December 2011
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This year I have run 554 miles, cycled just over 800 miles, and swum 2.5 miles… It’s been a good year. Happy new year everyone, I hope 2012 is a vintage one for us all.
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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LINK: Throw away that atlas you got for Christmas,... →
New Scientist tells of a new island that has appeared this month in the Red Sea. (With thanks to @IanVisits on Twitter for bringing this to my attention).
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Link: Top 10 Medieval News Stories of 2011 (from... →
Dec 27th
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“The copyright for JM Barrie’s work Peter Pan, was due to expire in 1987 in the...”
– I was reading about copyright (shows how desperate things are in Peasantville this Christmas) and I came across this fact. I don’t remember any of our lecturers mentioning this at Library School! Source: Copyright Law : Duration Of Copyright fact sheet from UK Copyright Service.
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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LINK: Jon Snow on the Leonardo da Vinci... →
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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LINK: Help! Have you seen this Book of Hours? →
The University of St Andrews, my alma mater, has asked for some help identifying a rare book in its collection. Any medievalists or historical bibliography experts out there like to help solve the puzzle? Details are on their rare books blog.
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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LINK: Why is British public life still dominated... →
“…women have to operate as “other” on the public stage most of the time…”
Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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