‘Open Access comes of age’ was the headline in a recent issue of Nature News, the article reporting a recent study published in Public Library of Science One, that found that the number of articles in freely accessible journals is growing at a rate of 20%...
Author: Jennifer Higham (IHR Librarian) From the beginning of August 2011 the IHR Library will be open in its new temporary home on the 3rd floor of the south block of Senate House. We thought it would be helpful to use this blog to provide a preview of what to expect...
For many years some IHR members have had post sent to the IHR. We have provided space to keep this post until collected, on the understanding that this was at members’ own risk. For various reasons – unsolicited mail, infrequent visits by members –...
The Institute of Historical Research has not always occupied its current home. When it opened in 1921 it was based in temporary wooden buildings along Malet Street. Although lacking the grandeur of Senate House, these ‘Tudor style’ huts were purpose built,...
Goal Identify mitigating strategies for the problem of information overload across three generic types of site facility: category listings, product listings, and search (form and results). This will enable the project to show an improved return on investment to all of...
Just finished my first user interview yesterday and a few things came up that I thought other practitioners might benefit from. Reviewing the current state of the site went well – lengthy and detailed discussion, focussed on page outcomes with only a skeletal...
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