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The Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee: spotlight on female members

The Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee: spotlight on female members

Nov 22, 2018 | EILC Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee

This post was written by the archivists and librarians of the EILC Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee. It has been cross-posted with the IMechE Archice and Library blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up...
Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

Oct 10, 2018 | Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

This post was written by Prabha Shah, Research Services Librarian at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. Science, in the sense of knowledge which...
Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

Dirty, Deadly and Downright Dangerous with RHS Libraries

Oct 16, 2017 | RHS Lindley Library

This blog post was written by Tom Pink, Assistant Librarian at the RHS Lindley Library. It is one of a series of blog posts on the theme of Magic and the Supernatural, as part of History Day 2017. The Lindley Library is home to many weird and wonderful records of...
Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

Fighting fire with the sucking worm fire engine

Nov 9, 2016 | Society of Antiquaries of London

This post was written by Heather Rowland, Head of Library and Collections at the Society of Antiquaries of London. It is part of a series of blog posts on the theme of Hope and Fear in library and archive collections, as part of the Being Human festival and History...
Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum

The great eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1779: Hope and Fear in the collections of The Geological Society

Sep 29, 2016 | Geological Society

This image comes from the collections of The Geological Society and is part of a series on the theme of Hope and Fear in library and archive collections to coincide with the Being Human festival. “View of the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius, on Sunday night August...
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