Friday, February 19, 2010
Royal College of Music Library loaded
We are pleased to announce that the holdings of the Royal College of Music Library are now on Copac.
The Library contains a wealth of material, over 400,000 items, ranging from rare, early 16th-Century printed music to standard musical repertoire and from 78 rpm recordings to compact discs and DVDs. The collections of music literature include much rare material as well as all the major encyclopaedias, bibliographies, catalogues and standard works in most musical genres, as well as over 600 music periodical titles.
The addition of these holdings will greatly enhance the range of music material discoverable through Copac.
Labels: database updates, libraries
Friday, January 29, 2010
National Trust libraries loaded
We are pleased to announce that the libraries of the National Trust are now live on Copac. This is the first time that the National Trust's catalogue has been available to search online.
The National Trust owns 140 historic libraries, containing around 230,000 titles, generally preserved in the places where they were originally assembled and read. Many are country house libraries, some collected by wealthy bibliophiles, others containing more practical everyday books, including rare provincial printing. Other collections reflect the interests of middle-class readers; some were assembled by literary figures, such as Kipling and Shaw.
Together these libraries provide an unparalleled resource for the study of the history of private book ownership in Britain and Ireland. The collections will be of interest to researchers from a wide range of disciplines, and include a huge variety of materials, from illuminated manuscripts to picture postcards.
For fuller details please see the National Trust's Books and Manuscripts collection webpages, or contact libraries@nationaltrust.org.uk. You can also see the National Trust's library page on Copac.
We are confident that exposure of these exciting resources will be of great benefit to the education and research communities.
The National Trust owns 140 historic libraries, containing around 230,000 titles, generally preserved in the places where they were originally assembled and read. Many are country house libraries, some collected by wealthy bibliophiles, others containing more practical everyday books, including rare provincial printing. Other collections reflect the interests of middle-class readers; some were assembled by literary figures, such as Kipling and Shaw.
Together these libraries provide an unparalleled resource for the study of the history of private book ownership in Britain and Ireland. The collections will be of interest to researchers from a wide range of disciplines, and include a huge variety of materials, from illuminated manuscripts to picture postcards.
For fuller details please see the National Trust's Books and Manuscripts collection webpages, or contact libraries@nationaltrust.org.uk. You can also see the National Trust's library page on Copac.
We are confident that exposure of these exciting resources will be of great benefit to the education and research communities.
Labels: database updates, libraries
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Locations map of Copac contributors
There is now a locations map showing the locations of all the Copac contributors. You can see the map at http://copac.ac.uk/libraries/locations.html.
Labels: libraries
Thursday, February 05, 2009
National Trust libraries to be added to Copac
Copac is pleased to announce that the book and manuscript holdings of the National Trust are to be added to Copac. These consist of around 250,000 titles held across 130 historic libraries. Many are country house libraries, some collected by wealthy bibliophiles, others containing more practical everyday books, including rare provincial printing. Other collections reflect the interests of middle-class readers; some were assembled by literary figures, such as Kipling and Shaw. Together these libraries provide an unparalleled resource for the study of the history of private book ownership in Britain and Ireland.
For more information on this and other forthcoming Copac libraries, see http://copac.ac.uk/libraries/forthcoming/
For more information on this and other forthcoming Copac libraries, see http://copac.ac.uk/libraries/forthcoming/
Labels: libraries
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