A fascinating introduction to some of the #archives held at the wonderful Warwick MRC which are topical, given recent events in the UK. #Antisemitism #antiracism #homophobia University of Warwick Library

It's #alevelresultsday2024 & all of you coming to Warwick to study for a degree in History will have the chance to use our amazing archive collections during your time here. But why wait until then - look at our website now: warwick.ac.uk/services/libra… WarwickHistory University of Warwick

Join us in September for our sports-themed #HeritageOpenDays! You will have a chance to explore our 'Olympics in the Archives' exhibition and to hear a selection of sporting stories from our collections. To book and for further info: heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve… Heritage Open Days

On Day 1 of #ARA2024 in Birmingham yesterday our Digital Preservation Officer Rachel (on the left) was presenting on developing & embedding sustainable practice in digital preservation & helping inspire others because sharing knowledge is as important as putting it into practice!

Another terrific David Prosser Collections Strategy Network meeting with wonderful colleagues at the lovely Lancaster University Library.

My uncle, Robert parachuted into Arnhem, landed in a tree and was cared for by a Dutch family, with whom he became lifelong friends. I am so proud of them, and grateful for the liberty and freedom they helped secure for future generations.

I am delighted to say that the Warwick MRC 50th #anniversary conference papers have now been published in the Warwick Exchanges Interdisciplinary Journal and is available to read here: exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exch… University of Warwick University of Warwick Library

Great to visit the fantastic team at the University of Liverpool Library and see some of the innovative spaces and services (MakerSpace, garden study spaces etc) today. Matt Greenhall

🟠Thanks to Michèle Meijer & Esther Nijland for speaking to Stuart Dempster at #RLUKICIL today on how libraries can effectively contribute to the decolonisation process & sharing their experiences at @UBVU 📺 You can watch their full talk at bit.ly/ICILOND

Our first 50 years in podcast form! Find out more about the MRC's 50th anniversary celebrations at warwick.ac.uk/services/libra… , including symposium & seminar recordings, & online exhibition featuring highlights from the archive collections

“4,000 children saved from bombardment & famine” In May 1937 nearly 4,000 child refugees landed in Southampton, fleeing the #SpanishCivilWar Find out more about the Basque children in Britain & read digitised contemporary sources at warwick.ac.uk/services/libra…

Don't erase history - preserve it! And we can't do that without archivists, digital preservation specialists, archive assistants, conservators and the all important depositors - so today's tweet is dedicated to them all. Below: our free 'Don't Erase History' rubbers 😁#archives

It’s been great, but all good things must come to an end. Due to recent changes on ‘X’ (Twitter) leading to a rise in inappropriate content I will no longer be posting to this account. You can find me on other moderated social media platforms (Bluesky etc). I’m now an ex of ‘X’.

Come and work with us! We're looking to recruit a Library Acquisitions Officer to join our team and oversee the development and management of our scholarly collections. Advert closes 25/2/25. Link to: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre-e…

Come to the First Floor of the Library and the MRC Exhibition space to look at this photographic exhibition on Ukraine that the Library is currently hosting. Content Warning: Many of the photographs included in the exhibit depict graphic injury or death.

So proud of the library and archives team at the University of Warwick who helped to improve our NSS Q20 'How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?' score. It has gone up from 90.16% to 92.6%.

Classic SWR Help apology as the guard apologies for the delay in the 18.05 departure from London Waterloo ‘as we are trying to find the driver’ #delays #apology #funny

Well worth a visit...'The Year When' #exhibition at the University of Warwick Warwick MRC gives a snapshot of life in 1965, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the university. warwick.ac.uk/services/libra…

Good to see that the UK Print Book Collection (UK PBC) website has been launched, and we (at Warwick) will move from being a pilot early adopter to a full member of the UK PBC and be part of national distributed collection of print #monographs ukpbc.uk #libraries

Explore 60 Years of the University of Warwick and Discover Your Roots at the Modern Records Centre University of Warwick #Genealogy #History #Warwick heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…