Dear all,
We're very pleased to announce the addition of two catalogues to Copac: the full catalogue of the University of Exeter library, and the catalogue of the Mathematical Association library.
Copac now contains the full catalogue for the University of Exeter, excluding joint print holdings at its shared Tremough Campus in Cornwall. Particular strengths include Middle East Collections, the Arab World Documentation Unit (AWDU) and Special Collections.
The Middle East Collection is strong in most areas of Islamic studies, especially religion, philosophy, history, Arabic literature and all the social sciences. The AWDU covers all aspects of life (except literature and religion) in the Arabian countries plus Iran. The major strengths of the Special Collections include mediaeval and early modern history, nineteenth century studies and history of popular culture, and twentieth century literary and historical studies.
The Special Collections and the Arabic World Documentation Unit are housed in the Research Commons, Old Library Building. The Arabic literature collection is housed in the Forum Library at the centre of campus.
To browse, or limit your search to the holdings of the University of Exeter library, go to the main tab on copac.ac.uk<http://copac.ac.uk/> and choose 'Exeter' from the list of libraries.
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The Mathematical Association (MA) was formed in 1871 as the Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching. The MA is now the leading UK association for mathematical education at all levels from primary schooling to the university, including postgraduate work.
The MA library started on a very small scale in the 19th century and now comprises nearly 11 000 text books, popular mathematics and higher mathematics books, and around 700 runs of mathematical periodicals from many different countries. The library also includes an exceptional collection of nearly 200 mathematical manuscript exercise books from the 18th and 19th centuries: the John Hersee Collection. The MA library as a whole is a unique resource for the history of mathematics and its teaching, learning and popularisation in the UK from the 16th to the 21st century.
Since the mid-1950s, the collection has been accommodated in the University of Leicester Library, where the Special Collections include around 850 of the MA's older (pre-1850) and rarer books and mathematical serials. The oldest book in the collection is a 1533 edition in Greek of Euclid's Elements.
To browse, or limit your search to the holdings of the Mathematical Association library, go to the main tab on copac.ac.uk<http://copac.ac.uk/> and choose 'Mathematical Association' from the list of libraries.
Best wishes,
Bethan
Bethan Ruddock
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