With the recent revision of the Barnard classification scheme – which determines where books are shelved in the Library – the Collections team has been investigating ways that searching for books can be made easier for readers.
At the Enquiries Desk, when readers wish to find a book that they have read…
In those parts of the world with a written language, the first organisms in the natural world to be studied, documented and figured were plants in recognition of their economic value in agriculture, nutrition, health and well-being. In Europe these herbals, as they are called, were hand-written in…
As we’ve already seen in this blog series, the Historical Collection furnishes a huge variety of pre-twentieth-century material that is of value to anyone interested in the history of science or social studies or LSHTM as an institution. The work done to improve catalogue records for this…
These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Fri 9th Feb 10:00 to 11:30Tues 13th Feb 10:00 to 11:30Fri 16th Feb 14.30 to 16.00 Tues 20th Feb 10.00 to 11.30Weds 6th…
In the 18th and 19th centuries and until the 20th Century the death of women in childbirth or shortly afterwards was a common occurrence. One early treatise on puerperal fever was written by John Leake, a physician and male midwife: Practical observations on the child-bed fever, first published in…
Devised by the Alcohol Change UK charity, ‘Dry January’ was created to encourage people to take a break from drinking alcohol for one month. The Alcohol Change UK works to reduce alcohol harm and to provide information and support around drinking. Taking a month off drinking allows people to start…
Throughout Green Libraries Week, we’ve been blogging about the relationship between sustainability and libraries, and highlighting LSHTM Library resources and initiatives. As noted in the introductory post on Monday, the climate crisis can affect and is affecting every one of us, while particularly affecting many of the world’s…
Acting sustainably as a university library is about reducing consumption of resources where possible, and reducing wasted resources through reuse. We’ve already explored the importance of acting sustainably with regard to water yesterday in another blogpost. Energy is another resource we need to use carefully, especially while universities are…
Water is at the core of sustainable development and is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems and for human survival itself. Its judicious management is a prerequisite for sustainable development.
In the last 15 years, consumption of bottled water has doubled. Along with an increase in consumption of…
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