by Elsa van Helfteren Following our previous blog post on the graphic design from Cuba within the BLDS collection, we would now like to share with you the artwork and graphics coming from India throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s. These intricate designs harp back to the traditional Indian block printing method as well asContinue reading “Aesthetics of the BLDS Collection: Indian Graphic Design”
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Aesthetics of the BLDS Collection: Cuban Graphic Design
by Elsa van Helfteren One of the strengths of the British Library for Development Studies Legacy Collection is how it illustrates the evolution of graphic design across the Global South. The aesthetics of the collection vary from country to country and across decades, but the Collections team here at Sussex have been particularly impressed byContinue reading “Aesthetics of the BLDS Collection: Cuban Graphic Design”
BLDS Legacy Collection Workshop and Discussion – 17 May 2023
In May this year a really positive and inspiring workshop based on the BLDS Legacy Collection (and funded by the Sussex Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF)) took place. Organised by Paul Gilbert from Global Studies and Danny Millum from the Library, the event was in two parts. The morning featured presentations from a number of researchersContinue reading “BLDS Legacy Collection Workshop and Discussion – 17 May 2023”
Using the BLDS Legacy Collection to research occupational injuries in India
Why does the Government of India put out so many different statistical publications with uninformative names and overlapping information?! And why is none of them consistent over time in terms of what it contains?! I sound grumpy, but it’s actually been an entertaining (if exhausting!) detective chase for me over the last year or so,Continue reading “Using the BLDS Legacy Collection to research occupational injuries in India”
Launching the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection
There has been a secret treasure trove lurking in the basement of the Institute of Development Studies building, adjoining the University of Sussex Library – secret, until now. We are delighted to be launching publicly the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection, a fantastically rich collection of documents tracking the history of 20th centuryContinue reading “Launching the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection”
Freedom Day – new perspectives on apartheid from the BLDS Legacy Collection
Today marks the 28th anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid elections, now commemorated as Freedom Day. Previously, under the apartheid regime, non-whites in general had only limited voting rights, while black South Africans were unable to vote at all. The 1994 elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone over the age of 18Continue reading “Freedom Day – new perspectives on apartheid from the BLDS Legacy Collection”
Public opinion and conflict in South Asia
A brief look at the Bangladesh Liberation War through the holdings of the BLDS Legacy Collection One of the main aims of the British Library for Development Studies Legacy Collection (BLDS) project is outreach and promotion. As part of this we are assisting with some teaching sessions at Sussex in order to demonstrate both theContinue reading “Public opinion and conflict in South Asia”
We’ll meet again – or how I gambled away Vera Lynn’s autograph and ended up in a Zambian jungle with a bunch of hippies…
By Danny Millum – BLDS Metadata and Discovery Officer Normally when you tell your family / friends about what you do, unless you’re a fireman or a nurse they just zone out (especially when your job title is Metadata Discovery Officer). But it really seems as if the BLDS was actually my genetic destiny, asContinue reading “We’ll meet again – or how I gambled away Vera Lynn’s autograph and ended up in a Zambian jungle with a bunch of hippies…”
You think blended flex with a touch of hybridity is tough? Try a Soviet-era correspondence course
By Danny Millum – BLDS Metadata and Discovery Officer One of the many consequences of the pandemic has been to accelerate the development and adoption of new teaching methods, with all the associated stress for teachers and students of having to hurriedly adapt to new approaches and new buzzwords. It’s hard to know which hasContinue reading “You think blended flex with a touch of hybridity is tough? Try a Soviet-era correspondence course”
Well that’s a lot of pamphlets….
BLDS Legacy Collection By Caroline Marchant-Wallis – BLDS Metadata and Discovery Officer I was chatting to my Librarian mentor recently about how we approached starting the BLDS Legacy Collection project, and I realised it was a good question. What did we do? Having been caught up in the whirlwind of the project for the pastContinue reading “Well that’s a lot of pamphlets….”
The British Library for Development Studies Legacy Collection 