{"id":188,"date":"2014-09-12T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/?p=188"},"modified":"2014-09-12T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:10:00","slug":"centre-for-research-collections-an-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/popuplibrary\/2014\/09\/12\/centre-for-research-collections-an-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Research Collections – an introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Centre for Research Collection is the main space for anyone wanting to access Edinburgh University’s incredibly varied\u00a0heritage collections, which encompass everything from archives, rare books and manuscripts, to historical musical instruments, art works and even some of the mould<\/a>\u00a0from which Alexander Fleming derived penicillin!<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday the 16th<\/sup> September we will be holding a pop-up session where you can see some of these great treasures and talk to members of staff about how you can access the collection.<\/p>\n

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We will be showcasing a 500 year old illuminated Book of Hours, early editions of works by Shakespeare and Tolkien, as well as a “pamphlet battle” from the 1930\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Join us from 10am to 12pm on Tuesday 16th September to get a taste of the fantastic items held by the University!<\/p>\n

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You can also browse our online image collection<\/a>, or connect with us via Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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