The latest exhibition in the Library is Penguins on the Mind, the physical counterpart of a digital exhibition hosted by the University of Glasgow. The exhibition was organised and curated by Dr Gavin Miller (University of Glasgow), Dr Beth Hannah (University of Dundee), and Helen Beardsley (University of Stirling), with assistance from Dr Jamie Redgate […]
Tag: Special Collections
1776 American Atlas now online
An 18th century atlas of the Americas housed at the University Library has now been digitised and made available online. Thomas Jefferys’ and Samuel Holland’s American Atlas, published in 1776, is one of the most important atlases of the American Revolutionary period. Thomas Jefferys was Geographer to George III and published some of the most […]
Superlative Books
From time to time, the Library is asked ‘which book in your collection has been borrowed the most?’ or ‘what is your oldest book?’. We thought you might be interested to learn about this, as well as some of our other ‘superlative’ books. What is our oldest book? The oldest intact book in Stirling University […]