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Hejaz: The Survey of Egypt book of 1918
Following the entry on 29th October, 1914 of the Turkish Ottoman Empire into the 1914-18 First World War on the side of the Central Powers, including Germany, it followed that war was declared between Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire on the 5th November, 1914. As the territory of Britain’s...Beech, David R.
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The Carriage of Parcels by Tramway and Omnibus in Great Britain and Ireland
The British Post Office has, until recently, enjoyed an almost complete monopoly of the carriage of letters. A letter in general terms is an item up to one pound in weight. It follows that any item that is over one pound may be termed a parcel, will not be subject...Beech, David R.
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Hejaz: the first postage stamps of 1916 and T.E. Lawrence: additional information
Since my previous article Hejaz: The First Postage Stamps of 1916 and T.E. Lawrence in The London Philatelist (Ref.1) some further information has come to light. The Royal Philatelic Collection contains a number of imperforate proof sheets for the 1916 issue. These are listed in Wilson (Ref.2) and include the...Beech, David R.
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Communication, collaboration, and enhancing the learning experience: developing a collaborative virtual enquiry service in university libraries in the north of England
This article uses the case study of developing a collaborative “out-of-hours” virtual enquiry service by members of the Northern Collaboration Group of academic libraries in the north of England to explore the importance of communication and collaboration between academic library services in enhancing student learning. Set within the context of...Jolly, Liz ; White, Sue
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Where are we now? A review of research on the history of women's soccer in Ireland
It is a common fact that women's sport and leisure history, especially in male dominated spheres, and more specifically football, have been ignored by many academics. However, in recent years there have been major developments in digital technology that have changed the nature of the type of research that can...Byrne, Helena
indoor football, digital resources, women's soccer, women's football, oral history, and Ireland
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Participation in heritage crowdsourcing
This paper draws upon the experience of several years of running a multi-application crowdsourcing platform, as well as a longitudinal evaluation of participant profiles, motivations and behaviour, to argue that heritage crowdsourcing cannot straightforwardly be considered a democratising form of cultural participation. While we agree that crowdsourcing helps expand public...Bonacchi, Chiara ; Bevan, Andrew ; Keinan-Schoonbaert, Adi ; Pett, Daniel ; Wexler, Jennifer
audience development, crowdsourcing, cultural participation, GLAM, representation, and heritage
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Your name is not good enough: introducing the ORCID researcher identifier at Imperial College London
The ORCID researcher identifier ensures that research outputs can always reliably be traced back to their authors. ORCID also makes it possible to automate the sharing of research information, thereby increasing data quality, reducing duplication of effort for academics and saving institutions money. In 2014, Imperial College London created ORCID...Reimer, Torsten
ORCID, scholarly communications, research information management, identifier, and Imperial College London
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Managing quasi-domesticity at the roadside: Postwar female moteliers and the space of reinvention
For postwar travelers, the motel offered a convenient lodging option for a newly mobile nation looking for contemporary, relaxed and auto-friendly places to rest. In response to travelers' needs, the motel industry flourished; between 1946 and 1957 the number of motels in the United States almost tripled, growing from around...Rodway, Cara