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Have your say for the chance to win prizes – takes 10 minutes! The survey is open to anyone who uses our libraries and services. Students have the chance to win an iPad Air and everyone could win one of ten £50 Love Cambridge gift vouchers. Survey: loom.ly/eK5MWvI

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers, opens this Friday 20 March at Cambridge University Library. 🎟️ FREE entry 📍Cambridge University Library and Pembroke College 🔎 Find out more: loom.ly/48X86bY #LivingWater

Trial access is now available to the Social History Archive - Historical Records until 22nd May 2026 to members of the University of Cambridge both on and off campus. On campus access available to members of @theUL ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/soc…

Trial access is available to British Diplomacy from the Unification of Germany to the Spanish Civil War, 1863–1939 until 17th April 2026 to members of the University of Cambridge both on and off campus. On campus access available to members of @theUL ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/bri…

As a former Cambridge University Libraries and Archives Syndicate member, Chris is well known to many in our network and we send our hearty congratulations!

📣 Calling All Cambridge Climate and Nature Researchers Submit your proposal to participate in the Cambridge Climate and Nature Research Showcase 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/4u3kaeI #CamShowcase26 #ClimateNatureShowcase26

The Cambridge Festival has begun! 🎉 Explore talks, workshops, art, and family activities across the city. Discover the full @Cambridge_Fest programme👇 bit.ly/2QCgHWd

Trial access is available to Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part III for member of the University of Cambridge and @theul until 27th March 2026 Take a look at our blog post for more details about this collection. ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/eig…

Trial access now available until 27th March 2026 to the El Pais archive on the Gale platform. On and off campus access available for current staff and students of the University of Cambridge. On campus access to readers @theUL ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/el-…

Trial access now available until 27 March 2026 to State Papers Online Colonial Asia, Part IV: Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong On & off campus access available for current staff & students of the University of Cambridge. On campus access @theUL ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/sta…

Happy International Women's Day! Recent French language publications on Feminism and Gender studies: 🔗tinyurl.com/4np5fzpj @theUL #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2026 #IWD2026

🔎 Rare 18th-century punches used to create the original Baskerville typeface have been digitised and released online. Designers, historians and the wider public now have the opportunity to study the physical tools that shaped modern typography. 🔗loom.ly/1ulLaFI

Thank you Laura Machesky @LMachesky for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @J_Cell_Sci via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @theUL @Cambridge_Uni Read Laura’s paper: bit.ly/4cucNGK Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

We’re recruiting a Senior Library Assistant to support the University Library's Korean collection. You will be responsible for selecting, ordering, and cataloguing Korean books and digital resources, as well as processing new acquisitions. Apply by 22 Feb: loom.ly/AwPbdtA

Talking Plants opens tomorrow at @CUBotanicGarden 🌴 From 11 February to 12 April, visitors can explore this innovative interactive, experimental exhibition in the Glasshouse Range and engage in conversations with 20 remarkable plant species using AI. Here's what you can expect from your visit 👇

Francophone literary prizewinners, 2024-2025 #prixlitteraire #French #books #livres🔗tinyurl.com/yckyat4p @theUL

Please note that our Manuscript and Rare Books services will not be available on Monday 16 February. This is to allow staff to complete the move to the new combined Special Collections Reading Room, which opens on Tuesday 17 February. Learn more: loom.ly/OQYhclI

Cambridge University @theUL now provides direct access to The Economist (from 1997 to present) myaccount.economist.com/s/institution-… More information here ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/new…

Trial access is available for members of the @Cambridge_Uni, @MarshallLibrary & readers @theul to EconLit with Full Text until 22nd April 2026. ejournalscambridge.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/eco… The full text trial is an extension to the citation & abstract access we already offer libguides.cam.ac.uk/az/databases?q…

Today I discovered a 1903 brochure promoting @theUL’s Chinese collection. It bears the names Professor Wade and Giles, the first two Chinese professors and honorary curators, whose selfless efforts built and preserved our collection, reminding me why safeguarding books matters.