**apologies for cross-posting** A visit to the University of Reading Special Collections Service: Thursday 6th September 2.30pm to 4.30pm
The Career Development Group - London and South East Divisions invitesyou to join us for a visit to the University of Reading Special
Collections Service The Special Collections Service gives access to the University of Reading Library's special collections of rare books, manuscripts, archives and other materials. Two of these are recognised as being of national and international significance, holding Designated status by the MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) - the Beckett Collection and Records of British publishing and printing. The service is run jointly by the University of Reading Library and the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), itself a Designated collection. For more details about the Special Collections Service, please see:http://www.library.rdg.ac.uk/colls/special/jointservice
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As the Special Collections Service is located in the same building as the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), there is also the opportunity to visit the museum exhibitions (admission is free). For more details about the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), please see: www.merl.org.uk<https://www.owamail.rdg.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://www.owamail.rdg.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.merl.org.uk/>
* Access code: W To book a place, and for more details, please contact: Hannah Rose(University of Reading Library) Email: [log in to unmask]&YY=93485&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b">[log in to unmask] Telephone:
0118 378 8652 * Travel information and directions Reading Station has extensive rail links, eg London Paddington in 25 minutes and Oxford in 35 minutes. Buses to the London Road Campus (adjacent to MERL, where the Special Collections Service is located) are available from Reading Station. Alternatively, it is about a 25 minute walk from Reading Station to the Special Collections Service. Car parking facilities are available for people wishing to drive. For more detailed travel information and directions, please see:www.rdg.ac.uk/maps/londonrd.htm <http://www.rdg.ac.uk/maps/londonrd.htm>
The visit is ideal for those preparing for Chartership, Revalidation or Certification, as well as anyone who is interested in the facilities and resources that the Special Collections Service has to offer. * Cost: Free; a voluntary £3.00 donation to CDG's International Projects is kindly requested. For more details see: www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/international.htm<https://www.owamail.rdg.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://www.owamail.rdg.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/international.htm>
Pls make cheques payable to Career Development Group (London and South
East Divisions)