Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies . Yongqin Huang For our placement in Special Collections, my classmate and I were asked to complete an exhibition about the material culture […]
We will be running the following workshops for researchers at the University of Leicester. Research students should sign-up to events via MyPGR; staff should sign-up via Eventbrite. If you have any questions, please email us: librarians@leicester.ac.uk. The majority of sessions are online only. All times are local UK time. Session Date and time Links Literature […]
In November 2023 I began a two-year project to bring together the digital records generated by the University relating to the discovery and identification of King Richard III, 2012-2015. The project aims to collect these records from across the institution and ensure their long-term preservation as part of the University Archive. The project was funded […]
A new term begins and so too does our research skills training program. Topics include literature searching, managing research data, using Endnote and Zotero and much more. See the full program below. The majority of sessions are online. All times are UK local times. If you have any questions, please get in touch: librarians@leicester.ac.uk Session […]
Please note that this post contains content relating to suicide and the Holocaust. If you are affected by this topic, please be aware of our available support information for students and support services in the community. e During the summer of 2024 Special Collections received a new book to be added to the library catalogue. Nothing particularly unusual about […]
Although today they have fallen out of fashion, letters were once one of the easiest, quickest and most popular methods of communication. They were also used to inform, educate and inspire – and occasionally to cause mischief! From spoofs to student life, royals to rationing, the small display case in the basement of the David […]
Merinne Whitton, research metrics lead in the Research Services team, reports back from the recent Lis-Bibliometrics Conference. In January 2024 I joined the organising committee of the LIS-Bibliometrics Community as the Open Research Officer. Not long after this, I joined the sub-committee responsible for the delivery of the Community’s annual conference. The 2024 conference was […]
My name is Sarah Wood and I work as the Assistant Archivist for the University of Leicester. I am based in Archives & Special Collections and usually sat in the office adjacent to the Special Collections Reading Room (Library basement). Pop in and say hello if you are passing by! In November 2023 I was […]
A new term begins and so too does our research skills training program. This Autumn we will be running the following workshops for researchers at the University of Leicester. Research students should sign-up to events via MyPGR; staff should sign-up via Eventbrite. We will repeat the majority of these sessions in 2025. If you have […]
As I write this blog on 3 September 2024, I find myself in the final week of my placement. The experience of working in the Archives and Special Collections department at the University of Leicester over the past eight weeks has been incredibly rewarding for me personally. In this post, I would like to share […]
