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John Rylands University Library of Manchester

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Corporate name headingJohn Rylands University Library of Manchester
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Variant(s)University of Manchester. John Rylands University Library of Manchester
University of Manchester. Library (1972-2012)
John Rylands University Library
Sifriyat G'on Railands de-Mants'esṭer
Rylands University Library of Manchester
JRULM (John Rylands University Library of Manchester)
See alsoPredecessor: University of Manchester. Library (1904-1972)
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Successor: University of Manchester. Library (2012-)
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Beginning date1972
Ending date2012
Associated countryGreat Britain England
LocatedManchester (England)
Field of activityLibrary materials Library resources
Special noteIncludes old catalog heading: John Rylands Library, Manchester
Found inIts Bulletin, autumn 1972, surrogate: p. 1 (On July 19, 1972 the John Rylands Library and the University Library of Manchester were merged and became one library with the title The John Rylands University Library of Manchester)
Its A desc. catalogue of the Latin manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library, c1980- v. 1, t.p. (John Rylands University Library) p. 2, etc. (Rylands Library)
Haggadah. English & Hebrew. The Rylands Haggadah, 1988: t.p. (John Rylands University Library of Manchester) added t.p. (Sifriyat G'on Railands de-Mants'esṭer)
John Rylands University Library of Manchester WWW pages, Aug. 15, 2005 (JRULM)
Its Students' guide, 1993: t.p. (John Rylands University Library of Manchester) p.5 (the Library is on two main sites, the Main Library, Burlington Street, and the John Rylands Library (the Library's Special Collections Division, also known as the Deansgate Building) on Deansgate)
Library webpages on University of Manchester website, viewed 14 Jan. 2014: under Collections policy (in 2004, the John Rylands University Library of Manchester became The John Rylands University Library on the formation of The University of Manchester from the former University and UMIST)
SCONUL focus, no. 56 (2012): p.61 (change of name from The John Rylands University Library to The University of Manchester Library, effective immediately, to remove the long-standing confusion with the John Rylands Library, the home of its special collections; the John Rylands Library has been part of the University Library since the 1970s)
Wikipedia, viewed 14 Jan. 2014 (University of Manchester Library; formerly The John Rylands University Library; in summer 2012, the Library's name was changed to The University of Manchester Library, with the name The John Rylands Library reverting to being used to designate the historic John Rylands Library on Deansgate, Manchester and which continues to be part of The University of Manchester Library)
Associated languageeng