Tag Archives: Travel
St. Paul’s Cathedral Library
St. Paul’s is a Labirynth of awesome. We met some tour guides who gave a great history of the building and the architecture as well as the changes made throughout history. It was interesting to hear about the precautions made … Continue reading
The London Museum
I was very impressed with the London Museum and the variety and breadth of displays that they had. The London Museum showcases London History from Roman times to present day. I thought that the museum did a great job of … Continue reading
Bletchley Park
Since the movie the number of people that attend Bletchley Park has risen greatly. This shows that people are interesting in history but benefit from a story. Not everyone has the time to sort through documents and other materials to … Continue reading
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society was established in 1830 to promote scientific geography. They worked to create geography as a discipline in it’s own right and wanted to fill in the blanks on maps. The Royal Geographical Society’s Library has over … Continue reading
Middle Temple Law Library
Those who are barristers in England must join an ‘in,’ where they have access to law materials and offices if needed. Admittance to this library is by membership as well as meeting all qualifications. Each ‘in’ has royal patrons that … Continue reading
King’s College Maughan Library
I learned a lot about acquisitions for a special collection during a visit to the Maughan Library at King’s College in London England. First of all ‘special collections’ does not automatically mean just old and valuable books. Aquisition librarians look … Continue reading
Maritime Museum- Greenwhich
Our first stop of the week for class was at the Maritime Museum in Greenwhich. Collections related to British sea life and culture are kept here. I really appreciated the different collections on their catalogue for people to browse such … Continue reading
Blythe House
Today’s class was at Blythe House which is an offsite storage space for the Natrual History Museum, British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum and Library. Sites like these are important as much of musuem’s collections are not on … Continue reading
The British Library’s Conservation Centre
I was really looking forward to this tour as I have no knowledge of book conservation. We got to talk to 3 conservationists and see what they were working on. Again, what is interesting about the British Library is that … Continue reading
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