BLDS at IDS - British Library for Development Studies

26/09/2017

Library services formerly delivered by BLDS are now provided by the UoS Library

This is a result of an ongoing collaboration between IDS and University of Sussex to ensure the long-term sustainability and accessibility of the collections of the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS).

Read more about the changes to the service:

Information about the new arrangements that are being developed to ensure the long-term sustainability and accessibility of the collections of the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS)

13/02/2017

Fiction and 'development studies' ... This book was recommended to us today... Please suggest others!

Patience pays is a story based on two families ‘The Dicki’s and Ngari’s; typical Kenyan families going through normal issues that represents core values of life and love issues in various families life history of childhood, teenage and marriage life in Kenya. Issues on good g...

03/02/2017

Highly recommended, the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog... http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/

Academics generally recognise that the scholarly publishing business model is flawed, the impact factor does not point to quality, and open access is a good idea. And yet, academics continue to sub…

03/02/2017

The IDS Bulletin is the flagship journal from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), bringing together the latest thinking and research form IDS and its partners.

17/01/2017

Please remember - Collection of Winter Clothes for Syria this week!

09/01/2017

Happy New Year! Plus congratulations to all those IDS and Sussex students handing in vacation essays! You all deserve a good rest!

14/11/2016

Drop by the Convincing Space (in BLDS) to listen to Bina Agarwal

Bina Agarwal, a renowned academic of gender studies, discusses the emerging challenges to female empowerment, in conversation with Melissa Leach and John Thompson from IDS.

01/11/2016

You can now access the 23 best 2016 IDS MA Dissertations at the Sussex Main Library. Follow the link bellow to see the titles (The Picture shows how to access them):

https://sussex-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?vid=44SUS_VU1&lang=en_US&mode=advanced&query=creator,contains,Institute%20of%20development%20studies,AND&pfilter=creationdate,exact,1-YEAR,AND&search_scope=44SUS_LIBRARY&sortby=rank&tab=default

31/10/2016

Hello MA Students (2016/17)
As you have settled down by now, many of you may already be thinking about your dissertation topics. We think it is the best time to have a look into the past dissertations. It will give you a better idea to prepare for the 'Introduction to Research' module next term. The most recent Dissertations (2016) are now available for access. Thanks

26/10/2016

This is a reading week and students have been busy with their assignments. The library is open as usual. In pictures: Students from Climate Change and Development using the library space for a group work.

21/10/2016

SO folks! Get ready, Like this page, and you have a chance to win the latest book of Duncan Green " How Change Happens".

21/10/2016

Here is what James At Ids has come-up for the BLDS-tip. Do you want to add a book to your library? The next post tells you what to do!