200 paintings for 200 years
A chronological catalogue of in-depth reference cards for 200 of the most famous resources. The catalogues have images, x-rays, details on provenance, exhibitions and detailed lists for further reading
National Gallery 200th anniversary new resources
The Imaginarium offers sound poetry and animation to explore paintings from the National Gallery collection.
Digital South Caucasus Collection
A collaboration between the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World library NYU and institutions in the South Caucasus. The DSCC is a collection in the Ancient World Digital Library (AWDL). It aims to link to high quality online resources covering archaeology and ancient history. It is currently digitising resources from Georgia in languages of […]
Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub launched
Headed by Loughborough University the Women in Sport hub aims to cover health, sociology and sports science. The site will provide access to the latest research, events notices and guidance.
Kickass women of History podcast
A podcast which aims to share stories of inspiring women in the past. The website states that it intends to focus particularly on stories of women not usually represented in the media, including women of colour, women with disabilities, working class and LGBTQIA women. Organised by Emma Cook and Amy Cotterill. Available via major podcast sites. […]
Women’s history
Europeana has themed galleries relating to women’s history month. These highlight resources (text, images and online essays) relating to women’s history taken from Europe’s leading national libraries and museums. They are very good at highlighting resources from outside the UK.
2025 Spring Statement resources
UK government background briefing: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10220/Spring Statement Information: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/spring-statement-2025Forecasts for UK economyOffice of Budget Responsibility- https://obr.uk/ AnalysisIFS analysis: https://ifs.org.uk/collections/spring-statement-2025Institute for Government: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rachel-reeves-spring-statement NIESR: https://niesr.ac.uk/blog/spring-statement-2025-fiscal-rules-growth-pressures-and-policy-choices More links to newspapers and analyses: https://alissresearch.blogspot.com/2025/03/spring-statement-2025.html
Budgets: historic documents
In light of the spring statement here are some examples of documents from the LSE Digital Library: The resource lets you search the page for budget and zoom to see it highlighted in context.
The Languages Gateway
Officially launched at a recent University of London event, this portal is supported by a group of leading organisations in the field of languages, skills and education: It aims to provide links to high quality learning resources for all age groups and levels in major languages. These include classical languages as well as modern languages […]
Harriman recollected: 1899 voyage to Alaska digital collection
A new digital collection from Penn State University. The Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 was a scientific expedition along the coast of Alaska undertaken by famous North American naturalists. The library has transcribed the diaries of the Chaplain Nelson’s diary and researched the geographic and tribal origins of indigenous art works which they acquired, reinterpreting […]
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