Robert Gordon University and Courtauld Institute of Art now contributing to SUNCAT

The serials records of two institutions have just been added to SUNCAT. This takes the number of SUNCAT Contributing Libraries up to 85, plus CONSER, ISSN and the DOAJ.

Robert Gordon University, located in Aberdeen, offers a wide range of courses in 10 different subject areas, including: Architecture, Construction and Surveying; Information, Communication, and Media; and Laboratory, and Biomedical and Sports Sciences. Robert Gordon University Library has supplied SUNCAT with 14,500 serials records.

The Courtauld Institute of Art is an international centre for the study of the history of art and conservation, as well as home to one of the finest small art museums in the world. Its Book Library provides access to a significant art historical collection and is one of the major international research collections of art historical books, periodicals and exhibition catalogues in the country. Just over 1,000 serial records, for both print and electronic titles, have been loaded into SUNCAT.

Take a look at SUNCAT’s Contibuting Libraries map for the full range of Contributing Libraries.

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• Cambridge University (03 Feb 12)
• Directory of Open Access Journals (10 Feb 12)
• Southampton University (12 Feb 12)
• Stirling University (01 Feb 12)
• University College London (06 Feb 12)
• York University (02 Feb 12)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• Bristol University (06 Feb 12)
• British Library (27 Jan 12)
• CONSER (08 Feb 12)
• King's College London (01 Feb 12)
• National Library of Scotland (02 Feb 12)
• Nottingham University (01 Feb 12)
• Open University (04 Jan 12)
• Queen's University Belfast (01 Feb 12)
• Royal Society of Medicine (03 Feb 12)
• Senate House Libraries, University of London (06 Jan 12)
• Southampton University (05 Feb 12)
• Sussex University (01 Feb 12)
• Trinity College Dublin (02 Feb 12)
• Warwick University (01 Feb 12)
• Zoological Society of London (03 Feb 12)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

Library of the Society of Friends now contributing to SUNCAT

About 2,000 serial records from the Library of the Society of Friends have just been loaded into SUNCAT. This is the first new SUNCAT Contributing Library of 2012, taking the total number of Libraries to 83, excluding CONSER, ISSN and DOAJ.

The Library holds collections relating to Quakers and their activities, including peace, anti-slavery and relief work. Over 200 periodical titles are regularly received. They range from academic titles such as Quaker Studies and The Journal of the Friends Historical Society, to special interests such as Towards Wholeness (Friends Fellowship of Healing) to the newsletters and journals of other Yearly Meetings. There are complete runs of many titles, plus older titles that no longer exist.

Take a look at SUNCAT for the full range of Contributing Libraries and their extensive journal holdings.

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

• Birmingham University (22 Jan 12)
• Cardiff University (30 Jan 12)
• CONSER (01 Feb 12)
• Essex University (30 Jan 12)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (12 Jan 12)
• Kent University (01 Feb 12)
• London Business School (01 Feb 12)
• Manchester University (25 Jan 12)
• Queen Mary, University of London (15 Jan 12)
• Southampton University (29 Jan 12)
• Warwick University (24 Jan 12)
• Women's Library, London Metropolitan University (01 Jan 12)

To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

SUNCAT supporting National Libraries Day

It is National Libraries Day this Saturday (4^th February). Celebrate and support libraries of all kinds by visiting them and using the services they provide. SUNCAT now contains serials records of 82 academic, research and National libraries, and this number is growing. Take a look at our Contributing Libraries map to see where they are located and for their contact details. Follow what libraries near you are doing by checking out these hashtags on Twitter: #LoveLibraries; #SaveLibraries; #NLD12.