Access denied! The British Library and budget cuts February 26, 2007
Posted by gesta in Academia, Books.1 comment so far
A very quick post to highlight the effect that governmental budget cuts will have on the British Library.
1) Readers charged for access to the reading rooms
2) Cut backs in the collection policy
3) Reduction in the BL’s status and capacity to function as a major research library.
Sign the petition now to stop this before it becomes a reality!
Irrational hatred and literature February 9, 2007
Posted by gesta in Books, Debate.add a comment
In despair at the utter mundanity of copy editing and the ignorance of students, I turned to the Guardian Book Blog for solace. Unlike many other Guardian blogs, the people who leave comments seem to write in something that is recognisably English and refuse to engage in bitter and personal attacks on the post’s author (well, mostly). Even today, when the topic for discussion is authors you love to hate, the replies are on the whole considered. (more…)
