On Tuesday 27th June I had the pleasure of visiting the National Poetry Library on a trip organised by the UoL Lit Librarians. This is a group set up by a couple of University of London librarians with subject responsibility for literature to share ideas and knowledge. As the Arts Librarian at City I am…Continue Reading Visit to the National Poetry Library
Inner Temple Library Visit – 19th May 2023
Situated in a truly remarkable location, the Inner Temple Library welcomed visitors through one of the ancient gates on Fleet Street, near the Royal Courts of Justice, firmly entrenched in the heart of legal London. Stepping into the Inner Temple felt like a journey back in time, although not as far as the 12th Century…Continue Reading Inner Temple Library Visit – 19th May 2023
Erasmus visit – reflections from Turkey
Hacer Ozen, librarian at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, visited City in April through the Erasmus scheme. Here are Hacer’s reflections on their week at City. I spent a very useful and efficient week in terms of my professional experience at City, University of London Library, where I went as part of…Continue Reading Erasmus visit – reflections from Turkey
Cyprus Sabbatical Report Feb, March, April 2023
My aims As a dual national (Cypriot/British) I wanted to experience what it would be like to live in Cyprus rather than just go on holiday. I thought 3 months would give me a flavour of that. As I head towards my 60s, this felt the right time to investigate the possibility of a…Continue Reading Cyprus Sabbatical Report Feb, March, April 2023
Visit to The Royal Courts of Justice Library
On Friday, 15th November a group of librarians and researchers met with Andrea Milns, who arranged the visit, and Stephanie Curran, the librarian. Despite several groups standing in front of the building, there were no mistakes when trying to identify attendees for our visit. After going through security checks we were informed that no photos…Continue Reading Visit to The Royal Courts of Justice Library
Imperial College CSGUK Visit, 12th August 2019
Some time ago now (12th August), I visited Imperial College Library Services in South Kensington that was one of a series of Customer Service Group UK visit for Library and Information Assistants that took place over the summer. Going to South Kensington during the school holidays is never a good idea but after fighting through…Continue Reading Imperial College CSGUK Visit, 12th August 2019
Welcome to the Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection and Library is based at 183 Euston Road and is free to visit. It has permanent and temporary exhibitions https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions and specialises in the history of medicine. Sir Henry Wellcome was a pharmacist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector. On his death in 1936, his will established a charity to advance medical and scientific…Continue Reading Welcome to the Wellcome Collection
Visit to the British Library Business and IP Centre
Recently, a group of library staff visited Business and IP Centre (BIPC) at the British Library. Seema Rampersand was our host for the two hour visit, and she gave an extremely informative talk on BIPC’s origins, and how it serves small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The BIPC reading room consists of two floors. The entrance…Continue Reading Visit to the British Library Business and IP Centre
Visit to the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library
A group of us from the law library recently visited the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies library. IALS The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was established in 1947 as a national centre to promote academic legal research, and its library has one of the largest legal research collections in Europe. It is used by…Continue Reading Visit to the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library
Visit to Gray’s Inn Library
Last month a group of us visited Gray’s Inn Library, where the Librarian kindly gave us a tour of the collections. Jay and I have written up our thoughts on this very interesting library: Hilary Gray’s Inn is one of the four Inns of Court (the others being Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Lincoln’s Inn)….Continue Reading Visit to Gray’s Inn Library