British Library of Political and Economic Science

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British Library of Political and Economic Science
The roof of the Lionel Robbins Building
Map
51°30′52.5″N 0°06′56″W / 51.514583°N 0.11556°W / 51.514583; -0.11556
LocationPortugal Street, London WC2, United Kingdom
TypeAcademic library
Established1896
Architect(s)Norman Foster Edit this on Wikidata
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, maps, official publications, pamphlets, microforms
Size4M books, 33,600 journal titles[1]
Legal depositNo
Access and use
Circulation2.7M[1]
Members41,205[1]
Other information
Budget£7.1M[1]
DirectorNiamh Tumelty
Employees96.6 FTE[1]
AffiliationThe London School of Economics (LSE)
Websitehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/library

The British Library of Political and Economic Science, commonly referred to as "LSE Library", is the main library of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). It is one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences.[2] The Library responds to around 5,000 visits from students and staff each day.[3] In addition, it provides a specialist international research collection, serving over 12,000 registered external users each year. It is housed in the Lionel Robbins Building.

Location

The library is located on the London School of Economics (LSE) Campus, near Portugal Street. The current building is the former headquarters and warehouse facilities of WH Smith, opened in 1916 and taken over by LSE in 1976, to be reopened as a library in 1978.

History

The Library was founded in 1896, one year after the LSE. It was founded in order to "provide, for the serious student of administrative and constitutional problems, what has hitherto been lacking in this country, namely a collection of the materials for economic and political research".[4] A history of its development and collections is available on its institutional repository, LSE Research Online.

Formal opening of the new library in the Lionel Robbins Building, 1979

Collections

Since its foundation the library has been the national social sciences library of the United Kingdom, and collects material on a worldwide basis in all major European languages. Over 50 km of shelving, enough to stretch the length of the Channel Tunnel, houses over four and a half million items including 31,000 past and present journal titles. The Library subscribes to approximately 15,000 e-journals as part of its electronic information provision. It has been designated as a United Nations depository library, providing a comprehensive collection of UN publications and documents.[5] Many other organisations are also represented, including OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), ILO (International Labour Organization), OAS (Organization of American States) and GATT/WTO (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade Organization). It is also a European Documentation Centre and has received publications from the European Community since 1964.[6] Its collections have been recognised for their national and international importance and awarded 'Designation' status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).

The library's archives hold a number of unique collections. These include Charles Booth's poverty maps, which were awarded UNESCO status in 2016 on the Memory of the World Register.[7] It also holds a number of other archive collections of national or international significance,[8] such as The Women's Library, LGBT activism, British politics and early left wing thought, and peace campaigning.

The Library has a number of open access platforms to make its collections available freely online. These include a digital library which holds digitised items from its collections, LSE Theses Online, which holds PhDs recently completed or digitised at the LSE, and LSE Research Online, which holds research outputs by LSE academic staff. LSE Press was launched in 2018[9] and publishes peer-reviewed open access research in the social sciences through books and journals (LSE Public Policy Review,[10] Journal of Illicit Economies and Development,[11] and Journal of Long-Term Care[12]). Student work is published through the Houghton Street Press imprint. The Library holds a free exhibition space which showcases some of its unique collections, with three termly exhibitions each year.[13]

Redevelopment

The Lionel Robbins Building, 1978
Inside the library, 2008

The library underwent a £35 million building redevelopment in 2000, overseen by Foster and Partners. The building was officially reopened on 27 November 2001 by The Princess Royal and was commended in the 2002 Civic Trust Awards, given to outstanding examples of architecture and environmental design in major city areas of the UK, taking into account the benefit each project brings to its local area as well as the quality of its design. A further redevelopment in summer 2007, saw the expansion of the Course Collection by 60%, a new help desk, more study spaces and an increase in self-service facilities.

The Lionel Robbins Building covers 20,000 square metres, and offers 1,700 study places, including 450 networked PCs and 226 laptop drop-in points. A light-filled atrium, named after Michael Peacock and spiral stepped ramp culminate at the top in a partially glazed dome which has been precisely angled to maximise daylight with minimal solar glare. A reflecting panel on the roof also helps to direct sunlight to the floors below. The dome and other windows respond automatically according to the temperature in the building; ventilating it naturally.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e British Library of Political and Economic Science (2010). Annual report 2009-10 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ Sally, Rumsey (1 April 2008). How To Find Information: A Guide For Researchers: A Guide for Researchers. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). ISBN 9780335226313.
  3. ^ "LSE Library and campus map".
  4. ^ Camfield, Graham (18 February 2017). "LSE Library: a history of the collections". LSE.
  5. ^ "Depository Libraries Directory | Dag Hammarskjöld Library | United Nations". library.un.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Contact Points - United Kingdom - European Commission". United Kingdom. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ "UK National Commission for UNESCO - 2016 Memory of the World Register". UK National Commission for UNESCO. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. ^ London School of Economics and Political Science. "Collection highlights". www.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  9. ^ "About LSE Press". LSE Press. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "LSE Public Policy Review". LSE Press. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Journal of Illicit Economies and Development". LSE Press. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Journal of Long-Term Care". LSE Press. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ^ London School of Economics and Political Science. "Exhibitions". www.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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