* [ART JOURNAL] Rainy days are here again Oct 15, 2008
Gonzalez-Foerster says she clearly remembers a wartime photograph of a reader browsing a book beneath the bombed-out ceiling of the British Library. She herself is a by-product of World War II: Her father did his military service in Germany, where he met her mother. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Islamic and other artefacts to be auctioned off Oct 15, 2008
According to programme supervisor Dr Muhammad Pauzi Abd Latif, the Muslim holy book concerned has been authenticated as the oldest in the region by Dr Annabelle Teh Gallop, head of the South and South-East Asia section at the British Library in London. Part of the proceeds from the charity auction will go towards financial aid for Universiti Putra Malaysia students who are facing problems paying their fees, he told a press conference here on Tuesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Quebec takes stand on thin models as Fashion Week begins Oct 15, 2008
The British Library said Tuesday it has bought a major archive of materials by poet Ted Hughes from the writer's estate for the equivalent of about $1 million Cdn. A John Travolta movie, titled From Paris With Love, has suspended filming in a Paris suburb after a dozen cars to be used in the film were burned and the crew threatened. (CBC.ca)
Crossing the stage is enough for this man of theatre Oct 14, 2008
" Petit said he hoped to find backing for an event that would attract international attention, possibly as part of a Sydney Festival, and would fit around other planned performances at the British Library and on Easter Island. Of his famous New York walk, he said he planned it for more than six years after seeing a picture of the towers being built. "To this day, I know that I didn't choose the towers. They chose me. (Sydney Morning Herald)
A good read? E-books put to the test by librarians Oct 8, 2008
Working lunch's Simon Gompertz has visited the British Library and asked Librarians to give their opinions on electronic readers which have been designed to replace paper books. SEE ALSO. (BBC News -- Technology)
The Big Necessity Oct 7, 2008
I leave the reading room of the British Library in central London and find a "ladies" a few yards away. If I prefer, there's another one on the far side of the same floor, and more on the other six floors. (Slate)
King's Place: A Major London Arts C... Oct 6, 2008
King s Cross and St. Pancras mainline stations are nearby, and just around the corner is the British Library. In total, contains two art galleries, a sculpture trail and two performance halls, plus rehearsal spaces and break out rooms and public space. (Suite101.com)
Dunblane's Leighton Library Sep 20, 2008
The collection has been recognised by the British Library as being of international academic importance. Normally a couple of the larger books are available to browse, but for a closer look the books are catalogued as part of Stirling University s library and can be accessed by arrangement with the university for academic study. (Suite101.com)
Will ethical fashion feel the pinch if London is squeezed? Sep 17, 2008
This evening the dilemma for the ethical fashionista is which event to chose recycled couture at the catwalk show, young talent at the or a at the British library, featuring clothes by Revamp and aimed at inspiring budding designers to stay ethical. The sheer number of events is an encouraging sign for the future - right now, however, the UK ethical fashion industry just wishes that future was a bit clearer. (guardian.co.uk)
* Producing the Web site of a lifetime Sep 5, 2008
This issue, which the British Librarys Digital Lives project is addressing, is vital because numerous Web sites are in the pipeline, offering to become an archive or diary of your entire life ... Above all, there is surely an opportunity for a trusted independent archive, maybe an offshoot of the British Library, that would secure all our data and still be there decades from now for our families or historians to delve into. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sony's Electronic Book Reader Gives A Glimpse Of Tomorrow's ... Sep 3, 2008
That's the number of books, the British Library adds to its collection every six months although the battery life as it stands, would need to be greatly enhanced. A single charge is enough for 6800 page turns apparently - which is quite a lot. (ITProPortal)
Will bookworms get their teeth into the Sony Reader? Sep 2, 2008
Outside the British Library the slim volume in my hands could mark the beginning of the end for slim volumes ... All this will be of some interest to the British Library, which houses 30 million books and counting (adding an extra 300,000 every year) ... If the Sony Reader represents the future of books slim and sleek and rather beautiful in a geeky, gadgety kind of way the British Library represents the past and present of books, old and dusty and possibly somewhat dog-eared. (Times Online)
Film of the week Somers Town Aug 24, 2008
It's recently been undergoing a major makeover due to the creation of a new terminal for Eurostar trains and the bold relocation of the British Library. A number of significant films have been set there over the years, most famously the great Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (1955). (guardian.co.uk)
Chandigarh to celebrate cycle day Aug 23, 2008
Representatives of various institutions like Chandigarh tourism, STEP, Chandigarh industrial and tourism development corporation limited (CITCO), Dell, Infosys, Yuvsatta (an NGO), British Library, Punjab University, State Bank of India, Punjab engineering college and Chandigarh choir are participating in the rally. In the past too, Chandigarh tourism in collaboration with various organisations has conducted such rallies in the city to promote cycling. (India Times)
Rise in poverty worse than stated Aug 20, 2008
political correspondent. Tuesday April 24 2007. (Yahoo News -- Poverty)
Kafka himself gets a Metamorphosis Aug 19, 2008
As academics already knew, they're archived at the British Library and the Bodleian Library at Oxford. But no one mined them for publication until Hawes chose to now which probably says more about who we are today than it does about who Kafka was. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Daredevil plots highwire act Aug 18, 2008
" While a walk above the harbour sounds like fantasy, Petit has a history of successful highwire performances in front of huge crowds in Europe and the United States. In 1973, while an unknown street performer, he smuggled climbing gear into the Harbour Bridge's north pylon for an illegal walk that stopped traffic. After five crossings, Petit was arrested and fined $200. The following year, as shown in the documentary Man On Wire, he captured headlines in New York with an illegal walk between... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Weird inventions on show in UK Aug 16, 2008
LONDON: A grenade that puts out fires, a self-pouring teapot, periscope spectacles, a peach peeler and a moustache protector are among oddball inventions on show at the British Library ... The British Library, which holds domestic patents, now has its own resident inventor in its Business and Intellectual Property Centre, designed to help people start up their own enterprises. (India Times, India)
Self-pouring teapot and 1926 sat nav Aug 15, 2008
David Sillito takes a tour of a British Library exhibition of wacky gadgets from Britain's past. Story Tools. (BBC News -- UK)
Midweek quiz: Inventions Aug 14, 2008
This week the British Library opens an exhibition of weird and wonderful inventions. Some of them, like this clockwork teamaker, are testaments to mechanical ingenuity. (BBC News -- UK)
Survivors angry that pilot tried to land plane in monsoon storm Aug 10, 2008
Questions over why airport was kept open Six Britons thought to be among 89 dead. east Asia correspondent. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Aug 10, 2008
Books for Treasures of the British Library. Books for Treasures of the British Library. (Times Online)
Royal books set for first showing Aug 6, 2008
Around 150 medieval and Renaissance texts will be shown at London's British Library which opens in 2011 ... Dr Scot McKendrick, Head of Western Manuscripts at the British Library, said: "The Royal collection represents the only intact medieval and Renaissance English Royal manuscript collection.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Disappearing dialects make digital archive Jul 25, 2008
Around 500 recordings are available via the British Library's online catalogue ... Dr Penhallurick, 51, said the decision to offer the archive to the British Library was taken in consultation with his former lecturer as way of securing the collection and making it more widely available ... " Six audio extracts, with transcripts and analysis, feature on the British Library's Sounds Familiar website. Researchers can contact the sound archive to make arrangements to hear more recordings. Jonnie... (BBC News -- Technology)
World's oldest Bible goes online Jul 25, 2008
British Library plans to publish world's oldest surviving Bible online ... The British Library plans to begin publishing the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century text handwritten in Greek, on its Web site ... "It contains the earliest complete copy of the New Testament," said Scot McKendrick, the head of Western Manuscripts at the British Library. (CNN -- Law)
Durham Cathedral - England Jul 24, 2008
After a somewhat circuitious route, they ended up in the British Library in London, where they remain today. However, there have been grumblings in recent times for them to be returned to the north-east where they originated. (Suite101.com)
BRITISH LIBRARY: Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament Jul 23, 2008
St John's Gospel, Codex Sinaiticus , c.AD 350 British Library Add ... The British Library Board A high-quality version of this image can be purchased from British Library ... Just over half of the original book has survived, now dispersed between four institutions: St Catherine s Monastery, the British Library, Leipzig University Library (Germany), and the National Library of Russia in St Petersburg. (USA Today -- Tech)
Oldest Bible may be reunited online Jul 23, 2008
The British Library says the full text of the Codex Sinaiticus will be available to web users by next July, digitally reconnecting parts that are held in Britain, Russia, Germany and a monastery in Egypts Sinai Desert ... "Only a few people have ever had the opportunity to see more than a couple of pages of the (Codex)," said Scot McKendrick, the British Librarys head of Western manuscripts ... Discovered at the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai by German Bible scholar... (India Times, India)
Missing Constable sketch is found Jul 22, 2008
The 'lost' sketch has been discovered at The British Library. A missing sketch by celebrated artist John Constable has been rediscovered at the British Library in London ... It moved to the British Library in the 1970s. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Scholars plan to reunite ancient Bible - online Jul 22, 2008
The British Library says the full text of the Codex Sinaiticus will be available to Web users by next July, digitally reconnecting parts that are held in Britain, Russia, Germany and a monastery in Egypt's Sinai Desert ... "Only a few people have ever had the opportunity to see more than a couple of pages of the (Codex)," said Scot McKendrick, the British Library's head of Western manuscripts ... Discovered at the Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai by German Bible scholar Constantine... (AZCentral -- News)
Folioed Again! Jul 19, 2008
Then you're in the British Library with Samuel Johnson's old copy. University of London scholar Anthony James West has been crisscrossing the world in the survey's , a decadeslong project of traveling to examine every folio in existence personally. (Slate)
Photo Release -- Foundry Switches Help the British Library Create An Unmatched Digital Repository for Priceless Collections Jul 16, 2008
and LONDON, July 16, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Foundry Networks(r), Inc., a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that the British Library has upgraded its network by installing the latest BigIron(r) RX-8 Layer 2/3 backbone switches and FastIron(r) Edge X Series Power over Ethernet (PoE)-ready switches at its Boston Spa and St. Pancras facilities ... The British Library is the national library for the United Kingdom and one of the world's... (Primezone Releases)
'Do the magpie' Jul 8, 2008
"After the exhibition I wanted to know more so I went to the British Library, looked at books and found an amazing Czech archive," explains Jupp. "There were fantastic photos of these characters wearing hats with falcon feathers, because 'sokol' means falcon, a symbol of courage.". (Guardian Unlimited)
Disney's new dream home is packed with 'innoventions' Jun 29, 2008
A coffee table, connected wirelessly to the Internet, displays an early edition of Alice in Wonderland from the British Library. And in the boy's bedroom, it's possible to activate lights, videos and special effects while reading Peter Pan to give the sense of Tinker Bell's presence and Captain Hook's diabolical plans (the mock cannon at the foot of the bed can emit a loud explosion). (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
The English Aristocracy at War Jun 21, 2008
The author draws on a wide variety of source materials including original records from the National Archives and the British Library, as well as a huge number of reference works. There is a Warfare in History reading list and the tables which are printed throughout the book help make the most important facts stand out. (Suite101.com)
Cook's spoils have a new berth in Sydney Jun 6, 2008
Only one other copy of the Banks map exists - a version printed on inferior paper in the British Library. Richard Neville, the State Library's manager of original materials, calls the new acquisition "the missing piece" in its world-class collection of Cook and Banks memorabilia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Top BBC resignations astonished Hutton Jun 5, 2008
Law lord believes his report's findings on David Kelly's death were misinterpreted by media and is dismayed at accusations of whitewash. Thursday March 4 2004. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
'It's done when Margot says it's done' May 27, 2008
Livesey does not deny the mystery of exceptional genius: "I have to say I am baffled by this. I go to the British Library and look at the manuscript of [Austen's] 'Pride and Prejudice,' in all its magnificence, and I think, 'How did she do it?' ". Even so, in her own early experience with nonacademic writing workshops, "I was staggered to discover how much I hadn't known about fiction after years of reading and studying. I see my students learning in a few months what it took me years to learn.... (Boston Globe)
Culinary jottings from Madras May 10, 2008
Finally, a few years back, I got one thanks to Mr S Muthiah, Madras historian, who had himself made a copy from a book found in a British library. Promising to return it soon, I fled to a photocopying shop and made my own copy from it. (India Times)
Dazzling demons May 7, 2008
At the British Library in London, I later consulted a portfolio of Klimt's paintings, published in Vienna in 1914. A lavish volume with gold lettering and big, clear reproductions, it is an invaluable record of the lost works - but I also noticed something odd, a strange slip. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Photographer's papers reveal image-conscious Larkin May 7, 2008
Poet's downbeat letters to Fay Godwin among archive acquired by British Library ... Larkin's self-deprecation is revealed in letters he sent to photographer Fay Godwin, whose vast archive of about 11,000 photographs, contact sheets, negatives and letters has been acquired by the British Library ... Most of the correspondence between Godwin and her subjects, now stored in the British Library, is fairly humdrum, but the Larkin letters reveal a man not entirely happy with his looks. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Relaxed admission brings chaos to the British Library May 2, 2008
People in line at the British Library ... In its old, mustily glorious quarters in the British Museum, the British Library's main reading room was as exclusive as it was glamorous, a club rich with tradition whose distinguished alumni included Karl Marx, Virginia Woolf, W.B. Yeats and George Bernard Shaw ... Researchers have been grousing about the boisterous atmosphere and crowded conditions at the British Library for years. (International Herald Tribune)
Rare Cook collection to be sold May 2, 2008
Only one other copy has survived - a version printed on inferior paper held by the British Library. "The Banks map shows, for the first time, the whole of Australia," a director of Hordern House, Derek McDonnell, said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Want to find a seat at the British Library? You'll be lucky Apr 22, 2008
Want to find a seat at the British Library ... Want to find a seat at the British Library ... What is going on at the British Library. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
A weekend in London for book lovers Apr 22, 2008
Authors wailed and gnashed their teeth when the history-laden old British Library Reading Room was uprooted from the British Museum and plunked down in a modern brick building on a busy road near St. Pancras and King's Cross railroad stations (96 Euston Road NW1; 44-870-444-1500). But what the library might lack in atmosphere it more than makes up with the Sir John Ritblat Gallery, where some of the greatest treasures of the written word in fiction and nonfiction are exhibited. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Coming soon? Apr 22, 2008
Backed by the prime minister, the lab, to be built yards from the St Pancras Eurostar terminal and the British Library, will replace the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Mill Hill, which includes one of the UK's 10 category 4 labs. These have the highest security level and work on highly contagious and incurable diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Carnegie shortlist takes children back in time Apr 18, 2008
The winner of this year's award will be announced at a ceremony at the British Library on June 26, and the winner of the Kate Greenaway medal for illustrators will be awarded at the same ceremony. Rising star Emily Gravett is in with a double: unusually she has been nominated twice, with her picture book for very young childen, Monkey and Me, and her more complex work for the six-plus age group, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
'It would set us up for life' Apr 16, 2008
The British Library, London, for Sacred, an exhibition of ancient Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts. International Slavery Museum, Liverpool, new museum in Liverpool's docklands. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Waugh at the BBC: 'the most ill-natured interview ever' on CD after 55 years Apr 15, 2008
Waugh was being questioned by Charles Wilmot, Jack Davies and Stephen Black and the exchanges are, to say the least, "sparky", according to British Library sound archive curator Stephen Cleary ... The interview is part of a new CD from the British Library of BBC broadcasts not heard since they were made by Waugh between 1938 and 1963 ... The disc follows similar CDs from the British Library featuring rarely heard WH Auden and Graham Greene. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
* Food as experiment, politics and artistic stunt enters the scene Apr 13, 2008
More than 100 well-heeled diners are sitting in the august British Library, eating a fennel slice, an olive and a kumquat while stroking pieces of velvet, silk and sandpaper ... In adapting Marinetti;;s freewheeling ideas for the table, British Library organizers were forced to strike a balance between the avant-garde and the edible. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
British library recreates futurist banquet Apr 9, 2008
India News, Latest Indian Headlines, TOP Breaking News on India, Daily Local News Stories by Sify. Copyright , 1998-2007. (Sify.com, India)
UK library to exhibit Ramayana paintings Apr 8, 2008
British Library to exhibit rare Mewar Ramayana paintings- ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... British Library to exhibit rare Mewar Ramayana paintings8 Apr, 2008, 0949 hrs IST, PTI ... London: The British Library here will for the first time hold a major exhibition of 120 rare Ramayana paintings, from the volumes of Mewar Ramayana manuscripts, exploring the epic being retold and represented over the centuries in different countries. (India Times)
Futurist feasts that go way beyond food Apr 8, 2008
BEIJING, April 8 -- More than 100 well-heeled diners are sitting in the august British Library, eating a fennel slice, an olive and a kumquat while stroking pieces of velvet, silk and sandpaper ... In adapting Marinetti's freewheeling ideas for the table, British Library organizers were forced to strike a balance between the avant-garde and the edible. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fiery receptionOlympic torch brings Tibet debate to the heart of London Apr 7, 2008
" Further scuffles followed the flame all the way as protesters tried to breach police lines. But even when 2,000 demonstrators from both sides faced each other outside the British Library in Bloomsbury, most concentrated on chanting rather than physically confronting their opponents. One demonstrator who was determined to make his voice heard was Phuntbok Dalu, 33, from Enfield, Middlesex. Born to Tibetan parents in India, he insisted it was impossible to disentangle Chinese government policy... (BBC News -- UK)
From Velcro to zero Apr 3, 2008
We are leafing through the archives of the British Library in central London where has worked as a researcher for the last 20 years, looking after the library's exhaustive collection of patents -- some 40 million, dating back nearly 400 years. It is a unique position that has allowed him a close up view of some of the greatest innovations in history, and of the millions of others -- like Bessemmer's -- that faded into obscurity. (CNN -- International)
Vancouver man cracks Facebook to access private photos Mar 27, 2008
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Is love all you need? Mar 27, 2008
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Missing student talked about harming herself, anguished father says Mar 27, 2008
""It was probably the most personal discussion I have had in 26 years of policing," said Chief White, who has an 18-year-old daughter. "It was more than anything letting him know that we care," he said.Police continued to analyse Ms. Kajouji's computer on Wednesday. Mr. Kajouji said further volunteer searches were planned for the university campus and surrounding area. With files from Andrew Seymourncockburn@thecitizen.canwest.com Ottawa Citizen 2008 Ads by Google Inside the . Ford unveils a... (Ottawa Citizen)
Shakespeare goes digital Mar 27, 2008
National Portrait Gallery via APA U.S. and British library plan to reproduce online all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641 ... LONDON - A U.S. and British library plan to reproduce online all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641 ... The Bodleian Library in Oxford and Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC have joined forces to download their collections, building on the work of... (MSNBC -- Technology)
U2 eclipse Mariah Carey at Grammys Mar 26, 2008
Friday February 10 2006. This article appeared in on on p7 of the section. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
India still thumbs-down on Open XML Mar 22, 2008
Microsoft's senior vice president of Office, on Sunday outlining the software giant's rationale for standardizing Open XML. He cited a number of customers, including the U.S. Library of Congress and The British Library, which have contributed to the specification. IBM blogger to Capossela's letter reiterating IBM's opposition to Open XML because it is not truly open, too complex, and technically flawed. (CNET News.com)
Sudoku could signal the end of an era for cryptic crossword Mar 20, 2008
He is in the British Library, researching a forthcoming book on the history of Guardian crosswords. He is better known as the author of Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8): A Memoir of Love, Exile and Crosswords. (Business Report, South Africa)
Balding! Portly! American! Mar 17, 2008
What's it like to find yourself used as a character in someone else's novel. It has now happened to David Jenkins twice. (Guardian Unlimited)
It's the clever way to power Mar 16, 2008
John EatwellFormer chair of the British Library (Queen's). Christopher Frayling Chair, Arts Council England; chair, Design Council (Churchill). (Guardian Unlimited)
Crime and Punishment for Reading Mar 8, 2008
A good place to see the true frontline in Microsoft's battle with Google is deep in the bowels of the British Library in London, where a Microsoft-funded team is working 14 hours a day to scan shelf upon shelf of books. Photo taken September 9, 2007. (Townhall.com)
