The LSE, The London School of Economics and Political Science, has launched their digital library containing 500,000 pages of digital content freely available to search, browse and download. …scroll down to watch the video explainer.
They say: “This is a significant step in furthering access to our collections for anyone who wants to use them. The site includes digitised and born-digital items from LSE Library’s flagship collections such as The Women’s Library, the Hall-Carpenter Archives and the Charles Booth Archive, as well as key Economic History collections of official statistics.
This new platform provides access to the full range of nationally significant collections available on our previous Digital Library, as well as exciting new resources and a suite of enhanced user features. A new video guide has been made to help users and ensure that search and discovery of Digital Library content is now easier than ever.“
Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE Library, told PAN “I am immensely proud to see our unique collections showcased brilliantly in the new LSE Digital Library. It’s a big step forward in making our Digital Library collections more discoverable and accessible. The new platform is designed for use for everyone – the general public and digital scholars, and we are really looking forward to seeing the new and exciting ways that our users will engage with our digital collections.”
PAN note: The LSE is keen to work with researchers to use their digital library so they can further develop the site to support teaching, learning and research.