Rare Books Librarian
How Do I Find Rare Books and Print Collections?
Use UK Libraries' online catalog, Infokat Discovery, to find rare books and print collections from the Special Collections Research Center. Rare books and print collections contain printed material from numerous geographic locations in a variety of formats, including: monographs (books); newspapers; serials (periodicals); pamphlets; and broadsides. Look for the "Submit Request to Special Collections Research Center" link beneath items any items from SCRC to schedule in-person use in the Breckinridge Research Room or to order digital scans.
New Kentucky Authors Rare Books and Print Collections from SCRC
Special edition signed by author Alix Harrow, with dust jacket and interior illustrations by Charles Vess.
Selected Kentucky Authors Rare Books and Print Collections in SCRC
Hallie Erminie Rives' first novel, published in 1894.
First edition of Rebecca Caudill's documentary of the socio-economic conditions in Southern Appalachia in the mid-1960s.
By Kentucky Poet Laureate and UK professor Frank X Walker, one of 46 special edition copies.
Special edition by Kentucky folk singer and poet Logan English, with an introduction by Wade Hall and afterword by Richard Taylor.
Where Do I Find Newspapers?
That's a complicated question! There are a number of ways to find newspapers at UK Libraries depending on when and where they were published. To learn more about finding newspaper sources at UK Libraries, check out the guide below.