Just in case you’re interested in more of my legal research for the British Library …. “Stories from the Empire” parts 1 and 2 ; this time in their Social Science blog: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/socialscience/2013/12/stories-from-the-empire-privy-council-cases-1917-1920-contd.html…Continue Reading More British Library blogs from Alex…
Untold Lives: Alex contributes to a British Library blog
We get around, us City types! When we’re not blogging here about our staff development, we’re developing ourselves by blogging elsewhere. Alex Giles has been contributing to the British Library’s Untold Lives blog– he recently used Privy Council cases to tell a snippet from the life of Tan Ah Loy, a resident of Penang in…Continue Reading Untold Lives: Alex contributes to a British Library blog
Canada Water Library Visit by Alex Giles
©quisnovus (all other photos Alex Giles) I’m no expert on the threatened demise of the public library in this time of austerity, but I experienced more than a ray of hope on my visit last week to the recently opened Canada Water Library. Its iconic inverted pyramid design by Piers Gough of CZWG is not…Continue Reading Canada Water Library Visit by Alex Giles
Courses, Conferences and Experiences Sharing Session, 22nd August 2013
Cast your minds back to the heady days of August. Do you remember the endless sun, the heatwave that lasted for months? No, me either. Never mind, because you DO, surely, remember our fabulous August Event, the Courses, Conferences and Experiences Sharing Session? No? Well, here’s a reminder then: We kicked off with Verena Price,…Continue Reading Courses, Conferences and Experiences Sharing Session, 22nd August 2013