tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52597890635039768702024-03-13T02:38:18.045-07:00Veronica MAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04222263012971380366noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259789063503976870.post-72706953321428828852016-07-17T22:26:00.000-07:002016-07-18T00:10:19.622-07:00LIS 580 British Studies The National Library of Scotland, The Edinburgh Central Library, and the University of Edinburgh July 1, 2016 <b>The National Library of Scotland</b><br />
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Before our tour of the Edinburgh Central Library we hung out at the <a href="http://www.nls.uk/">National Library of Scotland. </a>Here we toured the interactive state-of-the-art John Murray Exhibition. Some of us also got our Reader Card (thanks Cherie!).</div>
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Then we crossed the street to the <a href="http://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/">Edinburgh Central Library</a>. Our hostess and guide was Fiona Myles, Library Development Officer. </div>
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The Central Library opened in 1890 as the first public library in the city. Funded by a Carnegie grant, Carnegie actually laid the founding stone of the French Renaissance style building. </div>
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We began our tour in the B3 Level. This used to be the newspaper room. It is now the Edinburgh and Scottish History Collection.<br />
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The B1 level holds the Music Library and meeting rooms. It has an exhibition space that, at the time of our visit, contained an exhibition on WW1.<br />
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In the afternoon we went to the <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/using-library/lib-locate/newcoll-lib">University of Edinburgh New College Library</a>. Our guide was Sheila Dunn, Site & Services Supervisor.<br />
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This beautiful library was once a church. In the 1840's the Church of Scotland split. Those members of the new Free Church of Scotland had to start their own library. They built their library from membership donations, which meant that the collection holds a variety of books, not only theological works. New College merged with the Faculty of Divinity in 1935. This was after the reunification of the Church of Scotland. Joining the libraries meant that they had to to expand. They took this Free High Kirk Church building and designated it the new library.</div>
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04222263012971380366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259789063503976870.post-1416616220413226362016-07-17T21:58:00.002-07:002016-07-18T00:12:08.746-07:00LIS 580 British Studies Durham Libraries June 30, 2016<b>Bill Bryson Library</b><br />
We began the morning at the <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/using/libraries/mainlibrary/">Bill Bryson</a> library talking Librarianship. Our host was the ever-engaging John Purcell and his colleague Richard Parish, Academic Librarian Liason.<br />
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The Bill Bryson Library is part of the Durham University Library System. Durham University has its roots in the monastic scholars that were centered at the Cathedral. Three Oxford Colleges were founded from this monastic tradition: University, Balliol, and Durham which later became Trinity. Henry VIII and Oliver Cromwell both tried to get an official charter for Durham University, but the Oxford/Cambridge monopoly prevailed. It was not until 1832 that Durham was granted the ability to form an official University by the king. It consistently ranks in the top five Universities of the UK. It follows the collegiate university model like its predecessors Oxford and Cambridge. The Bill Bryson Library is the main University library of Durham. Individual colleges have libraries, but they are not under Mr Purcell's supervision.</div>
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Richard Parish shows us the layout of the library.</div>
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Library as "third space" is an ideal that they are working towards in this academic facility. Study areas and meeting spaces are part of the development plans for Bill Bryson Library.<br />
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Study areas with plenty of electrical outlets are prime real estate. This wall of windows makes this an inviting place to come with a laptop.<br />
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Next we were taken to the <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/palace.green/">Palace Green Library</a>. It is here that there are classrooms and exhibition spaces that enable the university to partner with the community. We were shown a 17th century carriage house that has been re-purposed as classroom for instruction of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum">national curriculum</a>. Because these are historic buildings, every inch is used. There is an exhibition area dedicated to <a href="https://www.dur.ac.uk/palace.green/whatson/details/?id=30196">Battle of the Somme</a> that has been carved out of what used to be a breezeway. </div>
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The library was originally founded by Bishop Cosin in the 17th century. It is the first public lending library in England. Bishop Cosin was an Anglican Chaplain and courtier of Charles I. He traveled with Queen Henrietta Maria when she was in France during the Interregnum. It was here that he began to amass his collection. Because of this, there are French materials in the collection whose copies were destroyed during the French Revolution.</div>
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We had a delicious lunch at <a href="http://www.ushaw.org/">Ushaw College</a>, our final stop in Durham.</div>
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Ushaw College holds its roots in France. During the reign of Elizabeth I, who outlawed Catholicism in England, a college (Douai) was started in France to train priests to minister to English Catholics. The college thrived until the French Revolution when the lands and property of the school were confiscated. The repatriated school returned to the Durham area in 1794. In 1804 building began on Ushaw. The greater building project that is still in evidence today was began by Bishop Newsham c. 1837. It is a great example of Gothic architecture designed by the Pugins.</div>
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We were shown the beautiful ancient library by Johnathan Bush, Archivist.</div>
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Today we traveled to Durham.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">After we arrived and got settled into our dorms at Grey College, we went to </span><a href="https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/" style="text-align: left;">Durham Cathedral</a><span style="text-align: left;"> and participated in Evensong. Durham Cathedral is the shrine to St. Cuthbert and a pilgrimage site. It is also classified as a World Heritage Site. Our Host was John Purcell and we had an incredible dinner at Durham Court Inn.</span></div>
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This is an amazing project that really made me smile.</div>
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Today we visited the <a href="http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/research-collections">Christ Church Library Special Collections</a>. Our hostess was Dr. Cristina Neagu, Keeper of Special Collections.<br />
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Visually this Library is a Jewel-box. This building was built to house the library that was moved in in 1763. The wall bookcases are an early example.<br />
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This was Lewis Carroll's Office. He was an Assistant Librarian at Christ Church Library. </div>
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This is the view from the office window. From here, he is said to have watched Alice Liddell the inspiration of the Alice of <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>. </div>
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This is the stairwell used in the first two Harry Potter films.<br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04222263012971380366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259789063503976870.post-44509682615482093032016-07-17T18:50:00.000-07:002016-07-17T19:20:37.241-07:00LIS580 British Studies Bletchley Park June 27, 2016<b>Bletchley Park</b><br />
Today we toured <a href="https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/">Bletchley Park</a>.<br />
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During WWII Bletchley Park was the epicenter of the codebreaking effort of the British and later Allied Forces. Housing the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), the job of Bletchley was to crack the Nazi codes and ciphers. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Movie: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/">The Imitation Game</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Television: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2275990/?ref_=nv_sr_1">The Bletchley Circle</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Books: <span style="color: #111111;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0452298717/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687702&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=069116472X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=RX4E0YRXF171QJK4AYN3">The Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women Who Cracked the Enigma Code at Bletchley Park</a></span></span></span></div>
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Globe. Veronica could not find the bus stop that Google maps said was right in our neighborhood and that would take us almost directly there (after a short walk from St. Paul's across the Millennium bridge). So we took the tube to London Bridge. It was cold and because of my faux pas we had already gotten our morning walk in so... wiser heads prevailed (Kim) and we took a cab from the station. Taken a London cab: CHECK!</div>
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The theater known as <a href="http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw2ay8BRC7sYequMydsq0BEiQAbEX9UGwBfaAhKUnNSGEQzOze4V7lf3lz93DIFF1SAtP6ZQ8aAqpE8P8HAQ">Shakespeare's Globe</a> is actually a reproduction of the historic Globe. We visited the exhibition featuring Shakespeare's life as a playwright and performer. We took a guided tour and our guide gave us a historic and performer's perspective of the space. He also pointed out that the development of Shakespeare's writing was a function of the spaces were used for his performances. </div>
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<b>The Millennium Bridge</b></div>
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After the Globe, in a comedic reversal of the intended morning route, we walked the<a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/transport-and-streets/roads-highways-and-pavements/Pages/Millennium-Bridge.aspx"> Millennium Bridge</a> towards St. Paul's to the Blackfriar's Pub for lunch.</div>
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<b>Cleopatra's Needle</b><br />
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After lunch, we took the tube to <a href="http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Cleopatras-Needle/">Cleopatra's Needle</a>. Originally an obelisk build for Egyptian Pharaoh Thotmes III in 1460 BC and was transported to England from Alexandria (the city of Cleopatra). It was commissioned to commemorate the victory over Napoleon. Six men lost their lives in the transport of the monument and their names are inscribed on the base.<br />
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<b>Westminster Abbey</b><br />
Our next stop was <a href="http://www.westminster-abbey.org/">Westminster Abbey</a>. Sadly it was closed for Sunday services. The beautiful architecture was still amazing from the outside.<br />
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This <a href="http://www.westminster-abbey.org/visit-us/virtual-tour">ONLINE TOUR</a> has done much to assuage my sadness that I was unable to tour it live. </div>
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While most of their items were too rich for my blood, the souvenirs and foods were reasonable enough that I could get some.</div>
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Movie: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/">Guardians of the Galaxy</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2476682/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2">Doctor Faustus</a></div>
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Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tea-Jane-Austen-Kim-Wilson/dp/0711231893">Tea with Jane Austen by Kim Wilson</a></div>
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Kim and I went to the <a href="https://www.royal.uk/changing-guard">Changing of the Guard</a> at <a href="https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-buckingham-palace">Buckingham Palace</a>. As we were approaching the Victoria Memorial a wonderful older gentleman stopped us. First he asked if we spoke English (fun!) and then he proceeded to tell us where the best vantage point was, and that we should go watch the band practice and go through inspection. So we did!</div>
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<b>The Tower of London</b><br />
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Today we toured <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/">Parliament</a>. The day after the Brexit vote and security did not disappoint. There were no lines and when we approached the ticket booth we were told that a docent would have to go get our tickets using the confirmation number from our pre-purchased reservations. After showing our tickets to the armed guards at the gate, we walked through a railed courtyard to another security point. This was much like other security checks with metal detectors and x-ray machines. I was welcomed by officer Gavin who waved me through with two thumbs up, "Stellar!", and a wink. </div>
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Tony was our guide and our tour began in the Central lobby. The tiled mosaics that form the headers for the four doorways leading from the lobby are the Saints that protect the UK: St. Andrew from Scotland, St. David from Wales, St. Patrick for Ireland, and St. George for England. The stonework and statues that form the walls are Kings and Queens of England. </div>
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The Parliament build is the Palace of Westminster. In 1834 most of the building was burnt in a fire and Charles Barry was the architect that was commissioned to rebuild it, with Augustus Pugin designing most of the Interior.</div>
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The Parliament is the Highest Lawmaking Authority and can make or strike down any law that it likes. The People are not sovereign only Parliament is sovereign. </div>
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The Norman Room is a sort of antechamber to the <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/architecture/palace-s-interiors/robing-room/">Robing Room</a>. It is here that we saw a great glass case with a display of articles about the Somme on one side and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/parliamentary-archives/">PARLIAMENTARY ARCHIVES</a> on the other (very exciting!). </div>
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After our tour we (Stacie, Kim and I) had a delicious tea in the House of Commons. </div>
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In the evening Kim and I went to see Kinky Boots.<br />
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Such wonderful fun! So close that at one point I winked at Lola and she winked back!!!!<br />
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Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Suffragette-Own-Story-Emmeline-Pankhurst/dp/1843915596/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1468798733&sr=1-1&keywords=my+own+story">Suffragette: My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This house is where he was thought to have grown up. The self-guided tour leads you through the home and actor/docents tell you of the everyday life that shaped the author in his youth. Shakespeare's birthplace was purchased in 1847 by public subscription in an effort to protect the space. Charles Dickens was one of the leaders of the campaign to save the building. Many authors made pilgrimages to the home in an effort to gain inspiration. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Famous contemporaries of Shakespeare were Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish author of Don Quixote, and Tang Xianzu famous Chinese playwright.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the afternoon we saw the <a href="https://www.rsc.org.uk/">Royal Shakespeare's Company</a> production of a Midsummer Night's Dream. So incredibly good. I've decided that I need more Shakespeare in my life!</span><br />
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Book recommendation from Ariel (and the bookseller at the Shakespeare house shop): <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Essex-Serpent/dp/178125544X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry</a>. The shop also had some great manga versions of all the Shakespearean plays.</div>
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Movie: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274300/">The Tempest</a></div>
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<strong>King's College Maughan Library and Special Collections </strong></div>
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Our hosts today were Katie Sambrook, Head of Special Collections, Adam Ray, Special Collections Manager, and John Wilby, Gift Collections Coordinator. <a data-mce-href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/archivespec/special-collections/collections.aspx" href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/library/archivespec/special-collections/collections.aspx">The Foyle Special Collections Library</a> holds over 200 thousand titles of varying subjects. Collection items date from the 15th century to modern day. King's College is research-focused with strengths in the sciences and medicine. Staff works to preserve the collection, commission acquisitions, assist customers in the reading room and online, and teach information science to the student population.</div>
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On this day we were given a view of some of the special collection treasures.</div>
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Chap books are small little pamphlet-like booklets for poorer readers in the country and the city. From the 16th century, they were printed for lower class readership and were ballads, fairy tales, political pamphlets, English myths, and folklore. I was very taken by these because they were an early form of access. During this time, literacy was only beginning to be widespread and these chap books were accessible to anyone. Cheaply made and sold by door to door salesmen called "chaps", they were an easy way for people of modest means to begin to amass their own library.</div>
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The St Thomas Hospital collection holds many historic medical texts including incunabula (books from the inception of printing, before 1500). We saw a medical text that holds the medical wisdom of the time. This was an herbal with historical medicines and also folklore. It is a great example of the customs of the time. It has woodcuts and the color remains in very good condition.</div>
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The gifts collection holds art plates like the ones seen above. By Carlos Merida, these artistic plates depicting carnival are of cultural significance. They pose a storage problem because they cannot be stored upright like bound books.</div>
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Another treasure made more valuable by provenance, they have a copy of the Charters of the Province of Pennsylvania owned by Benjamin Franklin. His signature is on the front page.</div>
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Above, the small non-descript book is a copy of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Printed in 1776 this copy is full of hiatuses. These blank spaces allowed a printer to print a book with blank passages and "someone" to later fill in the blanks with what one can assume was the author's intended words. This was done in order to avoid sedition charges from the crown.</div>
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We traveled via the Ferry to Greenwich and even saw a Brexit protest on the water!</div>
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Penny Allen, Librarian and Stawell Heard, Archivist were our guides through the <a data-mce-href="http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum" href="http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum">National Maritime Museum</a> (NMM) Library and Archives.</div>
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We were given the opportunity to see some of the items that are part of the collection.</div>
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Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English Channel. The collection holds his qualification papers for the Merchant Marine, certificate of commendation for when he tried to save a shipmate who fell overboard, a crew list where he is listed as Master Mariner of the Emerald (captain), and several illustrations of his daring do.</div>
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We also saw materials relating the heroics of Captain James Spratt during the Battle of Trafalgar, where he boarded and enemy vessel by swimming across to it (with his sword in his mouth!).</div>
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The collection has tickets to the funeral and procession of the great Admiral Lord Nelson's body.</div>
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Sometimes books are not only valuable due to age and inherent value, but due to provenance (who may have owned them). Part of the collection of the NMM is a set of 80 books donated by Rudyard Kipling's widow. The books deal with maritime topics. The bookplate inside one of the books we saw, was designed by Kipling's father.</div>
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The Library and Archives are research-based facilities. Readers use the AON system to request items for use in the reading rooms. The NMM has an extensive periodical collection of over 100 titles related to naval and maritime themes. They use a dumbwaiter system to transport items from the stacks to the reading rooms. The Archives contain the Merchant Marine records for the U.K. The collection is comprised of articles relating to the Royal Navy, the Merchant Navy, navigation, astronomy, art, maps, and charts. It also includes rare books, folios, and pamphlets. The stacks are a series of rolling racks that have adequate support for the weight load allocated to them.</div>
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I appreciated when Penny reminded us that we need not know everything about everything, but we should know the basics of a subject "as any good reference librarian would."</div>
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After lunch at the Museum cafe, we (Stacie, Kim, Cherie, and I) walked to the<a data-mce-href="http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory" href="http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory"> Royal Observatory.</a></div>
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The Royal Observatory was authorised by King Charles II in order to solve the maritime problem of longitude. Using the sun and stars sailors could determine latitude. Longitude was not so easily decipherable and untold lives (and cargo) were lost to miscalculations. The problem was so dire that governments offered monetary rewards to solve the problem. Astronomical resolutions were tried but failed. John Harrison, a self-taught clockmaker, invented a mechanical solution in his chronometer. This timepiece carried (carries) true time from homeport to any destination and allows the navigator to use the time differential to calculate longitude.<br />
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Our host today was<a data-mce-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzY5Z20iwbg&list=PL541F7E779D24205F" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzY5Z20iwbg&list=PL541F7E779D24205F"> Eugene Rae, Principle Librarian</a>. Founded in 1830, the <a data-mce-href="http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm" href="http://www.rgs.org/HomePage.htm">Royal Geographical Society</a>'s (RGS) purpose is to advance geographical science. As part of the RGS's aim, they communicate with other geographical societies, disseminate information, and support expeditions. The Society's archives consist of correspondence with other geographical societies, explorers, maps, journals, and items related to expeditions.The collection has over a million maps, half a million photographs, 150 thousand volumes of books and periodicals, and 500 boxes of archival documents. The artifact collection is the smallest subset of the collection, but still holds over a thousand items including cultural objects from around the world, paraphernalia of exploration (e.g. instruments of navigation), and personal items belonging to some of the world's greatest explorers.</div>
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Mr. Rae was generous enough to show us some of the treasures from their item collection in the Foyle Reading room. The RGS has been at the center of four epochs of exploration; the search for the Northwest Passage, the exploration of Central Africa, the Antarctic, and Everest. Here are just some of the items that we were able to see:</div>
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Northwest Passage items: navigational maps, discarded items from the ill-fated Franklin attempt in 1840's, boots and sun blindness goggles from the Perry expedition.</div>
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Central Africa (the search for the origin of the Nile): Stanley and Livingston's Hats, Livingston's compass, Stanley's boots, photographs of Livingston's embalmed body.</div>
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Everest: Mallory's boot and personal effects (found in 1999 after a recovery expedition found his body that was missing since 1924), pictures of the successful 1953 attempt by Hillary and Norgay.</div>
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Geraldine Pote and Johnathan Gibbs were our hosts that afternoon. <a data-mce-href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/visitor-information/barbican-library" href="https://www.barbican.org.uk/visitor-information/barbican-library">The Barbican Library</a> opened its doors in 1982 as part of the <a data-mce-href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/" href="http://www.barbican.org.uk/">Barbican Centre</a>. It is one of the City of London community <a data-mce-href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/our-libraries/Pages/Barbican-Library.aspx" href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/our-libraries/Pages/Barbican-Library.aspx">Libraries</a>. It is a public lending library funded by the 1964 Public Libraries Act that calls for free, efficient, and comprehensive library service. Because the Barbican answers to the unique authority of the City of London, it is called upon to wear many hats. Part of its purpose is to support industry and business in the City, so they have a strong business collection. The Technical Analysts library is housed here. It is part of the greater Barbican Arts Centre so it has an extensive arts library including theatre, film, and dance. It has a prestigious and significant music library that received an Excellence Award for Music Libraries from the <a data-mce-href="http://www.iaml.info/news/barbican-music-library" href="http://www.iaml.info/news/barbican-music-library">International Association of Music Libraries.</a></div>
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As part of the greater Barbican Centre it partners with the Performing Arts Centre. The Barbican Centre is a great reconstruction project that came out of the damage from the Blitz. The whole area had been bombed out. The complex was originally a socialist estate. The idea came on the 50's, was designed in the 60's, planned and built in the 70's, and opened in the 80's.</div>
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The Barbican impressed me, in that it felt like home. I work at a public library and the beautiful building and unique setting felt like the best that public lending libraries can offer. Our guide did not gloss over the problems they have with the unique facility; including damage to the concrete infrastructure and the inability to adapt to some of the patron needs. A program/meeting space and a dedicated teen area would be part of their wish list.</div>
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<strong>Stonehenge</strong></div>
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<a data-mce-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history/" href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history/">Stonehenge</a> is a <a data-mce-href="http://www.worldheritagesite.org/" href="http://www.worldheritagesite.org/">World Heritage Site</a> and perhaps the most recognized prehistoric monument in the world.</div>
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Stonehenge's famous standing stones are part of a greater ceremonial landscape that includes ditches, wooden posts, and burial mounds.</div>
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Around 3000 B.C. a circular ditch surrounding a ring of wooden posts and 56 pits known as Aubrey holes was built. The purpose of the site is unknown but cremated remains have been found, perhaps used in ceremonies. It had two entrances: a main north-east facing causeway that aligned with the midsummer sunrise and a smaller southern entrance.</div>
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The second phase of construction was circa 2500 B.C. when bluestones from southwest Wales were transported and set up to form a double crescent inside the circle. During this time a pair of heel stones were placed near the north-east entrance.</div>
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In about 2200 B.C. the sarsen stone circle was erected. These massive stones comprise the circle we are most familiar with, a series of upright stones with lintels. In the center, five huge trilithons (each an upright pair with lintel) were placed in a horseshoe shape.</div>
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I enjoyed Stonehenge. It is amazing that such an ancient and enigmatic monument still stands. It is a testament to its power that so many people come to visit it yearly. The marking of the summer solstice and the mysteries of what it may have been used for, spark one's imagination and curiosity.</div>
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<strong>Winchester</strong></div>
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We spent the afternoon in <a data-mce-href="http://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/" href="http://www.visitwinchester.co.uk/">Winchester.</a> Once the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, Winchester holds many historic buildings and points of interest.</div>
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We walked around the charming city of Winchester on our way to the Cathedral.</div>
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Then we cut through a beautiful city garden.</div>
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This beautiful cathedral was started in 1079 on the site of a previous cathedral. Here the West Saxon kings were laid to rest.</div>
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Jane Austen was buried here and a beautiful memorial window commissioned for her.</div>
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Today I took the optional trip to Dover Castle and Canterbury.</div>
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The current <a data-mce-href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/" href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/">Dover Castle</a> was built in the 1180's by Henry II. The high ground on which it stands has had a man-made fortification upon it since before Roman times. The medieval castle has only been attacked once when it endured a long siege by an invasion force led by Prince Louis of France in support of English barons rebelling against King John in 1216.</div>
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Primarily a castle is a defensive citadel. The high ground gives a vantage point to better see invaders. Surrounded by a great ditch, it is hard to traverse the immediate land without aid from the bridge. The walls are very thick and steep, with few openings. Inside there is more defense in the further reinforced keep.</div>
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I hung out with Brandy on this trip and we visited the Tower. Filled with medieval reproductions, this area allowed us a peek into some of the furnishings and customs of the past.<br />
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Movie: <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNnSfdBhtI" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNnSfdBhtI">Age of Ultron</a> (I am a Marvel fan and parts of this film were filmed here in Dover Castle).</div>
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Book: <a data-mce-href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundation-History-England-Vol-1/dp/0330544284" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundation-History-England-Vol-1/dp/0330544284">Foundation (History of England Vol 1) by Peter Ackroyd</a></div>
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In the morning Stacie, Kim, Cherie and I travelled back to the British Library where we got our reader's cards and started on our research.</div>
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We crossed paths with Kevin Mehmet again. He was as welcoming and kind as in our first meeting and rounded out the great experience of getting our Reader's cards. We were official readers! We then split up and Kim and I went to the Humanities 2 reading room to collect the items that we had ordered previously. This reading room is one of the more quiet rooms and it felt very academic indeed!</div>
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Met up with the girls for lunch before our afternoon academic tour.</div>
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<strong>The Centre for Conservation at the British Library</strong></div>
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We started our tour at the Foyle Exhibition area of the <a data-mce-href="http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/conservetreat/" href="http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/collectioncare/conservetreat/">Conservation Centre</a>. Our host was Dr. Cordelia Rogerson, Head of Conservation.</div>
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The British Library is culturally diverse. It has an extensive Heritage Collection and more paintings than the National Gallery. It has the collection of the India Office Records. It has archeological finds and fragments. It has textiles from Asia and Africa. The collection contains metals, ceramics, firearms, and gemstones. It is a cultural, archival, and literary collection. The Collection Care Department of the British Library is dedicated to preservation, conservation, conservation research, and digital preservation.</div>
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The books and items are stored at optimal environmental for preservation. Preservation is the key because repairs must be prioritized. When items become too damaged or fragile surrogates are created for them.</div>
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We were introduced to a conservation effort involving scrolls that had been in caves for thousands of years. After that time and under pressure and the conditions the stacks of papers were bonded onto one another. During the process of conservation, photographs and extensive notes document every step of the way. As they differentiate the layers they use tissues of inert materials that are non-reactive to stabilize the fragile fragments. The materials that add structural support must be attached in a reversible way. In the past facings and plastic coatings were used and that did not maintain the integrity of the original items.</div>
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Then we were given a practical demonstration of book conservation. To bind or rebind a book they stitch them together and use tape bindings. They try to use the binding and sewing style of the original item to preserve the integrity of the item.<br />
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Next, we saw the textile conservation efforts. They are working on flags that were part of the Royal East India Company Volunteers from circa 1779. In 1880 they were hung in an exhibition in Earl's Court. When they were unearthed they were covered in soot and looked like they had been chewed up by rats. They developed a special wash bath to wash them sandwiched between polyester sheets. During a previous effort to conserve them, they stitched them to netting. They use glass to plates iron and control re-humidification.</div>
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Finally, we saw the Hebrew Project of Digitization. They are in phase II of digitizing 1500 items. During the digitization, they register and repair damage. They use Kozo 1 tissue in the repair. There are codexes and scrolls, made of parchments and leather. Each project has its own criteria of materials and protocols used.</div>
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The Conservation Centre has been in its current building for 9 years. Its 3 top floors are dedicated to conservation. The two main floors hold supplies, meeting rooms, and a dedicated conservation reference library. Most of its windows face the north preventing the exposure to direct sunlight. It is climate controlled, unlike the previous building. It is part of the newly regentrified Knowledge Corridor Quarter that includes a new Google building and the Crick Institute for Biomedical Research.</div>
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Book: <a data-mce-href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328907.Sharpe_s_Tiger?from_search=true" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328907.Sharpe_s_Tiger?from_search=true">Sharpe's Tiger</a> by Bernard Cornwell</div>
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Movie: In honor of the PUNK exhibition at the British Library: <a data-mce-href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079813/?ref_=_118" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079813/?ref_=_118">Rock and Roll High School</a> starring the Ramones.</div>
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Non-sequitur: Before entering the Museum we were going through security and I was waved through. Conflicted. Should I feel as if I were given special treatment, VIP if you will? Or should I feel sad that I am so non-descript as to visibly pose no threat? Perverse logic, I know.</div>
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We immediately went to the Egyptian Exhibit and were able to see the <a data-mce-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=117631&partId=1" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=117631&partId=1">Rosetta Stone</a>.</div>
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This is a bust of King Amenhotep III circa 1352 B.C.<br />
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These are statues of the goddess Sekhmet 'the mighty one'. A lion goddess and daughter of the sun-god Ra, she is often pictured with a disc above her head. Known as a vengeful goddess she could also be invoked for healing.<br />
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The afternoon began with a visit to the <a data-mce-href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/libraries_and_archives.aspx" href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/libraries_and_archives.aspx">British Museum Archives</a>. Our hostess today was Ms. Francesca Hillier, Archivist. The current archives are a "rabbit warren" of tunnels underneath the main museum. They contain records of governance and administration of the Museum. It currently is not catalogued and there is no master list detailing what is in the collection. Francesca is the 2nd qualified archivist to hold her position.</div>
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The Archives contain original papers of the general meetings and decisions taken by the Principal Trustees since the inception of the Museum in 1753. Francesca was able to show us the paper that bequeathed Hans Sloane's original collection to the Nation to begin the Museum.<img class="aligncenter" data-mce-src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rsyYB_9n2dUUCw1gdiZvvInAP82iK1KBtvYJrq1vHOQ3qhLd3UihCWMpqQgg9COz197pOX422R7LBU3ivfvvYhTW-nyzPvQIUBCLHgMbGosC8WRz-j9GS3NBAicEgfee1zeg4sqA-BWkgwRoY7mno97H0v2xWSh6eEXFjUfAN2hnfZEKBHoXziCorhyoPoShiAOAxqxgRhzG9J-3rJbs41SqL01XqNLyPen-R9Dc748v4BUbRAYDfoasZwsLlh7SSSkbEcnF4Uiz4bQljl1TaXRwbLHewXMFek0KolZdlM_RYzgwOTaqzTlytSheO5-LRFj9e-NQCiaxA4iVf3ClSBDBeGFKwJXsW-H_lkebwaABDhRqWVCYwHLR7n-lxshoaW0zaruZQogddgy5DagSQmzoc5iGmb90KBnrRks6QhQjK6XcUDS6IzFdtzHxchYTnGPk78cwjeoyukSZ3poXswWFP-gIw4rexwwo4LkWeXTdK22IszlyG3VomLxoMZRVJj63q8_EuWAZv1LplUOf5xJKlw592vdfGQOVH7R-6_ludJXn7EU8KgnmvLqQXhpNsDqpyn4DcYUlfrQAupxJAlhUQU0SmLA=w1274-h955-no" height="675" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rsyYB_9n2dUUCw1gdiZvvInAP82iK1KBtvYJrq1vHOQ3qhLd3UihCWMpqQgg9COz197pOX422R7LBU3ivfvvYhTW-nyzPvQIUBCLHgMbGosC8WRz-j9GS3NBAicEgfee1zeg4sqA-BWkgwRoY7mno97H0v2xWSh6eEXFjUfAN2hnfZEKBHoXziCorhyoPoShiAOAxqxgRhzG9J-3rJbs41SqL01XqNLyPen-R9Dc748v4BUbRAYDfoasZwsLlh7SSSkbEcnF4Uiz4bQljl1TaXRwbLHewXMFek0KolZdlM_RYzgwOTaqzTlytSheO5-LRFj9e-NQCiaxA4iVf3ClSBDBeGFKwJXsW-H_lkebwaABDhRqWVCYwHLR7n-lxshoaW0zaruZQogddgy5DagSQmzoc5iGmb90KBnrRks6QhQjK6XcUDS6IzFdtzHxchYTnGPk78cwjeoyukSZ3poXswWFP-gIw4rexwwo4LkWeXTdK22IszlyG3VomLxoMZRVJj63q8_EuWAZv1LplUOf5xJKlw592vdfGQOVH7R-6_ludJXn7EU8KgnmvLqQXhpNsDqpyn4DcYUlfrQAupxJAlhUQU0SmLA=w1274-h955-no" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="900" /></div>
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The Archives hold many hidden treasures. Records of purchased land, collections, letters to and from the museum, acquisitions records, staff records, records of foreign excavations, photographs of the museum, refurbishment records, reading room records. The unfortunate and frustrating is that there is not enough money or time to organize all this information using modern archiving and librarianship standards. The cataloging of this information alone will take years. It is sad that money is the delimiter that hinders the organization of such a prestigious organization's records.</div>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">This illustration shows the original buildings of the Museum.</dd></dl>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">These photographs show the damage that the Museum endured during the Blitz. On the floor behind her, you can see the remnant of a bomb from that time.</dd></dl>
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When the British Library separated from the British Museum they "binned" many things, including Reader's cards, letters of recommendation, letters of petition to be Readers, and signing in books. Some were saved.<br />
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This is Bram Stoker's Reader's card.</div>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">This is Bram Stoker's petition letter to be a Reader at the British Library.</dd></dl>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">This is Thomas Stoker's recommendation letter for Bram Stoker.</dd></dl>
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<dd class="wp-caption-dd" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;">In this sign-in-book, we see Oscar Wilde's signature.</dd></dl>
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Movie: <a data-mce-href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">The Mummy Returns</a></div>
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<b>British Library</b><br />
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Kevin Mehmet was our charming host today. He was a font of information about the inner workings and history of the <a data-mce-href="http://www.bl.uk/" href="http://www.bl.uk/">British Library</a>, as well as some solid Information Science wisdom. The British Library serves as the National Library of the United Kingdom. It receives a copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland. The Library's goal is to 1. collect the published output of the nation, 2. keep and preserve the collection, and 3. make the collection available to researchers. Its further responsibility is to provide leadership to the library community and commission research.</div>
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The collection is not accessible to the general public. In order to read its books you must register as a Reader. Along with two forms of identification you must come armed with a bibliography of the item(s) you wish to read.</div>
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The British Library is a legal deposit library, which means that by law it must receive a copy of everything published in the UK. That is 8 thousand items a day which translates to 8 miles of shelf space per year. Most of the collection is stored in an environmentally controlled tower beneath the library. Part of that increasing collection is stored offsite in their Boston Spa property in West Yorkshire.</div>
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<a data-mce-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/the_museums_story/general_history/sir_hans_sloane.aspx" href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/the_museums_story/general_history/sir_hans_sloane.aspx">Hans Sloane</a> is one of the worthies whose bust is displayed on the left wall of the lobby atrium. One of the founding fathers of the British Museum and Library, his donated book collection helped to provide a cornerstone for the British Library Collection. He bequeathed the collection to the nation for “the improvement, knowledge, and information of all persons.” He was a traveler, philosopher, and naturalist. Aside: he brought cocoa from the Americas and added milk and sugar to create the delicious chocolate we eat today.</div>
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The British Library separated from the British Museum in 1973. It took them 4 years to move the (then) 30 million item collection. Having been part of the greater British Museum, it retains some 8.25 million non-book items in its collection. It holds the Tapling stamp collection as well as an extensive collection of WW1 postcards that were on display on the first floor while we were there.</div>
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The library is organized using a unique cataloging system for their collection. Here we find that there is a geographic place for everything; a "forever home". As a government deposit library, they do not weed their collection and every book has a permanent address. A very small part that is a browsing collection located in some of the reading rooms is cataloged using the Dewey Decimal system.</div>
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Behind the scenes, Kevin showed us the Mechanical Book Handling System and the Automated Book Retrieval System that enables staff to move requested books from their location in the stacks to the readers that requested them in the reading rooms. Once ordered, staff can retrieve a book in approximately 70 min.</div>
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This glass tower contains The King's Library. King George III was an avid book collector and his collection was donated to the British Library. The architects designed this glass tower to feature and display the King's Library that continues to be used by researchers in the greater Library, but is kept apart as an individual set.</div>
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After our guided tour we viewed the<a data-mce-href="http://www.bl.uk/events/treasures-of-the-british-library" href="http://www.bl.uk/events/treasures-of-the-british-library"> Treasures of the British Library Exhibition</a>. We saw handwritten Beatle's lyrics, the St. Cuthbert's Gospel (the oldest book in the U.K.), THE Magna Carta, copies of Utopia and Beowulf, and Jane Austen's drawings. There is a computer display that lets you virtually handle a copy of a Source Bible as well as other ancient and priceless manuscripts.</div>
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This exhibition was fascinating. Dividing Shakespear's plays into ten acts and delving deeply into his motivations and development as a writer, this display was colorful and varied. It used audio and film to draw you from one act to the next. The different epochs of his life and writing that the exhibition focused on, continued to stay with me. We were able to see some of the original beautiful costumes used in performances from the 20th century. The sheer breadth of Shakespeare on film made me want to go hide somewhere and consume all the iterations.</div>
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Movie to Watch:<a data-mce-href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5622262/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_27" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5622262/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_27"> Twelfth Night (with Stephen Fry)</a></div>
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Book: <a data-mce-href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Bezoars-Hans-Sloane-Collections/dp/0712358803/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468566690&sr=8-1&keywords=hans+sloane" href="https://www.amazon.com/Books-Bezoars-Hans-Sloane-Collections/dp/0712358803/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468566690&sr=8-1&keywords=hans+sloane">From Books to Bezoars: Sir Hans Sloane and his Collections</a></div>
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This afternoon we visited the <a data-mce-href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/n/national-art-library/" href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/n/national-art-library/">National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum</a>. Our hostesses were Ms. Sally Williams and Ms. Francis Willis.<br />
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The National Art Library (NAL) was established in 1837 and predates the Museum. This is a research and closed access library, not a lending library. It was originally housed at Somerset House and was the official library for the Government School of Design. The NAL is one of the top four art libraries in the world along with the INHA (Institut national d’histoire de l’art ,Paris), the Getty (California) and the libraries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The NAL's strength lies in the range and depth of the collection of items pertaining to fine and decorative arts. The library serves three purposes: it is Britain’s leading art and design public reference library, it is the library of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) and a Research Library for V&A staff, and it is the V&A’s Curatorial department for the national collection of the art of the book. Books for this collection are seen not only as art but also as designed objects.</div>
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Over 30,000 researchers visit the NAL yearly. As a closed access library, a reader comes in and picks a seat from the board. They keep that seat for the duration of the day. They may browse items from the general collection in the Centre and Reading Rooms. If they need items from the rest of the collection they must request them (up to 8) and the staff retrieves them from the closed stacks. In the stacks, they shelve books by size using their own in-house classification system in order to maximize use of space. The ordering system is electronic as the catalog is all online. As a research library, they provide in-house access to databases such as JSTOR and ArtSource.</div>
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The current location of the library was finished in 1884 and was designed to house the library. One design accommodation was that there were electric lights installed in lieu of gas. The Reading Room has been maintained to reflect what it looked like during that time. Most of the collection is still on site with the exception of the Children's Collection including the Beatrix Potter collection that is housed offsite near Olympia (AAD). Some parts of the collection were acquired as donations and are closed collections that are not added to. Preservation is stressed so as to minimize the need for conservation. They even have facsimiles of items in order to protect the originals but still allow access. When items are lent out for exhibition and displays then conservation is paramount and the borrowing entity takes on the responsibility for the cost. Special displays are created for such exhibitions including one of a kind stands, melamex coverings, and book sofas all designed to minimize the stress placed on these items.</div>
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We were very lucky to be given a close-up look at some of the items from their special collections:</div>
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[Movie I was reminded of: The Young Victoria</div>
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Book added to my booklist: We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals<br />
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Afterwards, Stacie, Kim, and I walked through Hyde Park. I was exhausted, but the great company and idyllic venue perked me up.</div>
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We then climbed the stairs to the Duke Humphries medieval library. This is a working reading room and we were asked to be very quiet as there were people working and studying there. Right outside the room is the Benefactor's Board that notes some of the great benefactors to the library. Under their names is the Latin "plurimi pertransibunt , et multiplex erit scientia" which means "many shall pass by, and knowledge shall be multiplied" from the Book of Daniel (12:4). Cromwell is counted as one of the benefactors as he protected the library from being destroyed by sending soldiers to protect it during the English Civil War. This was a very magnanimous and progressive gesture as Oxford has always been a Royalist University and town.</div>
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Books had been chained to prevent their theft. They are no longer chained but because they are so old many (60%) are boxed. The boxes are stained to match the color of the original bindings. This library is a <a data-mce-href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/listed-buildings/" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/listed-buildings/">Grade 1 Listed building</a>, which means that it is of historical significance. Not only is the outer building Listed, but it is Listed on the inside, which means that the Univesity is tasked with keeping the historical integrity of the interior of the library and its contents.</div>
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Duke Humphries, younger brother to Henry V donated his collection approximately 300 manuscripts to the Library. He had amassed his collection while fighting for his brother and England at Agincourt and on the Continent. The collection included Illuminated texts, texts on natural history, philosophy, and classical texts. In 1549 the majority of the texts were destroyed in an effort to rid the University of all things Catholic. The library was left bereft of books and in disrepair.</div>
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It is here when Thomas Bodley entered the scene. He had fled with his family as a child during the Catholic reign of Mary 1 to Protestant Europe. His family returned to England when Elizabeth ascended the throne. He studied at Magdalene College . It is during this time that he discovered the library in disrepair, a memory that would move him in later years. He became a professor of Greek and a Fellow of Merton College. He was given permission by the University and the crown to study abroad. After some years he was appointed an ambassador for Elizabeth at the Hague. When he was allowed to retire at the age of 54 he returns to Oxford. In his retirement, he decided to dedicate himself to restoring the library. He wrote a beautifully worded and humble letter to the Chancellor of the University in 1598. "Dear Chancellor, You won't know me...". He wrote of that empty and damaged room and how he would like to pay for a librarian and furniture and books to restore it. He ended the letter with "Your humble servant, Thomas Bodley". A year later the Duke Humphrey's Library was filled and furnished with the bookshelves (which were a new invention) that are now there. Bodley had not only donated his own volumes but also had convinced others to donate. The donations were requested as bound copies as opposed to loose signatures. They also contained Ancient Greek, Egyptian papyrus, and Chinese scrolls. The library has the largest collection of Hebrew manuscripts this side of Isreal. Bodley did not stop there. He approached the Guild of Stationers, the only people lawfully allowed to print by the Crown, and asked them to donate one copy of everything they printed to the library so that everyone could have access. This was the precursor to what the Library of Congress and the British Library now do.</div>
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Bodley continued to work with the Library and his Librarian Thomas James until his death. But his good works did not end there. Right before his death, he had sent another letter with plans for what is now known as The Old Schools Quadrangle. He said that his estate would continue to fund this project but only as matched monies. So if the rest of the University Fellows and Alumni would fund the first two levels then the third level would be "on Bodley". He continues to be honored today as the great founder of the Library at Oxford.</div>
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Non-sequitur: Tolkien is said to have been grading papers in the reading room when he came across a blank page and a hobbit came out of his pen.</div>
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We were shown the Convocation House and told that this is the ceremonial heart of the University. Here <a data-mce-href="http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/discover/online/parliament-week/parliament-week-2011/Parliament-in-Oxford" href="http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/discover/online/parliament-week/parliament-week-2011/Parliament-in-Oxford">Parliament has convened on no less than four different times</a>.</div>
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Finally, we entered the Chancellor's Court. Appointed by the Crown, the Lord Chancellor was once the highest law at Oxford, both University and City. He would preside over rulings in cases.</div>
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Naomi made this tour incredible. She was an engaging and vibrant storyteller. She led us and gave us all "parts to play" which made it all the more fun. Kim was made the head of the Stationer's Guild and Ariel was made Lord Chancellor!</div>
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[Movie: <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_50eAXYgAg" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_50eAXYgAg">Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</a></div>
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Book: <a data-mce-href="https://www.amazon.com/Rebellion-History-England-Glorious-Revolution/dp/1250003636" href="https://www.amazon.com/Rebellion-History-England-Glorious-Revolution/dp/1250003636">Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England #3)</a>]</div>
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We ate at the Congregation House. Dating from 1320, this is where the ruling body of the University used to meet. It was adjoining the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.</div>
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We were shown through the Chapel first. Originally began in the 1270's the Chapel at Merton was originally meant to be a Cathedral. The stained glass windows are not the originals, those did not survive the Reformation. The Victorians did replace much of the glass and the ornate lectern and woodwork reflect the return to opulence from that time.<br />
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When we moved on to the <a data-mce-href="https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/history" href="https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/history">Merton College Library</a> we were treated to the <a data-mce-href="https://issuu.com/thirdmillenniumpublishing/docs/merton_treasures_page_turner" href="https://issuu.com/thirdmillenniumpublishing/docs/merton_treasures_page_turner">Treasures of Merton College</a>.</div>
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The idea of bookshelves was a novel idea imported from Italy.<br />
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The Merton library is the oldest continuously working library in the world. Initially designated for use by post-graduate students it contains mostly collections of Theology, Medicine, and Law needed by those worthies. In 1484 undergraduate students were allowed to visit the library and the collection was expanded to include the liberal arts and sciences.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSCBnRwaIYmbgcTV96iRhCcGLuX3TPGj9wqAbZOuRKqdSZamyVizf13KGjq3KlsfTRHtx9aVGnGuBem_CziJ5PteYIYAeHy8wji2ay1RWwD_rRRbOR6HktBRK816lLgRoNtArNpBdbobg/s1600/Merton+Library+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSCBnRwaIYmbgcTV96iRhCcGLuX3TPGj9wqAbZOuRKqdSZamyVizf13KGjq3KlsfTRHtx9aVGnGuBem_CziJ5PteYIYAeHy8wji2ay1RWwD_rRRbOR6HktBRK816lLgRoNtArNpBdbobg/s320/Merton+Library+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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We also toured the grounds of the College.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04222263012971380366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259789063503976870.post-81610221502811387092016-07-17T13:40:00.000-07:002016-07-17T23:32:46.979-07:00LIS 580 British Studies St Paul's Cathedral Library June 6, 2016<div class="mceTemp" style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">
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Today we toured the<a data-mce-href="https://www.stpauls.co.uk/" href="https://www.stpauls.co.uk/"> St Paul's Cathedral</a> Library. Our guide was Joseph Wisdom, Librarian.</div>
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Five cathedrals have stood on the site where St Paul's currently stands. The most recent iteration was designed after the great London fire of 1666. The great Architect Christopher Wren was commissioned to rebuild the Cathedral. The Library is part of the beautiful architectural symmetry of the Cathedral, although its sister room across the way is not currently used as a library space. Mostly comprised of theological texts, it also contains objects, inventions (e.g. a telescope), and books on natural philosophy and other topics obtained from whole library donations. It is housed in a series of beautiful wooden shelves with ornate ironwork supports and a gallery. The stone that surrounds the library is also beautifully carved and windows from the gallery allow natural light in. There are beautiful portraits honoring Bishops, benefactors, and Librarians from the past. We were surprised to note that the books were shelved by size. The catalog is static in that there is a place for everything and everything in its place. Books have a permanent geographic home on the shelves unlike a modern Academic or Public Library where we shift shelves and bookends and we find items by their call numbers.</div>
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Mr. Wisdom was so charming and quotable. His presentation focused on librarianship, but it was not without humor. He said that Dewey is a great way to catalog and shelve items but after two decimal places one "loses the will to live". He used the Socratic method to draw us in and encouraged our participation. I learned that the deteriorating nature of acidic papers is only of concern after the late 18oo's when wood pulp was used to make paper. I learned that Napoleon used to throw books out of his carriage window after he was finished with them. I learned that the 1st principle of conservation is reversibility. He challenged us to review the idea that we must capture an image of everything. The digitization of an artifact does not hold the same value as the artifact itself. And yet a surrogate item does not demean the original article. The St. Paul's Cathedral Library has not digitized much of its collection (about 30 texts by his estimation).</div>
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We were sad to have to end our visit, but it was for such a prestigious reason. Mr. Wisdom had to go review the notes for the <a data-mce-href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/queens90thbirthday/final_hmq_90th_birthday_order_of_service.pdf" href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/queens90thbirthday/final_hmq_90th_birthday_order_of_service.pdf">Service for the Queen's Birthday Celebration</a>.</div>
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Memorable non-sequitur: After climbing <em>many</em> stairs to the library level we were asked to "mind the four steps" leading us into another room.</div>
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Before our visit to St. Paul's we saw the Temple Bar. Originally a city gate of the City of London, now it sits behind St. Pauls. The top is a room that can be used as a banquet hall.</div>
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Movie I was reminded of: Mary Poppins</div>
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Books added to my booklist: Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers; Myself, Christopher Wren by David Weiss</div>
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