RESOURCES

There are now over twenty-five teaching members drawn from ten Departments of the the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, namely, the Departments of Archaeology, Classics, Economics, English, French Studies, History, History of Art, Italian, Music and Typography & Graphic Communication. In addition, it has several occasional lecturers and a number of visiting lecturers and Fellows. As a self-governing centre within the Faculty, its Director is drawn from its contributing departments on a three-yearly basis, and a Board of Studies of its entire teaching staff administers it.

The University Library has particularly rich collections in all aspects of medieval studies. It also houses various specialist libraries of value to medievalists, most notably the Overstone Collection of antiquarian and rare books and the Stenton Library based upon the personal libraries of Sir Frank and Lady Doris Stenton who did so much to establish Reading's reputation for medieval studies. There is also a research library for agricultural and landscape history in the Rural History Centre, which is currently being redeveloped under the patronage of HRH the Prince of Wales, in furtherance of Reading’s reputation as a leading centre for agricultural study, both historical and modern day. The Graduate Centre has its own seminar room within the the Faculty of Arts and Humanities for teaching and private study, equipped with a computer, a laser printer, microfiche reader and small reference library. State-of-the art IT facilities are also available to GCMS students in the Main Library and in dedicated postgraduate computer rooms.