Black History Month in the Bibliography of British and Irish History
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is a record of nearly 630,000 books, articles and essays relating to the British and Irish past, worldwide. Throughout Black History Month 2021, we have been running #FridayFind on the Institute of Historical...
Thoughts from a Graduate Trainee Library Assistant
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...
Invitation: two early-career representatives for the Advisory Board of the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community
Are you an early-career researcher / practitioner who would like to help shape the CHPPC at the Institute of Historical Research, and help us include more diverse voices and perspectives? We’re looking for two early-career representatives to join the Advisory Board...
People’s Experiences of Nature and Environment in the IHR Library Collections
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...