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An apple a day

No, not the brand, the actual fruit.
Happy Apple Day! #AppleDay (21st October 2016)
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After you celebrate this humble fruit by consuming a few outside of library premises and boosting your nutrition, why not visit LSHTM Library and discover a whole gamut of…

Earliest Hospitals and Tropical Medicine

Earliest Hospitals and Tropical Medicine

The history of hospitals extends over 2500 years, shown by early documents and archaeological evidence. In many parts of the world there were healing centres where the nature of the treatment provided varied according to local social and cultural norms.

In early Greek and Roman…

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION, 1884

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION 1884

In 1884 London hosted an International Health Exhibition under the patronage of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and directed by an Executive Council.

It’s aims were far-sighted. It covered everything that promoted the preservation of good health in the populace through displays…

The Changing Face of Keppel Street Exhibition

Our exhibition on the history of the site and the building goes on display this week. The idea behind the exhibition is to showcase some of the amazing archival material that the School holds on the Keppel Street building and to highlight how the building has changed since it was…

1-1 Help with Summer Projects

Starting this Wednesday (15th of June) the Library will be offering a series of 1-1 appointments for students to discuss their Summer Projects.

Appointments will last 30 minutes and will be an opportunity for students to discuss their search strategies with a qualified librarian.

For further information (and to…

Steps in the walking city

 

 

I was fourteen. My history class were on a visit to London, my first visit to the Capital I can remember with any clarity. Unlike other school trips, which were mostly by coach or the school minibus we travelled by Inter City train from Birmingham New Street, in…

Staff Survey

From Monday 16th to Sunday 29th May, the Library & Archives Service invites all current staff members to give us their views on the Library & Archives and the services we provide. By completing the survey you will be helping us to ensure that your needs are taken into account…

A lifetime of books

[gview file=”http://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/files/2016/04/STC.docx”]A lifetime of books
Reaching one’s seventieth birthday, it is natural to look back over a lifetime of experiences. An interesting feature of which is the link to libraries, library services and books in general. Entering…