Last updated |
27th June 2011 |
Name of library |
John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester |
Address |
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP |
Telephone |
0161 275 3751 |
Fax |
0161 273 7488 |
E-mail |
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Website |
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/library |
Alternative names |
Manchester University Library; John Rylands Library |
Contact & Job Title |
Stephen Pearson, Faculty Team Librarian for Religions and Theology |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Staff and students of Manchester University |
Terms of access |
Walk-in, get day pass (available for three visits per year) |
Opening hours |
M-T 08.00-21.30, Fri 0800-1900 Sa 09.00-18.00, Su 13.00-18.00; Vac M-F 09.00-17.30, Sa 09.00-13.00. Check opening hours on website |
Disabled access |
Aisles between shelves narrow, some shelves high |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
Yes ILL service. “Deliver” service (see web site for details) |
Number of volumes |
76,000 |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
201 |
Current Periodicals |
128 |
Other materials |
MSS-Archival items; also microforms, map collection, E-journals, databases |
Volumes added per year |
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Coverage |
Biblical studies, comparative religions, social and pastoral theology, patristics, Ecclesiastical history, Doctrinal theology, semitic languages |
Special Collections |
See special collections section on web-site |
Manuscripts |
See guide to special collections on web-site. Especially notable – Methodist archives |
Research resource |
Particularly non-conformity – Methodist, Congregational, Baptist, Unitarian, Moravian, Quaker material, Christian Brethren collection |
Catalogue Type |
Computer/Card (now closed) |
URL of catalogue |
http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/catalogue |
Other facilities |
Photocopying, electronic journals |
Full Time Staff |
147.81 FT |
Part Time Staff |
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Voluntary Staff |
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Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
Databases include ATLA Religion Database + ATLAS |