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N S Ford’s Information Superhighway: British Council Literature – Writers Directory

02/07/2019 nsford Leave a comment

Do you love writers? Then check out this resource! From Leila Aboulela to Benjamin Zephaniah, this is an A-Z directory…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: libraries, reading, research, resources, writers

N S Ford’s Information Superhighway: Currency converter 1270 – 2017

05/06/2019 nsford 2 Comments

Find out what old British money is worth today with this addictive resource from the National Archives. You just need…

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N S Ford’s Information Superhighway: Museum of Obsolete Media

03/05/2019 nsford 5 Comments

Betamax, 8-Track, Wire Recording, Soundmirror Tape, HitClips, Wax Cylinders…  Curated by Jason Curtis (a medical librarian by profession), the Museum…

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N S Ford’s Information Superhighway: British Library Online Exhibitions

03/04/2019 nsford 3 Comments

Can’t get to the British Library in person? No worries – you can view exhibitions online for free! Including the…

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N S Ford’s Information Superhighway: ‘OZ magazine’

03/03/2019 nsford 2 Comments

I used to be a librarian and I still have the urge to point out awesome free resources to people.…

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Review of ‘The Library Book’ by Susan Orlean

22/02/2019 nsford 19 Comments

29th April 1986. Los Angeles Central Library is on fire. The design of the building, lack of ventilation and limited…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, libraries, non-fiction, reviews, Susan Orlean

A long time ago in a library far away: 6 weeks of summer reading magic

02/08/2018 nsford Leave a comment

When I was a teen, the best thing about the summer holidays was that I had so much time for…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, libraries, reading, summer, YA fiction

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