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British Library Research Report 2020–21
This fifth annual research report has a particular emphasis on digital research, with features on crowdsourcing, international collaborations in digital scholarship and digitising our collections. A highlight this year was the return of exhibitions at our St Pancras site in London. You can read about the research that informed three...British Library
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East and Southeast Asians in the UK Collection Scoping Document
The aim of this special collection is twofold: 1) to capture and record the recent anti-racist political mobilisation by people of East and Southeast Asian ethnicities and backgrounds in the UK; 2) to preserve the digital traces of the history and lived experiences of these diverse and dynamic individuals and...Ma, Xiao
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New Approaches to Colonial History using British Library Resources: Reflections from a Three-Month Placement
In this report, I hope to have conveyed a sense of the vast potential for exploring the history and legacies of European colonialism through the British Library’s collections. The material from colonial contexts ranges from maps and stamps to Endangered Archives sources and rare ephemera. These sources do not just...Hanna, Rory
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Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80) – Torres Strait Islands cylinders Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the Torres Strait Islands cylinders within the British Library’s Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between August 2019 and August... -
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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Collection 2022 Scoping Document
This document aims to establish the scope of a thematic website collection initiated on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 2022. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 70th year as monarch. This occasion will be commemorated across the United Kingdom with a variety of events such as tree planting, street parties,...Major, Daniela
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UKWA ‘Sustainable Development and Wales’ Collection Scoping Document
This document aims to establish the scope of the thematic website collection ‘Sustainable Development and Wales’ as part of the UK Legal Libraries Non-Print Legal Deposit collection building. The working title for the collection is ‘Sustainable Development and Wales’.Betts, Aled
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Skills, Tools, and Knowledge Ecologies in Web Archive Research
This study is part of a collaborative project by researchers from Maynooth University, the British Library, the International Internet Preservation Consortium, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, and the University of Siegen. The research team are all members of Web ARChive studies network researching web domains and events (WARCnet). The study focuses on individuals...Healy, Sharon ; Byrne, Helena ; Schmid, Katharina ; Bingham, Nicola ; Holownia, Olga …
web archiving and WARCnet
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2021-22
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2021. Contains updates on NLS projects, with feature articles on 'Voices of Cartier's English Art Works Workshop' and the new web resouce 'Voices of British theatre design'.National Life Stories
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Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1904 Cylinder Collection (C62) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British Library’s Daniels Ethnographical Expedition to British New Guinea 1904 Cylinder Collection (C62). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June 2022. The document contains information about the recording context...Barnecutt, Vicky ; Niles, Don
world and traditional music, phonograph, British New Guinea, True Echoes, wax cylinder, Charles G Seligmann, Papua New Guinea, and Daniels Ethnographical Expedition
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Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80) – British New Guinea cylinders Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British New Guinea cylinders within the British Library’s Alfred Cort Haddon 1898 Expedition (Torres Strait and British New Guinea) Cylinder Collection (C80). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June...