This week it is Learning at Work Week
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Time to do something Great and Learn Something New!
Find
out the economic value of lifelong learning to business and governments in this
summary of reports from the
World Economic Forum
It
also has
positive on
the happiness and well being of the individual
Ted
talks with world leaders.
Get Learning
TED has free 15 minute talks from leaders
on a range of topics from business,
to tech and how to be happy!
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Duolingo is a great app for
getting started with language learning . For French language learners you can register
for free newspapers, magazines and books online via the fabulous Culturethèque! from the Institut
Francais
Explore History Online
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Did your Ancestors live in a ‘criminal and vicious part’ of London?
Explore Charles Booth’s
poverty maps and the associated police notebooks from 1898/1900 for a fascinating
insight into London life and trades.
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Research more on the London Lives website which gives
access to 240,000 manuscript and
printed pages. They include Old Bailey trial reports. Learn about the life of
George Barrington – a notorious pickpocket!
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Look for UK wide
materials using Connected Histories
1500-1900 . It has images, manuscripts, newspapers and more from
leading museums and archives . Many are full text.
Get Reading
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Find a free online book form the Directory of Open Access Books
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Explore classic English literature form the British Library
Discovering Literature Collection. It includes original manuscripts.
See what the Lord Chamberlain
said about George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in 1913. Why did he think it could be censored! Discover these rare
books from the Women's
Library @ LSE collections . The earliest item is the Countrey Contentments, or the
English Huswife from 1623. What virtues did
the author think the complete woman should have?
Relax with the TV
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Try a historic film from the BFI Player. They have a Britain on
Film Collection with free public information films, amateur footage of life in Britain
in the 20th century. Find out how to use the Telephone
correctly from 1948!
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May academic libraries have access to Box of Broadcasts
which offers streaming access with transcripts from over 65 free-to-air channels and over 2 million programmes in
the archive. They range from soaps to documentaries.
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BBC
iplayer archive is a hidden treasure. They often put older materials (dramas and documentaries
there for large lengths of time) Find out what jobs a
woman should do in this documentary from 1978
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