22 November - room SH 243 (Senate House) and British Library. Modern Languages Archives and Libraries
11.00
Catalogue and database searching and other information literacy on Germanic and Romance language based research: Andrea Meyer Ludowisy (Senate House Library) for Western Languages, including British, Irish and postcolonial
12.00-1.30
Using Modern Languages libraries and building a bibliography: Dr Colette Wilson (IMLR and Westminster)
1.30-2.30
Lunch break
2.30-3.30
Roundtable discussion panel: using specialist libraries and archives in: France (Adrian Armstrong), Germany (Godela Weiss-Sussex, IMLR), Italy (Katia Pizzi, IMLR), Spain and Latin America (Catherine Davies), Portugal (Patricia da Silva McNeill, QMUL and Coimbra)
4.00 -6.00
Meet a specialist librarian at the British Library: Marja Kingma (British Library)
* The British Library as a home of foreign language collections
* Electronic resources (free and restricted to reading rooms)
* Projects (e.g. Google Books)
* Exhibitions and events (e.g. European Literature Night)
* Practical information and tips (e.g. how to apply for a readers' pass, how to search the catalogue, etc.)
* Show and tell of collection items (please feel free to make suggestions for material you'd like to see)
* questions
British Library: Do's and Don'ts
Do:
* Be on time - 4 PM in the front hall. There won't be an opportunity to pick up late comers
* Carry your visitor's pass visibly and hand it back in at the end (you will be provided with a pass on entry)
* Go to the loo and wash your hands before the session.
Don't:
* Take any food and drink into the room
* Wonder off on your own once in the staff areas
* Post any photographs you take of collection items onto your social media platforms.
*N.B. Numbers are limited so do register in advance to secure a place*
Dr Katia Pizzi
Institute of Modern Languages Research
School of Advanced Study
University of London
Stewart House
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU.
Tel. n. 02078628962
Fax. n. 02078628672
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