VISIT TO THE GUARDIAN LIBRARY, ARCHIVE AND INFORMATION CENTRE – Wednesday 24th July 2.30-4.30pm
The Guardian library provides a research service to all Guardian and Observer editorial departments.
The librarian, Richard Nelsson, will talk about the role of the department and about the Guardian's digital archive, as well as providing a bit of background about news information.
Philippa Mole, the papers' archivist, will talk about some of the artefacts held in the Guardian/Observer archive.
Getting there:
By train
The nearest mainline railway stations are King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston. Visitors traveling by Eurostar will arrive at St Pancras International.
By London Underground
The nearest Underground station to the Guardian offices is King's Cross, which is served by the Circle and District, Hammersmith and City, Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria lines.
By bus
Routes 10, 17, 30, 45, 46, 59, 73, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390 and 476 all have stops nearby.
Please see the Guardian website for map and further information.
VISIT TO THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY – Wednesday 16th August 2-3pm
Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
The Royal Astronomical Society https://www.ras.org.
The Library receives some 300 current periodicals in astronomy and geophysics and has holdings of over 3,000 ceased titles. It contains more than 10,000 books from popular level to conference proceedings and in addition has the second-largest specialist collection of astronomical rare books in Britain (only the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh has more) with over 5,000 items published before 1851.
The RAS Library is thus a major resource of considerable value not just to the Society but also to the wider community of astronomers, geophysicists, and historians.
The Library is a private collection funded by and primarily serving the Fellows and other members of the Society.
Getting there:
By train or underground
The RAS Library is situated in Burlington House, on Piccadilly in central London. Burlington House is approximately half-way between Green Park and Piccadilly Circus underground stations.
By bus
Bus services 14, 19, 22 and 38 pass the entrance.
VISIT TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY LIBRARY – Monday 16 October 2017 2-4pm
Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
The RA Library is the oldest fine arts library in the UK, having begun when the Royal Academy was founded in 1768. The library was originally started to support the needs of the artists & architects studying in the newly formed RA Schools.
The Library still supports the post-graduate students in the RA Schools, but now also supports the staff involved in the other activities of the RA, e.g. curating and researching our exhibition programme, learning programme and publications. The library is also open to external researchers by appointment.
The RA is a Membership organisation, run by a group of 80 artists & architects, known as Academicians. One of the core functions of the library is to collect all published material relating to the life and practice of all past and present Academicians.
The visit will include a talk about the history of the Library, why it was started and how it’s role has changed over the centuries, the current collecting policy and research tools, databases and cataloguing strategy.
Accessibility: Please note there is a flight of 12 steps from the Print Room down to the RA Library. The steps are fitted with a wheel-chair lift* Should you need to use the chair-lift on the day, please make this clear on the booking form and special arrangements need to be made to operate the lift on the day.
Getting there:
Bicycle
There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard, and cycle hire stations on Sackville Street, within five minutes walk. We regret that we can’t accept folding bicycles in the cloakroom or in the galleries.
Cycle hire stations
Tube
Our closest tube stations are Piccadilly Circus (on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines) and Green Park (on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines). Oxford Circus and Bond Street are the nearest tube stations on the Central Line. Both are approximately five-ten minutes walk away.
Bus
Numerous bus routes stop on Piccadilly outside the Royal Academy and on nearby Regent Street.
For a map and further information on how to get there please see the Royal Academy website