Stories
- Article
Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
- Article
Children in burns prevention campaigns
Whose responsibility is it to prevent accidental burns and scalds in the home? Shane Ewen’s research shows that it’s everyone’s concern.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
- Article
The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
Catalogue
- Books
National libraries of the world : their history, administration and public services / by Arundell Esdaile.
Esdaile, Arundell James Kennedy, 1880-1956.Date: 1934- Journals
Taking stock : libraries and the book trade : journal of the National Acquisitions Group.
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Microforms in libraries, the untapped resource? : papers given at the National Preservation Office Conference, held 13-15 October 1992 in Birmingham.
Microforms in libraries, the Untapped Resource? Conference (1992 : Birmingham, England)Date: [1993], ©1993- Journals
Health information and libraries.
Date: [1990-]- Books
The British book trade from Caxton to the present day : a bibliographical guide based on the libraries of the National Book League and St. Bride Institute / [Robin Myers].
Myers, Robin (Book trade historian)Date: [1973]