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Dr Mark Purcell
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Director, Research and Collections, Cambridge University Library and CUL Research Institute; Bye-Fellow, Pembroke College; FSA FRHistS; University Deputy Proctor; The Country House Library (Yale, 2017); private views
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Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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I was admiring the same view on my way to Stationers’ Hall last night. But very cold, especially when wearing a tail coat (it was the annual Civic Dinner… )
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Something I mention in today’s piece is the wider pressure and undervaluing of libraries and archives. Even less well known than the issues facing the British Library are the worrying proposals for the BBC Written Archives Centre. More here observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Libraries and archives are the labs of humanities and social science scholars, and history is not possible without them. But increasingly they are not prioritised - for example the BBC Written Archives Centre, paid for by public money, is moving to restrict responding to researcher queries, making exploratory research extremely difficult.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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It’s the 13c belfry at Boulogne
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I am in France this Saturday.
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM