These slides introduce the range of collections held by Archives and Special Collections (ASC) at the University of Glasgow and touch upon a wide range of activities carried out within the service.

These slides introduce readers to the rare books collection held at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Glasgow. The slides tell readers how to get support when looking for rare books for teaching and research and include tips on how to make your searches most effective when using our databases.

This short guide walks you through some basic copyright and data protection issues to consider when using archival content for research purposes. The guide gives you links to further useful information.

This short guide helps you to find archives relevant for your research.

This short guide helps you to consider some questions you should consider before visiting an archive to carry out research.

A video showing a ledger of early 20c pathology records

A video showing an 18th-century letter sent to man-midwife James Douglas by a person seeking a job as a wet nurse

Video showing MS Kelvin LB1

Photos from the staff cruise and sportsday in Scott-Lithgow shipbuilding collection

Video showing a glass stereoscopic negative from William S. Bruce collections

Video showing pantomime costume designs

A collection of videos created by Archives & Special Collections to support collections-based, object-based, teaching

A short film offering a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Glasgow. This film was made with the assistance of the Scottish Council on Archives' Small Grants Scheme.

Guidelines for quarantine, preservation, long- and short-term retention conditions for compact cassettes acquired as part of archival collections.

Guidelines for quarantine, preservation, long- and short-term retention conditions for floppy disks acquired as part of archival collections.

Guidelines for quarantine, preservation, long- and short-term retention conditions for magnetic disks - HDDs and Iomega zip disks - acquired as part of archival collections.

Guidelines for quarantine, preservation, long- and short-term retention conditions for optical media - CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray disks - acquired as part of archival collections.

Guidelines for quarantine, preservation, long- and short-term retention conditions for solid-state media - SSDs, USB sticks and SD cards - acquired as part of archival collections.

These slides cover: The library building, services and study spaces Accessing library services and resources remotely Print collections, including archives and special collections How to search for books, journal articles and other material Academic databases, including digital primary sources Checking the library’s journal holdings How to get access to material outside of the library’s collections Help and further support