Tag: Library services

Shortly before Christmas I was asked to chat to one of our GCSE level work experience students about what the Library Web Team does. My conversation with the student, Toby, revealed his passion for what he’d experienced of the Library… Continue reading

Incurably curious? Interested in the history of medicine? Know a bit about Wikipedia? Would you like to work with us on a fantastic new project and be our Wikimedian in Residence? Building on our previous projects with Wikimedia UK and… Continue reading

Today we are unveiling a new and – we hope you’ll agree – improved Wellcome Library blog. I’d like to tell you about why we’ve made some changes, and highlight some of the new features. An online survey conducted in… Continue reading

From 22 April until the end of May the Wellcome Library is running a trial of MobilePrint, a service that allows Library members to print from their laptop, tablet or smartphone over wifi. The advantage of this service is that… Continue reading

One of the final parts of the redevelopment of the Wellcome Library has been taking shape over the past few weeks. We now have study rooms that can be booked by Library members. The rooms have been designed in direct… Continue reading

We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be reopening the gallery area on the third floor to Library users on Monday 18 August. You’ll once again have full access to the open shelf History of Medicine collection as books from shelfmarks … Continue reading

We’re delighted to announce that following the completion of the latest stage of the Wellcome Collection Development project we will be reverting back to regular Library opening hours. As of Monday 23 June, we’ll be open Monday-Saturday once again. Library opening… Continue reading

If you’ve visited the Library this week you might have noticed that the books in the Reading Room are being moved upstairs in preparation for the Reading Room and Gallery closure this weekend. We’re going in to the next phase… Continue reading

You will have noticed a number of major changes which have taken place in the Library over the past few weeks, and we have reopened the expanded Rare Materials Room, our new staircase and seating areas. Check out our previous… Continue reading

From Tuesday 4 February, if you’re visiting the Wellcome Library you’ll notice a number of changes when you arrive. As you enter the building, you will need to put your coats and bags in the free, Ground Floor cloakroom. We’ve had to… Continue reading