Wednesday 11 February 2009
Books received in the Library in January
Click to view all additions to the Reference Collection for January 2009
Monday 9 February 2009
Society for Caribbean Studies Post-Doctoral Essay Prize
Researchers are reminded that the Society for Caribbean Studies Post-Doctoral Essay Prize deadline is February 28th 2009.
The SCS annual essay competition is open to postdoctoral scholars undertaking original research in the field of Caribbean Studies. The competition is funded by the British Academy Learned Societies Programme and forms part of the Joint Initiative for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (www.jislac.org.uk). The winning author will receive a cash prize of £500 and the paper will be published on the Society website. The winning paper may also be considered by the Editors for publication in the Bulletin of Latin American Research.
Papers should be submitted electronically to Clare Newstead at clare.newstead@ntu.ac.uk by 12 noon, 28th February 2009. Alternatively, three hard copies can be mailed, post-marked before noon on February 28th, to Clare Newstead at the address below.
Conditions of the competition:
* The subject of the paper should contribute to the advancement of Caribbean research * The author must have gained a PhD by the time of submission of the paper* The paper should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere * Previously submitted papers will not be accepted and former winners of the prize are not eligible to apply * Papers should be double-spaced and no more than 8,000 words in length (including notes, but excluding the bibliography). There are no strict rules about the format and style of the essay, but it should follow standard academic conventions.
The prize winner will be announced at the 2009 annual conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, July 1-3.
Information is also available on the SCS website: http://www.caribbeanstudies.org.uk/bursariesPrizes/scsEssayPrize.htm
The SCS annual essay competition is open to postdoctoral scholars undertaking original research in the field of Caribbean Studies. The competition is funded by the British Academy Learned Societies Programme and forms part of the Joint Initiative for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (www.jislac.org.uk). The winning author will receive a cash prize of £500 and the paper will be published on the Society website. The winning paper may also be considered by the Editors for publication in the Bulletin of Latin American Research.
Papers should be submitted electronically to Clare Newstead at clare.newstead@ntu.ac.uk by 12 noon, 28th February 2009. Alternatively, three hard copies can be mailed, post-marked before noon on February 28th, to Clare Newstead at the address below.
Conditions of the competition:
* The subject of the paper should contribute to the advancement of Caribbean research * The author must have gained a PhD by the time of submission of the paper* The paper should not have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere * Previously submitted papers will not be accepted and former winners of the prize are not eligible to apply * Papers should be double-spaced and no more than 8,000 words in length (including notes, but excluding the bibliography). There are no strict rules about the format and style of the essay, but it should follow standard academic conventions.
The prize winner will be announced at the 2009 annual conference of the Society for Caribbean Studies at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull, July 1-3.
Information is also available on the SCS website: http://www.caribbeanstudies.org.uk/bursariesPrizes/scsEssayPrize.htm
Tuesday 3 February 2009
Snow update
All buildings of the University including the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library will be open as normal today. Do take care if coming in as the snow is compacted in many areas coming in to the Institute and can be slippery.
Monday 2 February 2009
ANZLAG workshop
The annual ANZLAG (Australia and New Zealand Library and Archives Group) workshop will be held on Friday 8th May 2009, and hosted by the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at Kings College London. This is both advance notice and a call for presentations and papers.
We are interested in presentation on the following themes:
· Labour history
· Exploration and maps
· Notable library and archive collections in the UK and Europe
With relevance to Australia, New Zealand and/or the Pacific
Researchers, librarians and archivists are all encouraged to contact David Clover at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (david.clover@sas.ac.uk) with suggested topics – and we would encourage anyone interested to get in touch.
Further details of programme and cost will be sent out once available
We are interested in presentation on the following themes:
· Labour history
· Exploration and maps
· Notable library and archive collections in the UK and Europe
With relevance to Australia, New Zealand and/or the Pacific
Researchers, librarians and archivists are all encouraged to contact David Clover at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (david.clover@sas.ac.uk) with suggested topics – and we would encourage anyone interested to get in touch.
Further details of programme and cost will be sent out once available
Snow
Owing to the adverse weather conditions and staff shortages, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library (and the Senate House Library) will close to users at 2.30pm today. We hope to be open tomorrow but please check our website or phone 020 7862 8842 before travelling.
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