The Idea of Perfection, by Kate Grenville. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2001. Students often ask if we have books to read for pleasure. Well, a summer of sport on TV encouraged me to dip into the University …
Had the pleasure of attending the launch of the East Midland’s WritingPAD Centre on 26th June. It was an opportunity to share experiences and practice in visual and kinaesthetic learning techniques with academics, librarians and learning developers. It involved visually …
Developed from a communication device into an impressive artistic tool in the nineteenth century, typed text is an art form that has lived on for well over a hundred years and effortlessly hurdled the digital revolution to be reborn as …
It is ten years since the death of the Tricorn and to celebrate or commiserate (the choice is yours) there is a fascinating exhibition at the Portsmouth City Museum until 29th June. Don’t miss it! http://www.portsmouthcitymuseums.co.uk/
What kind of Western comprised over a third of all Westerns financed by German producers? That’s just the kind of thing you can find out in Germany 2 our latest addition to the Directory of World Cinema series. This nicely …
In my capacity as Assistant Librarian for Business and CCI, you may think that ‘never the twain shall meet’. With a background in corporate business and a lifelong interest in cultural/creative industries I was lucky to be offered the job …
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Audio Arts was originally produced as a cassette-based magazine for the new generation of British artists and art professionals to talk about their work in a free and an unmediated way. It was established in 1973 by William Furlong and Barry …
You can’t miss this huge book on the library display – Magic: 1400 – 1950. Not only is it huge, its gorgeous – celebrating more than 500 years of visual culture relating to the world’s greatest magicians. It draws on …
You know what I mean, those chocolate covered marshmallow domes of loveliness! And what’s got me thinking about these today? Well when I arrived on the second floor of the library I was greeted by the new edition of Eye: …
Attended the preview of a fun exhibition in Eldon last night, Stars in the Aisles: A History of the Cinema Usherette. We were served ice-cream by an usherette and there was plenty of popcorn to go around too! Eva Balogh, …
