We have two training sessions happening in the library next week. Finding resources for the Shakespeare Paper on 10th May at 10.05am and a class aimed at MPhil students, Using Zotero to manage your citations, on 9th May at 2pm. Book a space: calendars.libraries.cam.ac.uk/calendar/engli… 🗃️🗒️🖥️

New e-resource : Gender, feminism, and the British Left 1944-1991 (British Online Archives) ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/new…

The Ottomans and Disorder conference Skilliter Centre Newnham College Cambridge University will take place 5-8 July 2023, full programme: skilliter.newn.cam.ac.uk/ottomans-and-d…

Africa Music Library africanmusiclibrary.org - new open access database launched MusiCB3t African Studies Library - Cambridge University More info here ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/afr…

🎾 Yes, we know you have to play in white at #Wimbledon but imagine playing in this! This Lawn #Tennis dress from the 1880s, was designed by Newnham College for ‘the artistic combination of beauty and freedom of movement.’

I love seeing snippets of Newnham College history in the LSE Library collections

If your love for libraries can't be confined to term time, read on! Current members of Cambridge University can use other Uni libraries through the #SCONULAccess scheme. We also welcome current students and staff from other UK Universities here at the UL! 👉 loom.ly/eBl78n8

✨New article from Skilliter Centre Librarian Eve Lacey Newnham College Lib out now in Library & Information History CILIP Library and Information History Group CILIP Edinburgh University Press doi.org/10.3366/lih.20…

✍️Lacey, Eve. ‘The Role of Halkevi Libraries in the Early Turkish Republic’. Library & Information History 39, no. 2 (August 2023): 92–109. Accepted version in Cambridge University Library @[email protected] repository: repository.cam.ac.uk/items/61df2c31…

Aug. 9 is South Africa’s National Women’s Day. On this day in 1956 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest laws choking black women migrant workers through the requirement of passbooks. This month the Library showcases African activism in their honour.

Critical Reading course now available via Cambridge LibGuides, a useful resource for incoming and returning students: libguides.cam.ac.uk/criticalanalys… Cambridge University Library

Newnham College is looking for outstanding female researchers early in their career to apply for two Fellowships. Find out more and apply: newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news/a…

Really looking forward to taking part in the session on the British Diplomatic Oral History Programme with Simon McDonald, Professor Patrick Salmon and Lady Wright.

New to university life? Already a seasoned researcher? Take 3 minutes to discover how our 100+ libraries can supercharge your studies and your research at Cambridge University! loom.ly/bu-r7SM Cambridge SU #CambridgeUniversityLibraries #StudySkills #ResearchSkills

✨New article from Skilliter Centre Postgraduate Researcher Elif Yumru Elif Yumru analyses an interview given by Princess Nazlı Fazıl (1856–1913) on 3 June 1899 to the British journal The Gentlewoman. Out now in Middle Eastern Studies!

Trial access to Africa Commons ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=http… is now available until 31 October 2023 African Studies Library - Cambridge University More info here: ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2023/09/22/tri…

Dr Jess Gardner, librarian at Cambridge University Library, shares her favourite item in our archives: "What a great way to encourage young scientists and women in science!" 🔬👩‍🔬 #AC50

💎 New Gems on Shelves 💎 To celebrate the centenary of the Turkish Republic, the Skilliter Centre Librarian introduces some treasures from the Skilliter Centre for Ottoman Studies library and archive collections Newnham College youtu.be/1yHCJejRIlk

“The Role of Halkevi Libraries in the Early Turkish Republic” by Skilliter Centre & Newnham College Librarian Eve Lacey is the winner of the 2024 Donald G. Davis Article Award Library History Round Table (LHRT) American Library Association Newnham College Lib Edinburgh University Press CILIP Library and Information History Group CILIP ala.org/news/2024/05/e…

Following the exciting news that Eve Lacey won the 2024 Donald G. Davis Article Award for her article, ‘The Role of Halkevi Libraries in the Early Turkish Republic,' Eve spoke with EUP about the article and the inspiration behind her research! euppublishingblog.com/2024/08/06/eve…