Hello, everyone! I am participating in the University of Southern Mississippi's British Studies Program for the month of July this year. I will be taking a library and information studies course called British Information Centers. For this class, we'll be exploring different libraries and museums throughout London and the UK and talking with people who manage them. I'll also be conducting my own research and writing a paper about a certain type of library or library practice in the UK. Here is our tentative schedule for the month:
Friday 1 Arrive London
Saturday 2 Class Meeting, 9:30 a.m.; Orientation, 11 a.m.; London Alive, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 3 St. Paul’s (optional) - 10:00 a.m., London Alive
Monday 4 St. Paul’s Cathedral Library
Tuesday 5 Barbican Library, Museum of London
Welcome Reception, KCL Chapel and Great Hall, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 6 British Museum
Thursday 7 British Library
Friday 8 Non-academic day (optional weekend trip)
Saturday 9 Non-academic day (optional day trip)
Sunday 10 Non-academic day (optional day trip)
Monday 11 Greenwich Maritime Museum Library
Tuesday 12 London Library
Wednesday 13 Day Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon
Thursday 14 National Art Library, V&A Museum
Friday 15 Oxford, Bodleian Library
Saturday 16 Academic day (TBA)
Sunday 17 Depart London for Edinburgh
Monday 18 Central Library, Edinburgh in a.m.
National Archives of Scotland in p.m.
Tuesday 19 Dunfermline Carnegie Library
Wednesday 20 Independent Research Day
Thursday 21-25 Mini-Break
Tuesday 26 Academic Day (TBA)
Wednesday 27 Academic Day (TBA)
Thursday 28 Academic Day (TBA)
Friday 29 Research Symposium in evening
Saturday 30 FINAL EXAM (MORNING)
Sunday 31 DEPARTURE DAY
I am so excited to visit London and yet so nervous, because I've never been outside the country! This should be an interesting adventure. Wish me luck!
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