Reflections on Starting at IHR Library and the IHR Library Survey
This blog post was written by Neil Stewart, Head of IHR Library & Digital. I started as Head of IHR Library & Digital in February 2023, having moved up the road from LSE Library. I spent nearly ten years at LSE in two stints, doing things with digital...
Exploring diaries in the IHR library
This blog post was written by Susie Tucker, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant in the IHR Wohl Library. Since I started working at the Wohl Library a few months ago, I have been fascinated by the wide range of titles that cross my path on a daily basis, so I leapt at...
History Day 2022
Now in its ninth year, this free one-day event aims to bring together students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history, with information professionals from libraries, archives and research organisations. Inspired by this year’s Being Human Festival theme...
At home and in the classroom: histories of science and technology in the IHR Library
This blog post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the Institute of Historical Research Library. It is often surprising the breadth of subjects one can find in the Institute’s library. Previous surveys of the collections have...