Rather excitingly, and in typical crime fiction fashion, this month we received an anonymous tip-off. It seems that there’s something worth investigating on Level 5 of the Northampton Square Library and, luckily for us, our unnamed online-form-filler left some vital clues to help us take a closer look: Clue 1: “It’s got loads of great…Continue Reading The Curious Case of Library Staff Love #14
Library Staff Love #12: Drama Online
Here at CityLibrary we love drama. Not in a soap opera style showdown-in-the-Staff-Room kind of way, that never happens- no cups of tea have even been spilled in a fit of pique. No, by drama I mean proper drama- plays, playwrights, the RSC, the Almeida; texts, criticism, performance and review. Only the other day one…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #12: Drama Online
Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
What is Literature Online? Literature Online is an online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It combines the texts of over 355,000 literary works with a vast library of criticism and reference resources. What’s Included? Texts Criticism Reference Video and Audio You can use the Complete Contents page to browse through…Continue Reading Resource of the month: Literature Online (LION)
Open Music Library
The Open Music Library is a new initiative with the aim to build the world’s most comprehensive open network of digital resources for the study of music. Curated by a community of music scholars, students, teachers and librarians it is free to access and includes peer-reviewed journals books, music scores, with audio and video coming soon…Continue Reading Open Music Library
Library Staff Love #5: Naxos
With Easter approaching, what better way to enjoy the bank holiday weekend than taking time out to visit the beautiful Greek island of Naxos? With its picturesque Mediterranean setting, gorgeous food and… Oh, wait, sorry. Let me start this post again….* With Easter approaching, what better way to enjoy the bank holiday weekend than taking time…Continue Reading Library Staff Love #5: Naxos