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USM British Studies 08: Student Blogs
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USM British Studies 08. LIS 580/587: British Libraries and Information Centres. USM British Studies LIS Course 08. Dr Teresa S. Welsh. Professor and Director, USM School of Library and Information Science. View my complete profile. Monday, July 14, 2008. Linda's British Studies 2008. Stacey's Brilliant London Venture. MLE in the UK. Journey of a Jedi. Mind the Gap, Bryce. Inside British Libraries 2008. The World is a Book. Back in the UK(aren. Amanda Across the Pond. Dr Teresa S. Welsh.
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Back in the UK(aren): Barbican Lending Library: 10 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Saturday, 12 July 2008. Barbican Lending Library: 10 July 2008. 8220;The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” -Dr. Seuss-. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Museum of London (Revisited): 29 July 2008. University of Strathclyde: 22 July 2008.
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Arrange whatever pieces come your way: Site 12: National Archives of Scotland
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Arrange whatever pieces come your way. Tuesday, 29 July 2008. Site 12: National Archives of Scotland. July 21, 2008. If I've learned one thing about the United Kingdom's present reading culture, after scouring Charring Cross bookstores, and really any chain of Waterstone's, it is this: crime novels are big. Roomful-discount big. And it's with this thought that I enjoy the ripped-from-the-headlines aspect that the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) uses in its website: MIND OF A KILLER. Journey of a Jedi.
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Arrange whatever pieces come your way: Site 11: National Library of Scotland
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Arrange whatever pieces come your way. Tuesday, 29 July 2008. Site 11: National Library of Scotland. July 21, 2008. The National Library of Scotland is a short walk from the Waverley train station and North Bridge - and its proximity to Scotland's National Archives even closer. A nice combination of convenience, as we visited both on the same day. (But rest assured, with deep fried Mars bars to be had, there was a good deal of walking done - and needed! It's a pretty big deal. A learning programme works ...
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Back in the UK(aren): St. Paul's Cathedral and Library: 7 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Tuesday, 8 July 2008. St Paul's Cathedral and Library: 7 July 2008. Courtesy of the St. Paul's Cathedral website. Faciendi Plures Libros Nullus Est Finis. Of Making books there is no end). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Museum of London (Revisited): 29 July 2008. University of Strathclyde: 22 July 2008.
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Back in the UK(aren): The British Library: 8 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Tuesday, 8 July 2008. The British Library: 8 July 2008. Images courtesy of British Library and Elizabeth Minter. L-R: King's Library, Book and Chain bench, Jane Eyre. Though the Library has been independent of the Museum since 1961, it's own building was not completed until 1997 and its doors opened in June...
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Back in the UK(aren): National Library of Scotland: 21 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Wednesday, 23 July 2008. National Library of Scotland: 21 July 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Museum of London (Revisited): 29 July 2008. Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh: 23 July 2008. University of Strathclyde: 22 July 2008. National Archives of Scotland: 21 July 2008. View my complete profile.
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Back in the UK(aren): Caird Library, National Maritime Museum: 16 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Wednesday, 16 July 2008. Caird Library, National Maritime Museum: 16 July 2008. I think the item I found most interesting was the USS Chesapeake: A set of signals presented to the Navy of the United States by John Barry, Virginia, 1800. The signal book is weighted with musket balls along the spine. The ...
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Back in the UK(aren): Bodleian Library, Oxford: 17 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Saturday, 19 July 2008. Bodleian Library, Oxford: 17 July 2008. Courtesy of Professor Welsh. It is clear the Library continues to grow as it receives nearly 3,000 items per week. The Library is one of six Legal Depositories in England and thus receives a copy of anything published within the United King...
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Back in the UK(aren): National Art Library: 15 July 2008
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Back in the UK(aren). Faced with such mature experience of the world, such casual yet intimate knowingness, I felt the fragility of my own personality, my lack of opinion and taste." - Pankaj Mishra-. Tuesday, 15 July 2008. National Art Library: 15 July 2008. After the tour, we were greeted by Jennie Farmer, Assistant Librarian. She has worked for the Library for close to five years and has been in her current position for the past year and a half. Her position is undoubtedly one I covet! As I said, thes...
