Monthly Archives: September 2013
Doctoral Open Days at the British Library
The British Library’s Doctoral Open Days, aimed at first year PhD students who are new to the Library, are a chance for PhD students to discover the British Library’s (BL) unique research materials. From newspapers to maps, datasets to manuscripts, … Continue reading
Posted in Library and Archives, Research Support, Special Collections
Tagged BL, British Library, Doctoral, PhD, Researcher Support
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European Day of Languages, Thursday 26th September
You might have seen an enticing array of language resources on the display shelves near the Level Four Library stairs. They include student textbooks, teacher’s books, audio CDs, DVDs and dual-language picture books. These are to give a flavour of … Continue reading
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Tagged Curriculum Resources, displays, language studies, MFL, textbooks
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Enid Blyton – the Beckenham years
Just added to our stock is a new DVD on the early life of children’s author Enid Blyton. Produced by Footprint Productions in Bromley, this production looks at the formative years of the woman who would later go on to … Continue reading
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Tagged audiovisual resources, biography, childhood, children's authors, Enid Blyton, video
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TLC for the Official Publications Collection
Regular readers of our blog will be well aware of how much we prize our special collections. Recently, we decided that some of our Official publications – our collection of government and agency material which ranges from the earliest origins of … Continue reading
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Tagged history, Official Publications, Preservation, special collections
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