Monthly Archives: February 2011
Photograph “Three men and a dog (in a boat)”. c1900
Every so often I come across an item in a collection I’m working on that just captures my imagination. I feel utterly enchanted by this scene of a life I can only imagine on this grey, dreary, February Friday morning. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900, boat, dog, men's fashion, photograph, river, tea, Victorian
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Social Media Week
I’ve learned from Twitter that this week is Social Media Week . A story I’ve been following with interest concerns the gender imbalance in Wikipedia and it set me thinking about the balance in traditionally published encyclopedias and other reference books. … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, encyclopedia, Reference Collection, Senate House Library, Web 2.0
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Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day and the library holds a range of resources for teachers to support work in that area from bodies including BECTA, Childnet International, as well as individual authors. The CBBC website provides a useful collection of … Continue reading
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