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Library opening hours, Easter Term 2013
25 Apr 2013
Our opening hours this term have been extended! Monday - Friday 9.00am - 11.00pm Saturday & Sunday 10.00am - 11.00pm Except Saturday 15 June: 10.00am - 6.00pm Chapel Wing Reading Room The reading room on the top... Read more
Library colour printer
23 Jan 2013
The Library now has a colour printer! To print in colour, select Lib_2_Col from the list of printers. Colour printing costs 15p for a single-sided sheet and 30p for a double-sided... Read more
Accessing electronic resources (e.g. e-j…
28 Nov 2012
If you are planning to use electronic resources (e.g. electronic journals) while away from Cambridge, please make sure before you leave that you know the correct passwords. Many (but not all)... Read more
Littler Reading Room opening hours
Monday to Friday
9.15am - 1.00pm
2.00pm - 4.45pm
Closed at weekends, Christmas, Easter, and for 2 weeks in the summer
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARCHIVE
Hannah Westall
Archivist
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t. 01223 338897
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Jenny Blackhurst
Assistant Librarian
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t. 01223 338970
Donating material to the Archive and Special Collections
Donating material to the Archive
The Archive's Collection Policy (summary)
Donating material to the Library and Special Collections
The Library and Special Collections' Collection Policy (summary)
Donating material to the Archive
The archival collections are continually growing with new material being added on a regular basis.
New donations are welcomed, but unfortunately the Archive is unable to accept all donations. Any potential donation is considered against the Archive's Collection Policy.
If you would like to donate material to the Archive, please contact the Archivist to discuss your donation - see our Staff and contact details webpage.
The Archive's Collection Policy (summary)
The Archive collects:
- Records, artefacts and memorabilia relating to the history of the College
- Records, artefacts and memorabilia relating to the lives and careers of individuals and groups associated with Girton from foundation to the present. These include College members and staff, and their family and friends, and bodies or institutions, which have connections with such individuals.
- The Archive may accept also material associated with the history of women's higher education.
The Archive only collects original and unique material. The Archive would not normally accept collections of published material or copies of material, unless that material is considered to be relevant to building a history of Girton College (for example, press cuttings).
Donating material to the Library and Special Collections
If you would like to donate books to the Library or the Special Collections, please first contact the Librarian to discuss your donation. See our Staff and contact details webpage for our contact details.
The Library and Special Collections' Collection Policy (summary)
Donations will be accepted and added to stock if they fulfil the criteria for the main collections, or for any of the special collections that allow additions, or if they have been written by Fellows of the College or by Old Girtonians. If none of these criteria apply, the donation may be politely declined or the donor asked if the books may be sold and the income added to the Library funds.
The Special Collections which allow additions are:
- Bibliography
- Blackburn (as Blackburn X)
- Bodichon (as Bodichon X)
- Gamble
- Girtoniana (Librarian's Office)
- Rare Books
- Stanley Library
- Travel Collection
- Charlotte Yonge