Join Seema Rampersad (Senior Research and Service Manager) for a virtual tour of the British Library on Tuesday 10 May 12.30 to 1.30pm. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world.
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10/05/2022
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When:
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Tuesday, 10th May 2022
12.30 - 1.30 pm
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Where:
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Online
United Kingdom
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Contact:
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David Byrne
david.f.byrne@icloud.com
07850 791002
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Online registration is closed.
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View Seema's presentation slides (PDF file)
Image:Takasunrise0921, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
You will hear more about the vast collection of items in various formats, subject specialism, reading rooms and important work. Topics to be covered:
- King’s Library Collection (which once belonged to George III)
- Business & Intellectual Propery (IP) Centre
- Klencke Atlas (second-largest atlas in the world)<
- Sir John Ritblat Gallery (with over 200 of the Library’s most iconic treasures)
- Alan Turing Institute (research centre for data science and artificial intelligence)
- Plans to develop the space near the rear of the library with the St Pancras Transformed project, and our involvement in community engagement initiatives.
Seema Rampersad is Senior Research and Service Manager at the British Library Business & IP Centre. Seema is currently President-Elect of SLA (Special Libraries Association) and is a member of CILIP (library and information association).
If you plan to visit the library, please note the library reading rooms and exhibitions are open but please check website for requirements and times:
This virtual visit has been
organised by CILIP RPG (Retired Professionals) in association with CILIP East Midlands and u3a (University of the Third Age).
For further information, please contact David Byrne
http://davidfbyrne.adhocart.uk/
david.f.byrne@icloud.com
Tel: 07850 791002
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