Monday 18 May 2009

University of London Research Library Service: sustainable future secured

The library of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is one of the libraries that form the University of London Research Library Service (ULRLS). At its meeting on 13 May 2009, the University of London Board of Trustees approved a recommendation from the Collegiate Council that the ULRLS should continue as a collectively owned and shared library resource, complementary to College resources, and managed on behalf of Colleges by the University. Further details are available on the Senate House Library website.

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Register of Commonwealth Research

The full content of the Register of Commonwealth Research is now available to view on SAS-Space, the institutional repository of the School of Advanced Study. The Register is a list of higher degree theses conducted at UK Universities and relating to the Commonwealth of Nations, its member countries, and the former British Empire. The Register has been maintained since 1949 and its retrospective coverage extends back to the 1920s. Subject coverage is primarily in the fields of history, politics, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography, literature, language and religion. The subjects of education, medicine, law, science and technology are included on a selective basis. It includes over 17000 records and is current up to March 2009. Click here to view.

Friday 8 May 2009

Books received in April 2009

Click to view all items added to the Reference Collection in April

Thursday 7 May 2009

Theses in Progress 2009


Each year, the Institute publishes Theses in Progress in Commonwealth Studies, a list, derived from the Register of Commonwealth Research, of all current doctoral research into Commonwealth-related topics. The 2009 edition is available to download here.
Follow these links for more information about Theses in Progress, or the Register.