Know your open access options

Find out more about the benefits of self-archiving and going “green” 

If you are publishing research at Durham University, it is likely that you’ve had some contact with the ‘DRO team’ (i.e. the staff who manage Durham Research Online). 

One of the DRO team’s main responsibilities is supporting academics to self-archive their outputs.  You may receive email reminders, or receive a notification from us on Worktribe, reminding you to deposit your accepted manuscript – but what is an accepted manuscript and why is it so important to deposit? 

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Item of the month: Peter Apian’s Cosmographia

A post by Collections Coordinator Hannah Cartwright

Our item of this monthis Peter Apian’s Cosmographia. Initially published in 1524, later editions of Cosmographia expanded and edited by Gemma Frisius became hugely successful. Our 1584 edition is one of these later editions. Over 40 editions of Cosmographia were published in under a century, and it was translated from Latin into 4 different languages.

So, what made Cosmographia a 16th century bestseller?

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eResource of the month: Henry Stewart Talks Business and Management Collection (being trialled during February-March 2024)

Each month we spotlight one of our databases to highlight the range of resources available to our users. This month, Business Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson turns the spotlight on a database we have on trial.

We are frequently approached by resource providers who are keen to have us trial their databases – obviously they do this as they are hoping we might add their product to our overall portfolio of resources. One such resource that we have on trial currently is the Henry Stewart Talks (HS Talks) Business and Management Collection.

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Lendrum Graduate Internship in Book Conservation

A post by Susan Hull

In 2021 I began the Lendrum graduate internship in Book Conservation at Durham University. I applied for this post whilst completing an MA in Conservation of Fine Art with a paper specialism at Northumbria University, having had previous voluntary experience in object conservation based in museums. This internship was essentially my first taste of book conservation. For the next two years I worked alongside the conservation team at Palace Green Library, home of the Durham University Archive and Special Collections. The team comprised of book, paper and collections conservation specialists, all of whom were generous in sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm.

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Celebrating Diversity: A look at the Library EDI Book Giveaway

A post by Tim Buckle, Acquisitions Co-ordinator

Here at Durham University Library & Collections, having a collection that is represents all communities has been something that we have been developing over the years. As someone who grew up in the 1980’s under Section 28 it is heartwarming to see such a growing range of inclusive titles being made accessible.

The launch of the Liberate My Library Scheme in February 2020 was one of the initiatives we started to help diversify our collections even further. We have done this against a National and International debate around what type of materials should a library give access to.

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How do you decolonise a Reading List? One step at a time… 

A post by Maria Carnegie, Head of Customer Services, and Simon Speight, Head of Education, Learning and Engagement.

What we learn is inherently political. From what we are taught to how we are taught, certain values and voices are prioritised, and others marginalised. Decolonisation centres the impact of colonialism, both historic and ongoing, on how we understand the world in which we live and the information that we teach. 

Durham SU: Decolonise Durham Network Manifesto 

When did you last challenge your reading list? No, not to a duel! But by asking questions.  

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Item of the month: Letter from Sarah Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey, to Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey – 8th January 1827

A post by Collections Assistant Jennifer Leach

This letter is one of 152 letters held in our collections written from the Countess of Jersey to Earl Grey. In 1827 Earl Grey was a prominent member of the Whig party but had just resigned his leadership to Lord Lansdowne, partly due to how at odds he was with the Prince Regent. However, in just three years he would become Prime Minister. The Countess was an influential member of the London social elite as she was not only a member of the aristocracy and extremely wealthy independently of her husband but also a patron of Almack’s, the most exclusive social club in London.

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“Feels like home…”

A post by Mitali Goel (DU Hindu Society President) and Charlotte Spink (Learning Coordinator)

The Oriental Museum has been collaborating with the local Indian community for the last decade to host annual Diwali celebrations.

However, 2023 marked our first formal collaboration with the Durham University Hindu Society. Working alongside Hindu Society’s fantastic President Mitali Goel and her dedicated exec team, the event was a shining success.

Tell us a bit about it, Mitali:

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eResource of the month: the Financial Times

Each month we spotlight one of our databases to highlight the range of resources available to our users. This month, Business Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson writes about the Financial Times.

I’m always keen to draw the attention of our users to the vast collection of news and newspaper resources that we have. I feel they are something of a hidden or underutilised resource, but one that can prove invaluable to those studying certain subjects.

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