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Dear all ARLG London and South East have organised a visit to Queen Square Library, Archive and Museum as below: Date: Thursday 7th August 2014, Time: 2-4 p.m. Address: Queen Square Library, Archive & Museum UCL Institute of Neurology & The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (UCLH) 1st Floor, 23 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG. Details of how to get here can be found at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library/lib-info#contact (we are at the north end of Queen Square) Please note that the visit is free and a maximum of 10 people can attend. The Queen Square Library is a joint resource between the UCL Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and is the recognised specialist Library for Neurology within the University of London. The Library's collection primarily covers neurology, neurosurgery and neuroscience. The printed collection is composed of approximately 15,000 bound journals, 63 current print journal subscriptions, 18,500 books and monographs, including a unique collection of 3,000 specialist, rare and historical books and papers. The Library also houses and manages a fascinating and unique collection of archives belonging to the National Hospital, including 1,500 volumes of case notes dating from the founding of the Hospital in 1860, as well as minute books, photographs, maps and plans. The Library holds regular exhibitions showcasing the contribution of key figures from Queen Square's history. Further details can be found on the Queen Square Archives website: http://www.queensquare.org.uk/archives In the first half of 2010 the library underwent a major refurbishment, and now has 33 study spaces, an on-site training room, computers which provide access to both the UCLH network and UCL ejournals, an environmentally-controlled Archives "pod" and a floor-to-ceiling museum wall. Please see our website for further details: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library/lib-info/future-library-project For further details or to book a place, please contact me as below. Best wishes Sarah Sarah Lawson Librarian Queen Square Library, Archive & Museum UCL Institute of Neurology & The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (UCLH) 1st Floor, 23 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG. 020 3448 4143 | 020 3448 4709 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library>