In 1996 the Durham University Library also joined the Consortium of Research Libraries in the British Isles (now Research Libraries UK). In the succeeding years, the University Library was expanded further with an extension of the main library in 1997 and also became the first library in 1998 to incorporate non-Roman scripts into its electronic catalogue system. Further in 2004, the Durham Cathedral Library became part of the University Library's management system for circulation and lending. A further major extension of the Main Library opened in 2012, and shortly afterwards the building was renamed the Bill Bryson Library. As part of its collection, the library contains a wealth of printed and manuscript material with a particular wealth of material from the medieval period and the Middle East along with materials from the North East. These include:  The University Library is a member of several organisation, including: