This post was written by Alex Kither, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the Institute of Historical Research. Despite the lockdown, our collections continue to expand. Over the month of January, the Wohl Library has strengthened several important areas of our...
By Kate Wilcox and Argula Rublack In this post, Kate Wilcox and Argula Rublack — co-organisers of History Day 2020 — explain what’s available at this year’s online event. As a celebration of historical collections, History Day combines...
By Hannah Elias and Sundeep Lidher In August 2020 the IHR and Runnymede Trust launch Teaching British Histories of Race, Migration and Empire: a resource for teachers and learners. The crowdsourced online guide, created by the IHR’s Library team, brings together...
By Matt Shaw Our libraries aren’t closed, only the buildings are shut. This, as many librarians have been saying, underscores the great extent to which libraries and librarians have long been involved in providing digital resources, remote services...
By Michael Townsend Like many places, the IHR has had to temporarily shut its physical doors to staff, students and visitors in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This does not diminish our commitment, however, to serving communities worldwide with a shared passion...
By Michael Townsend In February of this year we outlined in Diversity and inequality in the library the measures the IHR library is taking to make its spaces and resources open to all. What follows is a further look into one specific aspect of this general objective:...
