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Living with Machines Final Report
It is with great pride that I write this end of project report, as well as some sadness. When the other investigators and I set out the vision for this project in 2017, we had some big dreams. Living with Machines was imagined at once as a data-driven history project,... -
Living with Machines
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Book review
Collection development on the Middle East in the British Library focusing on the Arabic collections
This paper aims to set out the British Library’s approach to collection development on the Middle East, highlighting issues which differ from collection development in a university library context. I will first outline the institutional context within which collecting on the Middle East occurs, before focusing on the Arabic collections....Cox, Debbie
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Book chapter
Algeria
This chapter examines the development of the novel in Algeria within the context of the country’s history. Much Algerian literature functions as a means of political expression. The social status of women has been an important theme, addressed either as a critique of patriarchy or through the notion of women’s...Cox, Debbie
Arabic novel, French-language novel, exile, women, Arabic literature, Algeria, and literary publishing
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Journal article
Developing and raising awareness of the zine collections at the British Library
This article presents a practice-based account of collection development related to zines in the British Library. Rather than making the case for the collecting of zines, it aims to describe the process of collection building in a specific time and place, so that researchers have a better understanding of why...Cox, Debbie
Zine Collections and Zine
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Research report
Butter Lamps, Natural Disaster, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving and Accessing the Textual Literary Heritage of Bhutan Through the Endangered Archives Programme of the British Library
In my article “Butter Lamps, Natural Disaster, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Preserving and Accessing the Textual Literary Heritage of Bhutan Through the Endangered Archives Programme of the British Library,” I provide an introduction to the five Bhutanese collections at the British Library Endangered Archives Programme: (1) EAP 310...Schwerk, Dagmar
endangered archives, heritage, climate change, Buddhism, postdoctoral fellowship, Himalayas, natural disasters, Bhutan, and digitised collections
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Research report
Romance Self-Publishing and UK Legal Deposit
This project on romance self-publishing and legal deposit was conducted September 2023 – February 2024 in order to investigate the practices of self-published authors in the UK and their relationship to legal deposit. In particular, the research aimed to support the British Library and other deposit libraries in the identification...Deane, Katie
self-publishing, authorship, British Library PhD placement, legal deposit, digital publishing, popular romance, and publishing
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Research report
National Life Stories Annual Review 2022-23
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2022. Includes a round-up of 'An Oral History of Farming, Land Management and Conservation in Post-War Britain', the launch of new web resources, and an article on the journey of the life story interview.National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 1
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in winter 1998-1999. Contains focus columns on 'Architects' Lives' and the early stages of 'Book Trade Lives'.National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 2
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in summer 1999. Features an article on the launch of 'The Century Speaks: Millennium Oral History Project' (now archived at the British Library as 'The Millennium Memory Bank'). Also includes articles on 'Food: From Source...National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 3
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in winter 1999-2000. Includes a reflection from Sir Dominic Cadbury on recording his life story for 'Food: From Source to Salespoint' and a conference review from Rob Perks on 'Taking Testimonies Forward: Oral Histories of...National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 4
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in summer 2000. Includes a reflection from Lord Asa Briggs on the importance of oral history, and a focus article on 'Crafts Lives'.National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 5
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in winter 2000. Articles summarise the progress of various NLSC projects, including the launch of 'Lives in the Oil Industry'.National Life Stories
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Newsletter
National Life Story Collection Newsletter 6
An update on the work of the National Life Story Collection (now National Life Stories) in summer 2001. General updates on ongoing NLSC projects, plus the announcement of two new projects: 'An Oral History of the Post Office' and a corporate oral history of design and branding consultancy Wolff Olins.National Life Stories
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