Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update 

Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update 

What’s new in BBIH?   The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history,...
Medical History and the Bibliography of British and Irish History  

Medical History and the Bibliography of British and Irish History  

Rachel Peacock recently completed a summer internship at the IHR, where she focused on medical history and health in the Bibliography of British and Irish History. In this blog, she explores Victorian understandings of mental illness through the example of intruders...
Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update 

A case for bibliographies in the age of artificial intelligence

This blog post discusses some of the reasons why bibliographies, like the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), are vital for historical study, research, and teaching. Doing historical research in the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI): some...
First Term as an IHR Library Graduate Trainee

First Term as an IHR Library Graduate Trainee

This blog was written in October by Lara Short, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Library. I graduated from Goldsmiths, University of London with BA History in 2023. During my studies, I undertook several archive and heritage internships which sparked my...