It seems to me that every new blockbuster film “breaks box office records” during its opening weekend and I sometimes wonder where this information comes from. Well, now I know. Film Industry Data (or Film ID) is a resource which …
Helping students with more specialised subject searches is usually the realm of our Faculty Librarians and their assistants, but sometimes we Enquiries staff are asked questions which sit on the borderline of being specialist, and which we enjoy helping with. …
“Women’s Wear Daily”, as the name suggests, is a daily publication focusing on the business of women’s clothing. Published in America from 1910, it’s been monitoring trends for over a century. The complete archive of this publication, complete with high …
Don’t forget your pants! An exploration of the Women’s Wear Daily archive online Read more »
A couple of months ago, you may remember me blogging about my favourite books. Or maybe you don’t. Well, whilst pulling together the threads of fiction that make up the literary tapestry of my life, I rediscovered Tomi Ungerer. Ungerer’s …
Mass Observation? Sounds fishy to me! But no, it’s not about surveillance, CCTV or Big Brother.
We all understand that revision, exams and impending deadlines can be very stressful, especially as end of year assessments approach. My colleagues here in the Library have blogged about it, and the Students Union have dedicated a web page to …
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the stressiest of us all? Read more »
According to my “calendar of very important National Days”, today is National Librarians Day. Although officially the nation is the US, any day that celebrates the work of library folk is worth celebrating if you ask me. On Tuesday, you may …
In the USA, National Library Workers Day is a day for library staff, users, administrators and others to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. This year it falls today, on Tuesday 14th April. Twelve years ago, the American Library …
Happy National Library Workers Day (where’s my card?) Read more »
It’s been a quiet week here in the Library. I can’t give you an exact figure for the number of Easter eggs which have been consumed by the Enquiries team, but it’s fair to say it was quite a few. …
It started with a tweet. One of those throw-away tweets, stumbled across by accident, that then becomes all-important. I wanted to make an F-15 fighter jet from paper. From one piece of paper.
