is the main research library of the university of cambridge in england. Search the library catalogue, renew your library books, check your library account, book a library computer. A librarian at the cambridge university library special collections found a half eaten chocolate chip cookie inside a st. Discover articles, journals, databases and books online cambridge university library and the faculty and departmental libraries are now closed to the public. Overdue items it is your responsibility to manage your library borrowing and either to return or renew your items on time. Items borrowed by current university staff and students auto renew and will not be requested over the.
All fort worth libraries and community centers will be closed to the public until further notice. The mysterious cambridge library tower, supposedly full of. The book drop will allow library users to return books borrowed from sidgwick. Cambridge university library and the faculty and departmental libraries are now closed to the public. The mysterious cambridge library tower, supposedly full of banned books, is opening to the public. Books bequeathed by hunden and loring in 1416 formed the very foundation of.