BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:520@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20131121T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20131121T130000 DTSTAMP:20170315T115713Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/visit-to-the-british-museum-library-e vent-ref-no-bml/ SUMMARY:Visit to the British Museum Libraries and Archives [Event Ref. No. TG1V/BMLA] DESCRIPTION:This is an exclusive opportunity to visit a number of the depar tmental libraries and the central archive of the British Museum.  With ov er 350\,000 items ranging from the 16th century to the present day\, the l ibraries of the British Museum represent a significant research resource i n their own right.  Some of the collections are among the most specialise d in their field and consequently rank among the finest in the country.\n\ nThe visit will incorporate a tour of the following:\n\nThe Anthropology L ibrary and Research Centre\n\nWith over 130\,000 items\, the ALRC is widel y recognised as one of the world’s finest anthropology libraries.  The collection ranges from 16th century to the present day and covers all aspe cts of anthropology.  It is global in its geographical scope but is parti cularly strong the Commonwealth and the Americas.\n\nThe Central Archive\n \nThe Central Archive of the British Museum contains the administrative re cords of the Museum dating back to its foundation. They are records create d by the Museum and which have been selected for permanent preservation wh ich include minutes of meetings of the Museum’s Trustees\, departmental reports on acquisitions and administration\, policy and financial records. Holdings also include papers of former members of staff and records of th e administration of the Round Reading Room with application forms from man y notable readers.\n\nThe Middle East Library\n\nHoused in the famous Arch ed Room\, once used by the British Library\, the Middle East library cover s the archaeology\, history\, languages\, art and architecture\, and liter ature (excepting Islamic literature) of the Middle East and Central Asia f rom the earliest human occupation to the present day.\n\nThe Prints and Dr awings Library\n\nThe Prints and Drawings library comprises some 50\,000 i tems relating to the history of Western prints and drawings\, making it on e of the UK’s major art libraries.\n\nThe Prehistory and Europe Library\ n\nThe Prehistory and Europe departmental library was created in 2002 afte r the merging of the Prehistory and Roman Britain and Medieval and Later A ntiquities departments. The collection covers the Palaeolithic period arou nd the world\, the Neolithic\, Bronze and Iron ages in Europe\, the Roman occupation of Britain\, Byzantium\, the Early and Late Medieval period in both Britain and the continent and the European decorative arts from the R enaissance to the twentieth century.\n\nThis visit is free of charge. To r eserve a space please use our online booking form or email the administrat or via cpd25@lse.ac.uk\n\nThere will only be ten places available\, one pe r institution\, so early booking is essential.\n\n* Please note that due t o the layout &\; design of the British Museum there will be a lot of wa lking and climbing of stairs in order to reach the different collections * \n\n \; CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events,cpd25 Visits LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR