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,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lasting and indelible impact on society. Care workers in particular may be an under-served and under-represented group in post-pandemic policy. This report focuses on the mental health needs facing the social care workforce as we return to ‘normality’ after COVID-19. In short, a comprehensive...
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...
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...
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.
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'.