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South Asian Heritage Month Book Display in the David Wilson Library
Colleagues have now created a wonderful display of books in the Reading Lounge, on the ground floor of the David Wilson Library.
#sahm2024 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
ALT Book shelves with books displayed on top and South Asian Heritage Month flag bunting across the shelves.
ALT Staff review cards and book cover postcards pegged to a mesh display board.
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
We've hidden another ten books for students and staff to find in the David Wilson Library in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month Clues to hiding places in this thread. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #sahm2024 #UoLLibraryBookHideSeek
We've hidden another ten books for students and staff to find in the David Wilson Library in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month Clues to hiding places in this thread. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #sahm2024 #UoLLibraryBookHideSeek
Basement:
- One of the books is seeing what scientific discoveries were reported in the first ever issue of the journal Nature in 1869
- One of the Books is learning more about Language and History in Cornwall.
- One of the Books is learning more about Business History.
Still a few hidden books to find in the David Wilson Library in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month
Some clues to the remaining hiding places in this thread.
We'll be hiding another ten books on Monday.
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #sahm2024 #UoLLibraryBookHideSeek
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month we are running a Book Hide & Seek in the David Wilson Library.
The first ten giveaway books have been hidden today. Clues to find the ones in the basement in this thread:
#UoLLibraryBookHideSeek #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
ALT Books wrapped in bright stripy wrapping paper with a label saying "Well done! You've found treasure - a book! It's yours to keep or pass on to a friend."
- One of the books is seeing what scientific discoveries were reported in the first ever issue of Nature in 1869.
- One of the books is enjoying the images in The Illustrated London News.
More info on the David Wilson Library Book Hide & Seek staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/…
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
Interested in improving academic research and exploring open research practices?
@sheffielduni & @sheffhallamuni are coming together this September to host OpenFest.
3 days of talks & workshops about Open Research.
I'll be giving a couple of talks.
sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch… 1/2
Open Access: our new open publication and dissemination policy launched 🚀 on 15 June.
The OA toolkit to support the new policy includes guidance on rights retention, opt-out workflow, publishing longform OA, & FAQs. Check out the 3 minute video overview uniofleicester.sharepoint.co…
Many congratulations to @sysgak 🥳
My book "Convicts: a global history" has won the
@socialhistsoc Book Prize 2024! My first ever big conference was @socialhistsoc 1999, and here I am 25 years later receiving this massive honour. amazon.co.uk/Convicts-Global……
@historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @CambridgeUP @ERC_Research
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month (18th July - 17th August) the University of Leicester Library is running a Book Hide & Seek event.
More information staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/…
#UoLLibraryBookHideSeek #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
ALT Image of a child with a kite in the colours of the South Asian Heritage Month Flag. Text says 'Free to be Me'. South Asian Heritage Month 18th July to 17th August. Celebrating 5 years.
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month (18th July - 17th August) the University of Leicester Library is running a Book Hide & Seek event.
More information staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/…
#UoLLibraryBookHideSeek #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
ALT Image of a child with a kite in the colours of the South Asian Heritage Month Flag. Text says 'Free to be Me'. South Asian Heritage Month 18th July to 17th August. Celebrating 5 years.
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
Really pleased to say my book, ‘Achieving global open access: The need for scientific, epistemic and participatory openness’, has now been published #openaccess online. Print copies will be available from 9 July. doi.org/10.4324/978103267925… ...
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
#CheckItOut! @JISC have published a new Advice and Guidance note: An introduction to copyright law and practice in education, and the concerns arising in the context of GenerativeAI: nationalcentreforai.jiscinvo…
📢 This looks like a really useful online event on attendance is free
How do we bridge the divide between the media and research?
Join me on July 3rd (Online) to hear from a great lineup of speakers I've brought together for this @UKSG event.
Nearly 100 people have registered.
It's FREE!
uksg.org/event/bridging-divi…
ALT UK S G event banner
OpenResearchLeic retweeted
The latest #OpenAccess issue of #OralHistory features a panel discussion led by our very own Sally Horrocks on 'The Value of Life Stories of the Environment'
Sally's introduction discusses oral histories of science @BL_OralHistory
🔗 ohs.org.uk/wp-content/upload…
📷 Evelyn Simak
A very busy week ahead for @DWLresearch after two years of comments, engagement and consultation and multiple drafts and reviews our brand new open publication & dissemination policy will be formally launched...watch this space👀