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Intersectional Taxonomies: Current and Future Practice (V.1)
This research project has been divided into two phases of completion, the first resulting in V.1 of a Research deck to be shared on Monday, 11 July, and the second, with a written Project report, including Literature review and Bibliography, informing V.2 of the deck to be delivered Monday, the...Kelleher, Ashley
GLAM, shared repository service, taxonomies, and cultural heritage
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Library Dispersal and Acquisition: Links Between the British Library and National Trust
In September 2021 the first round of collaborative Doctoral Fellowships was announced by the British Library and the National Trust. The first round was to consist of two fellowships: “‘Creative Networks and Authors’ Houses’: Links Between the British Library and National Trust” and “Library Dispersal and Acquisition: Links Between the...Blair, Laura
Ham House, National Trust, Belton House, Blickling Hall, British Library, collaborative Doctoral Fellowship, acquisitions, Dyrham Park, dispersals, Oxburgh Hall, and Kedleston Hall
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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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UK Web Archive Annual Report April 2017- March 2018
The UK Web Archive (UKWA) collects websites by two distinct methods. Curators and other authorised people select individual targets (URLs) using the Annotation and Curation Tool (W3ACT). This selection is on-going throughout the year but is of relatively low volume (thousands of websites). In addition, UKWA conducts an ‘Annual Domain...UK Web Archive
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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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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... -
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Thomas Edge-Partington 1909-1914 British Solomon Islands Protectorate Cylinder Collection (C83) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the Thomas Edge-Partington 1909-1914 British Solomon Islands Protectorate Cylinder Collection, which is part of the British Library’s Royal Anthropological Institute Cylinder Collection (C83). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June... -
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WHR Rivers and Arthur M Hocart 1908, New Georgia group, British Solomon Islands Protectorate Cylinder Collection (C108) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British Library’s WHR Rivers and Arthur M Hocart 1908, New Georgia group, British Solomon Islands Protectorate Cylinder Collection (C108). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June 2022. The document... -
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John Layard 1914-1915 Atchin, New Hebrides Cylinder Collection (C177) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British Library’s John Layard 1914-1915 Atchin, New Hebrides Cylinder Collection (C177). 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 and recording...Barnecutt, Vicky
John Layard, True Echoes, Vanuatu, World and Traditional Music, New Hebrides, Oceania, Malakula, ethnographic field recording, wax cylinder, and phonograph
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Eric Raff 1924 Efate, New Hebrides Cylinder Collection (C83) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the Eric Raff 1924 Efate, New Hebrides Cylinder Collection, which is part of the British Library’s Royal Anthropological Institute Cylinder Collection (C83). This research was done as part of the True Echoes project between July 2019 and June 2022.... -
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Paul Montague 1914 Gondé, New Caledonia Cylinder Collection (C671) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British Library’s Paul Montague 1914 Gondé, New Caledonia Cylinder Collection (C671). 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 and recording...Barnecutt, Vicky
True Echoes, World and Traditional Music, New Caledonia, phonograph, Paul Montague, ethnographic field recording, wax cylinder, Oceania, and Gondé
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Bronislaw Malinowski 1915-1918 Trobriand Islands, Territory of Papua Cylinder Collection (C46) Research Document
This research document contains the results of historical research conducted on the British Library’s Bronislaw Malinowski 1915-1918 Trobriand Islands, Territory of Papua Cylinder Collection (C46). 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... -
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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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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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Bunnyfoot British Library Emerging Formats Report
Bunnyfoot undertook an exploratory study for the British Library to investigate users’ perspectives on the preservation and use of Emerging Formats in the Library context. These findings are intended to help inform requirements for the collection, preservation, discovery and use of these materials at legal deposit libraries.Tope, Andrew ; Kayukala, Mila
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Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 Collection Scoping Document
This document aims to establish the scope of the web archive collection for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow. The proposed collection has been given the working title “Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014". Collection of internet sites relating to the XX Commonwealth Games which were held in Glasgow, Scotland,...MacGlone, Eilidh
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British Library Research Report 2019-20
It will come as no surprise that the impacts of a global pandemic on our research activities are a major theme of this, our fourth, annual Research Report. Regular readers will know that our reports reflect the breadth of research undertaken by our staff, students, fellows and collaborators during the...British Library
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Publisher Submission Portal User Survey Report – December 2021
The Publisher Submission Portal is a tool that can be used to deposit born digital publications to the British Library, and other legal deposit libraries, to fufil obligations under legal deposit law. The Portal is designed for use by small publishers, defined as producing 50 or fewer publications per year....Hazell, Lottie