A true university is a collection of books...

"They are the books, the arts, the academes,
That show, contain and nourish all the world."
- Shakespeare, Love's Labour Lost.

I am lucky enough to be able to study in these surroundings, as the library at Bangor maintains an old, ornate and traditional feel. I always feel as though I am stepping back in time when I work in here - there is something about the smell of old books that sets the brain in motion...