Monthly Archives: May 2016
More than just a number (Part 2): Making Administrative Memoranda discoverable
Back in January I wrote a post about the work that we have been doing to improve the discoverability of items within our Official Publications collection. That post demonstrated how we used digitisation techniques to unlock the content of some … Continue reading
The Critical Global Educator: Global Citizenship Education as Sustainable Development by Dr. Maureen Ellis
Published by Routledge in September 2015, ‘The Critical Global Educator: Global Citizenship Education as Sustainable Development’, emphasises the crucial role of theorised passion in chapters entitled ‘Bible to Bibliography: Personal, Professional, Political Efficacy’ and ‘Personal Search to Public Research’. Globalisation, … Continue reading
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‘Speaking Walls’ Feedback Project
As part of a User Experience Project, UCL Library colleagues trialed the concept of “speaking walls” by placing three large boards in the Main and Science Libraries and Cruciform Hub. Users were asked to provide feedback about 24/7 opening in these … Continue reading
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May Madness
Amongst the May additions to the Education in Literature Collection are several classic novels, interesting biographies and even a novel that can be described as a blend of satire and horror. The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier … Continue reading
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