Turner & Paige no.2 Dec. 5th 2014
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Category: Thing of the Day
A round-up of the bizarre and brilliant of the web corralled by the University of Portsmouth Library.
Turner & Paige no.1 Nov. 29 2014
© 2014 University of Portsmouth Library
How far can you take type?
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 …
Museum Day
Sunday is Museum Day – why not take a break and visit one of the many museums in or near Portsmouth this weekend? We’ve compiled a list of all those we know about …
Book Cover Blending
No, it’s not some new culinary excess from Heston Blumenthal, but rather a sort of literary selfie – take a look. If you feel inspired, have a go and send your pics to uoplib@gmail.com and we’ll put them in a …
Combatting Piracy
Today new internet anti-piracy measures have been announced. This writer was, in a previous job, involved in policing some of the darker corners of the Internet. One thing I learned was how easily the authorities can find out what you’ve …
Poem in your Pocket Day
Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day in the USA. The idea is simple – find a poem you like, stick a copy in your pocket and share it with friends during the day. We think it would be nice …
Freegal – Legal Free Music
Portsmouth City Council Library Service is excited to announce that we have launched Freegal- a music streaming and download service. Freegal rhymes with legal, and stands for ‘free and legal’.
The Web is 25 Today
Today is the 25th anniversary of Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitting a paper entitled “Information Management: A Proposal” which served as the basis for what we all now know as the World Wide Web. But in the early ’90s, the early …
