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Dear all We are delighted to announce that/ UCL Archives/, the integrated* *online database of archive and manuscript holdings for UCL Library Services, is being launched today. This open-access database features multi-level catalogues and lists of Special Collections archive collections, rendering them searchable via a variety of different search options. In doing so /UCL Archives/ unlocks these collections for global audiences and reflects UCL’s position as a key leading light in the international educational sphere. Highlights include the catalogues to collections relating to human geneticist Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), George Orwell (1903-1950) and politician Hugh Gaitskell (1906-1963). During the course of this year further catalogues and lists will be added to /UCL Archives/, including full details for the archive collections held by the School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library (currently searchable on /UCL Archives/ at collection level but with full details at http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/archives/newarchi.htm), and also the other UCL libraries. To access the database, go to the main Library homepage at www.ucl.ac.uk/library <http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library> and click on /UCL Archives/ on the ‘Quick Links’ menu to the left of the screen. Alternatively, go directly to http://archives.ucl.ac.uk <http://archives.ucl.ac.uk/>. Please contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you have any comments. Kind regards, Zoe Browne and Gill Furlong * <mailto:[log in to unmask]>*