Edward Lear's 'A Book of Nonsense' by Nazlin Bhimani

British Library's Turning the Pages

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-10 14:04:38 UTC

Edward Lear's book is described in detail. The book is also in the IOE's Baines Special Collections - http://bit.ly/1Ln2YUA

A blog by Marco Graziosi

r_wilson — 2015-12-10 14:30:10 UTC

A blog created using 'Wordpress' with lots of interesting information about Edward Lear.

Lear's Diary

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-10 15:22:33 UTC

This is from the 'Blog of Bosh'

General Background from Wikipedia

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-10 15:24:49 UTC

You can use wikipedia to get general background information on Lear, on Nonsense Literature etc. but you will need to verify the content before you reference it in your work.

Victorian book publishing and production history

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-10 15:29:17 UTC

This is a useful source for information on printing and publishing in the Victorian era.

LibriVox website

r_wilson — 2015-12-10 17:00:07 UTC

You make like to hear this book and others read to you with an American Accent!

The Owl and the Pussycat

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-15 13:50:38 UTC

A 'recitation' with an English accent!

A Book of Nonsense Audiobook by Edward Lear

nazlin_bhimani — 2015-12-15 13:51:31 UTC

Book in the IOE Library

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 10:54:07 UTC

Here's a list of useful books.
The first is by Lord - this has a useful bibliography. Shelved at POETRY LEA

Book in the IOE Library

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 10:56:35 UTC

This one is self-published and has a lot of errors - see for example, the contents page on p. III and look at p. 30.
Shelved at POETRY LEA

Where was Edward Lear born? Does his house have a blue plaque? What is the significance of a blue plaque?

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 12:50:01 UTC

It appears Lear moved around quite a lot - can you find out where and when? Have a look at the blue plaques in London!

English Databases via UCL Library Services

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 14:55:04 UTC

Begin at www.ucl.ac.uk/library
Select Electronic Resources
Then Databases
From the dropdown menu, select 'English'. You can access BoB and Cambridge Campanion to Children's Literature here.

IOE Library Catalogue

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 14:56:31 UTC

To find children's books in the Special Collections written at the same time as Lear was publishing his works, use the 'Full Search

Quick Links on LibGuides

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:03:57 UTC

Will give you access to the Library Catalogue, IOE Library Search, UCL Explore etc. Start at http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk

General Reference Collection

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:06:59 UTC

Use the Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford National Biographical Dictionary as your starting point - see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/subject-support/guides/reference

Book in IOE Library

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:09:29 UTC

Facimilie published by the British Library. Classmark: POETRY LEA

Reading the Preliminary pages e.g. Forewords and Introductions

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:11:06 UTC

Can be a useful exercise - see annotations (comments) on this pdf. from Lord, J. (2012). The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear. London: Jonathan Cape.

YouTube Videos

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:22:15 UTC

There are a number of interesting animations on Youtube - see: http://bit.ly/IOE_Lear
Can you do better? Would you create something for your digital essay?

Finding Articles in IOE Library

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:23:46 UTC

Use IOE Library Search and/or UCL Explore to find articles on Edward Lear - see for example this search on UCL Explore

UCL Explore

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:32:23 UTC

If you search for 'Edward Lear' you will give almost 5,000 results. So refine your search by type of material, date, etc.

Other Lear books in IOE Library

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-11 15:34:59 UTC

There are many other books on Edward Lear in the IOE Library. See the list in the IOE Library Cataloguehere: http://bit.ly/1SKkjir

What is a Digital Essay?

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-12 10:39:26 UTC

Presentation by Nazlin Bhimani

Useful LibGuides

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-12 11:14:16 UTC

Here's a list of useful guides:
Searching: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/searching
Finding: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/finding
Accessing: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/accessing
Evaluating: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/evaluating
Databases: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/databases
Referencing: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/referencing
Copyright: http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/ipr

Copyright

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-12 11:16:48 UTC

Make sure you do not contravene the Copyright Law! Copyright protects written, theatrical, musical and artistic works as well as film, book layouts, sound recordings, and broadcasts. Copyright is an automatic right, which means you don't have to apply for it. There are different copyrights inherent in different types of works:

Broadcasts and Sound Recordings - 50 years
Typography - 25 years
Dramatic works - the earlier of either 70 years after the end of the calendar year in which the act took place or 31/12/2039
Literary or Artistic works - lifetime of the author or artist plus 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which s/he died
Music - Lifetime of composer plus 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which s/he died
Film - 70 years after death of the survivor of the principal director/author of the screen play/dialogue or composer of the soundtrack if at least one individual is from the EU or origin of the film is from a member state of the EU.

Copyright and Education/Study

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-12 12:32:29 UTC

There ae exceptions to the Copyright Act and these are if you are using content for educational (non-commercial) purposes: Look at the IOE LibGuide http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/ipr for informatoin on how much content you can use for your digital essays.

Planning your Research

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-12 14:38:21 UTC

It's a good idea to ask questions about the object you are researching. See for example my list of questions:

Requesting IOE Special Collections

nazlin_bhimani — 2016-02-13 20:06:01 UTC

When you want to see something in the Special Collections, click on the 'request from store' link from the Library Catalogue. We have two fetched per day Mon to Fri. You will be contacted to make an appointment to view the item under supervision in the Archives Reading Room.