A manuscript of ‘The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous’ written by the Victorian author George Augustus Sala has been discovered in the Mary E. Braddon Archive at CCCU. Read on […]
What we did in the archives
It’s been pretty busy time in the university archives this semester, with boxes of artefacts being trolleyed around the building for classes and researchers. Read on to find out more […]
Oh Yes, Mrs Stannard
When Henrietta Vaughan Stannard opened her novel Army Society: Life in a Garrison Town with the question what elements constitute army society? She answered that there are three elements: mothers, […]
A student review of Libby
Libby is an ebook app which is sweeping the nation. Read second year history student, Rhiannon Limbert’s review of the product and how it can help you in your studies.
It’s not all about the print – we have e-books too
The library has thousands of e-books which will help you in your studies. In this blog post we will outline some of the e-book collections that you can use at […]
Harvard referencing and why we sometimes get it wrong
Referencing requires an attention to detail which many people find boring and time-consuming. They therefore look for short cuts to make their lives easier. In this blog post we talk about some of the things we get wrong when we reference and how we can avoid these.
‘Quack march on campus’ – tales from the CCCU Archives
Ducks on campus! Read Florence Long’s blog post about an unexpected find in the university archives. It’ll drive you quackers! As an English Literature graduate, I had a number of […]
A year in the university archives and special collections
With Covid-19 impacting on access to the CCCU Library and archives during 2020 and 2021, staff and students have been working on projects behind the scenes to improve accessibility and […]
The Father of Modern Fantasy
George Macdonald, Scottish minister, author and poet, is often regarded as the father of modern fantasy literature. In this blog post, Tihomir Gankov, third year creative writing student, and Michelle […]