Monthly Archives: December 2014

And the Winner Is!

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bhinton2014

At this time of year many publications run competitions to find the book with the strangest title . I decided to see if  there were any books with unusual titles in the ‘Education in Literature Collection’. The Lake of Dead Languages … Continue reading →

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Wintery Chills in the Curriculum Resources Collection

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Sally Perry

In spite of all its concrete and glass the UCL IOE Library is a remarkably cosy place to be at this time of year, but when it came to sourcing materials on the chilly subject of Winter and Cold Weather … Continue reading →

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An African Christmas

Posted on December 6, 2014 by bhinton2014

As a child I lived in Africa but the images that surrounded me at Christmas were of a traditional British Christmas. All our relatives lived in England and they sent us cards which featured robins, holly, stage coaches, carol singers, … Continue reading →

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UCL IOE Library user experience- Taylor & Francis ebook access

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Emma Allison

If you are a registered staff or student member of UCL Institute of Education Library and use ebooks but haven’t tried our new offering from Taylor and Francis online, why not give them a go? UCL Institute of Education Library will be closing for … Continue reading →

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From the Archive: IOE Colonial Department

Posted on December 3, 2014 by anthonyjday

Whilst cataloguing the papers of L. J. Lewis, head of the IOE’s Colonial Department from 1958 to 1973, I came across this interesting document. This report proposes changes to the Ugandan education system for the broader social benefit of women. … Continue reading →

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