My sister used to work in a public library in Melbourne. It wasn't only companies but government agencies that sent people there for help completing application forms and such.

Unfortunately this is yet another industry that expects you to work for free...

I bet. Resting is basically your full time job for a bit now!

I'm so happy about this 😊

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It doesn’t have to be this particular blend, but should be something that lights the professor’s and student’s brains on fire. Life is too short for the kind of dour death-march learning that is proposed by the corporate incursion of “deliverables” and “competencies”

Gah!

Yes and no. I mean, you're in London... So there's not *nothing* to do. But still.

Oh and also, don't forget to bring a letter of introduction from your advisor or similar, in case it is a special item with restrictions. It basically needs to confirm your research credentials (there should be details on the BL site). I once had to wait a whole day for a faxed one from Australia!

Seriously, it took all the angst out of this for me!

You need www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/m...

Registration shouldn't be more hassle than usual as long as you bring ID. But it could be worth contacting them ahead of time to see if the ms is available. Last time I visited "select" items were not accessible.

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Very interesting episode 👍

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Oh perfect! Something I have been thinking about in one of my projects!

Yep. At some point most elected Dems (and left politicians outside USA) seem to have internalised a message that 'mature and responsible' government = compromise, and they default to this even in extremis.

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what on earth is a 'thought leadership writer'?