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Category Archives: Library news
Dog therapy at the library!
The dogs (and a cat!) are back in the library! After a couple of years hiatus, we are thrilled that therapy dogs and a cat, from the charity Pets As Therapy will be visiting both libraries next week, to offer … Continue reading
Send us a postcard!
Well, write it and post it in the library! What improvements would you like to see in the library? Come and see our display on postcard books, then write your own! Let us know what you would like to see … Continue reading
The Greatest Show on Earth!
2018 marks the 250th anniversary of the modern circus, and throughout most of April CircusFest is happening in London, which ‘…celebrates the future of circus: daring and diverse, punky and poetic’. The Round House is hosting most of the events, … Continue reading
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Tagged "art history", "Art Library", art, books, CASS, events, exhibitions
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Everything’s Gone Green
Next week (12 -16th March) is Green Week at London Metropolitan University, which includes a whole host of events from cake baking to charity pop up shops, sustainability talks and visits, for a full list of events see here. To … Continue reading
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London Met Libraries now on Copac
Records form London Met Libraries are now available on Copac. Copac is a research tool which brings together the catalogues of over 100 major UK and Irish libraries, including the British Library, many university libraries and specialist research libraries. When … Continue reading
Posted in External archives and libraries, Library Collections, Library news, Uncategorized
Tagged "Art Library", e-resources, research
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World Honey Bee Day
August the 19th is World Honey Bee Day, and London Metropolitan University will be celebrating on Friday 18th August with trips for staff and students to see our own honey bee hives on the top of the Rocket building at the … Continue reading
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Visible Body online resource
‘Visible Body’ is an online resource, now available to London Met staff and students. It is an interactive human anatomy atlas that allows users to manipulate the torso and strip away layers to reveal muscles, nerves, skeletal structure etc., and to … Continue reading
Posted in Library e-resources, Library news
Tagged anatomy, e-resources, Human body, The Cass
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New E-Resource of plays available
London Met libraries has recently subscribed to a collection of ebooks called ‘Nick Hern Books’, which is one of the UK’s leading specialist performing arts publishers. The collection has approximately 400 plays that can be found on the library catalogue by … Continue reading
Posted in Library e-resources, Library news, Uncategorized
Tagged "Art Library", CASS, Drama, e-resources, library, plays, research
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Water For Life display
February is spotlight on water in London Met’s environment sustainability action areas, to help promote this we have put together a display of some water themed books from Aldgate library’s collection. From paintings by Turner, Whistler or Hockney or the iconic … Continue reading
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Green is Gorgeous
Aldgate library has been helping to promote Green London Met with a display of ‘green’ related books, including green design and eco fashion, and also some materials from the materials and products library made from sustainable material. For those who have … Continue reading
Posted in Library books, Library Collections, Library news, Uncategorized
Tagged "graphic design", "interior design", architecture, design, fashion, green, materials, textiles
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