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A visionary artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) created some of the most iconic images in British Art. This blog post discusses the recent exhibition in the Albert Sloman Library which focuses on the critical stance he took against the Age of the Enlightenment with its emphasis on science and reason.
Adhithi Ravikumar
11 October 2023
Read about our latest efforts in our ongoing project to decolonise the library.
Library and Cultural Services
26 September 2023
In an ever evolving A.I. landscape, how can Higher Education Information Services step up? We explore how to preserve academic integrity, and how the library can help.
Beth Burnet, Jon Phipps
21 September 2023
2023 marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of the first novel by Margery Allingham, and this presents an opportunity to celebrate the life, career, and legacy of a writer with a strong Essex connection.
Jordan Welsh
19 September 2023
The first open access book paid for from Essex’s open access fund has been published.
Library and Cultural Services, Hannah Crago
17 July 2023
Tilly Hawkins curates 'Dispatches from the Culture War', examining the NVALA archive of Mary Whitehouse through a queer lens on the Floor 1 landing of the Albert Sloman Library.
Tilly Hawkins
20 June 2023
Academic Liaison Librarian Ai Gooch discusses her involvement with our Race Equality Charter work.
Ai Gooch, Communications Office
14 June 2023
On Track for your Master’s is a programme of free workshops which runs 12 to 23 June 2023 aimed specifically at Master’s students at Essex to help them find literature or data, manage references, and write their dissertation effectively.
Oona Ylinen
02 June 2023
Santiago Valencia Parra, Rabia Perwaiz, Adhithi Ravikumar, Dongxian "Gin" Zhang, Konstantinos Sfikas, Jingyi Chen, Olatoye "Toye" Salawudeen, Cynthia Iruobe
18 April 2023
Lean Library is soon to be replaced by LibKey for University of Essex Library Services users, Adam Cowlin tells us more about LibKey and it's uses for students and staff.
Adam Cowlin
12 April 2023