Jul 11, 2022
This post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the Institute of Historical Research Library. The IHR Library has growing collections on migration history. Recent titles added to the collections include a published edition of...
May 24, 2022
Thanks to those of you who completed the recent IHR library survey. It has been nice to see from the comments how much the library is valued. People indicated high levels of satisfaction for the collections, open-access study space and the helpfulness of library...
Nov 10, 2021
Michael Townsend from the IHR’s Wohl Library highlights some of the titles included in a kind gift from the library of Prof Derek Keene. Earlier in the year both the Institute and the wider academic community were saddened to learn of the passing of Prof Derek...
Nov 1, 2021
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides records of over 627,600 publications (books, journal articles, and chapters in edited collections) relating to British and Irish history. The Bibliography defines British and Irish history very broadly, and...
Oct 28, 2021
Chloe Forsyth recently joined the IHR library team as a Graduate Trainee and in this, her first blog, she writes about herself and her initial impressions of starting work at the IHR. Ever since I was a child, I have always loved reading, especially fantasy novels. I...
Oct 26, 2021
This post was written by Kate Wilcox, Reader Experience and Technical Services Manager at the IHR Library. It is part of a series of posts on Environmental History for History Day 2021. The IHR library holds many sources for environmental history, as outlined recently...
