Reading Room Website Launched

The University of Melbourne Library’s Reading Room has launched a new website, providing researchers with a single point to find out information on accessing collections and requesting items from Special Collections, University of Melbourne Archives and the Grainger Museum.

You can access the Reading Room website at library.unimelb.edu.au/readingroom, or by selecting “Reading Room” under the Collections menu on the Library homepage.

Previously, requests for Special Collections, University of Melbourne Archives and the Grainger Museum collection material were submitted through individual collection websites or email. Now researchers can submit requests for these collections online through the Reading Room website.

In addition, a number of instructional videos and guides have been developed to assist researchers. The topics include how to search and access collections, handling collection material and Researcher FAQs. You can view the guides here .

[Historiated initials ‘L’ and ‘I’ from an antiphonal] [manuscript] [Brescia? 1490?] from University of Melbourne Rare Books Collection