by admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Being Human festival
The Human Library (London) Thursday 20 November | 6–8pm Book now > In a digital age, human custodians and communicators of knowledge are more important than ever. This event will create a ‘human library’ where, instead of taking down books from shelves, visitors...
by guestblogger | Mar 13, 2014 | Libraries & Publications
In a major piece of research facilitation, IES Associate Fellow Dr Karen Attar is editing the third edition of the Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland for CILIP’s Rare Books and Special Collections Group. The...
by ministry | Oct 8, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives, Uncategorized
In our previous post about the Ministry of Information (see here) we noted that the ‘exigencies of war’ alongside the occupation of Senate House by the Ministry caused various problems for the University of London. One of these was a question over what to do with the...
by ministry | Oct 1, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, Uncategorized
“to evoke a wind that blows through Senate House library, opening books and prompting unexpected stories”...
