It was certainly one of those WOW moments: when he found something wonderful he wasn’t really expecting. “I was in Portsmouth Central Library”, principal lecturer Dr. George Burrows tells me, “trying to find something historic about music and Portsmouth I …
I’ve just got back from exploring the Ken Norrish Architecture Collection at the Portsmouth History Centre in the Central Library. An eclectic mix of books, which the book plates inside explain were donated by his wife Georgette Norrish, “To inspire architects.” …
Next time you visit the library, make sure that you take a look at the fabulous Mail Art exhibition on the first floor, curated by Oliver Tubb, MA(Res) Creative Industries student. Ollie’s project aims to archive and promote an extensive …
The academic study of queer culture and lifestyles has become a popular field of study in several degree courses. We have a broad range of books about this subject in the University Library. You can find more resources on diverse …
Exploring queer cultures and lifestyles in the creative arts in Britain c1885-1967 Read more »
Just opposite the Art Shop in the Eldon Building, you will see a set of 3 cabinets displaying a collection of Artists’ Books – books made or conceived by an artist. The books on display which have been made by …
I’ve just rushed over to Eldon to staff the Library ‘pop-up’ in the Blank Canvas – Lizzie and I have been helping out the Academic Skills team by answering some of the many referencing enquiries they’ve been getting. Anyway, I’ve …
Pip took a travelling holiday to the USA last Christmas. If you can name the building shown in this selfie Pip took in the USA or name the architect who designed it, you could win a bag of fabulous Library …
For those of you who love archives and libraries and enjoy visiting museums and art galleries, this may be the website for you. If you like finding out about forthcoming exhibitions (and anything archaeological and historical) see http://www.culture24.org.uk/home. It’s partly …
This week I’ve chosen to look at, The storytelling animal: How stories make us human by Jonathan Gottschall. I was interested to read about the forthcoming Ink: well project and thought I would like to learn more about the psychology …
Channel 4 and British film culture It’s always satisfying to review a title produced by ‘one of our own’ so here’s a a collection of academic journal articles printed in book form and co-edited by Justin Smith. Those of you …
