Wellcome Library

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Sarcophaga caerulescens (the bluish flesh fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Sarcophagidae). The genome sequence is 597 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into seven chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the assembled X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 21.1 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 16,559 protein coding genes.

Printing in early modern England was held under the monopoly of the Stationers’ Company with members entering books into a Register. In attempting to reconstruct the print industry of early modern London, the Register provides crucial evidence of works that were printed but can no longer be traced to an extant copy. Printed dramatic works, especially those with famous writers, survive well; during the period 1557–1640, 80% of playbook entries can be traced to a surviving copy. But what about other works of prose and verse which were published alongside plays and interludes? This chapter shows how the Stationers’ Company Register can be used as a source for lost print, revealing the lost poems, playbills and stories created and consumed by the writers, printers and players.

Described as a ‘mosaic of chapters’, this book has its origins in a series of summer schools held between 2012 and 2014 to address ‘the practical needs of archivists who were venturing into the dig...

As seen in the previous chapters, the term ‘participatory archives’ encom - passes a wide range of archival approaches, with some grounded in new technologies and others adaptations of more traditional approaches. While this volume is divided into distinct sections, the discussions therein highlight the often overlapping nature of participatory archives – innovative and traditional, expanding and reinforcing archival theory, digital and analogue, and sui generis and heterogeneous. Participatory archives cannot, therefore, be reduced to a single entity or type. They must be viewed in their totality as multiple dimensions of a broader movement of engagement.

Introduction The Wellcome Library is one of the world's major resources for the study of medical history. We are primarily a special collections library, with a wide range of materials dating from ancient times to the present day. We embarked on a long-term mass digitisation programme in 2010, and over the past six years we have digitised – and worked with our partners to digitise – over 25 million images as well as hundreds of hours of digital video. We also collect born-digital archival and published works and clinical and biomedical digital imagery. ‘Good health makes life better. We want to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive.’ Guided by this core philosophy of the Wellcome Trust, of which we are a part, the Library's aim becomes clear: to create an environment for these great ideas to thrive. To do this we showcase a diversity of experiences of health across time and in different cultures and settings and make it possible for people to understand those experiences better. We can only achieve this by maximising the reach and impact of our collections. ‘Going digital’ is not enough – we must also ensure that all our digital assets are as open and accessible as possible, embracing the diversity in our audiences, and ensuring that we don't construct barriers where there need be none. This thread runs through everything we do – from collecting our materials, to describing, arranging and classifying them, to our user interface design and system development – and connects us to our users, their ideas and their creations. Open licensing is a key strategy to keeping this thread intact. Unlocking 20th-century content The limited availability of 20th-century material online – the so-called 20thcentury ‘black hole’– is a particular pain point for any cultural heritage institution wishing to open up its collections to a public audience (or any audience). This was the case before the EU Directive on Orphan Works and the UK implementation of the Orphan Works Licensing scheme, and it remains the case today. The risk to collection holders of orphan works are only a part of the problem.

OSI2016 Workgroup QuestionAre the scholarly publishing tools we’re using today still the right ones? Is the monograph still the best format in the humanities? Is the journal article still best in STM? These products can be difficult to produce and edit, nearly impenetrable to read, and—as in the case of clinical research information—they aren’t necessarily the best-suited formats for capturing every piece of necessary information (like protocols and datasets in medical research) and showing how this information is all connected to other scholarship. What other formats and options are being considered or used? What are the prospects of change? How about the stakeholder universe itself? How are roles, responsibilities and expectations changing (and where might they end up)? Are we “settling” on half-measures or on the best possible solutions?

The Hurd Library was founded in 1782 at Hartlebury Castle by George III’s favourite bishop: Richard Hurd, Bishop of Worcester from 1781 to 1808. It contains, as well as Hurd’s own collection, books from the libraries of Alexander Pope, Ralph Allen, and William Warburton, and is housed in a purpose-built room, constructed above the long gallery. As the only surviving library of an Anglican bishop still in its original setting it is of exceptional importance and of great value to students. For some 170 years it has had to face spasmodic threats to its survival in situ but now, thanks in part to the support of many advisers, such as Peter Hoare, and bodies connected with the preservation of historic libraries, it faces a more secure future.

Sexology and feminism have an intricate relationship. A long tradition of feminist analysis has critiqued the privileging of androcentric models of sexual functioning and interaction, while women's contributions to the evolution of understanding sexuality have often been overlooked, largely due to attempts to create a reputable scientific genealogy for an already marginalized area.

In Sudan, modern medical practice and medical research began soon after the creation of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan at the turn of the 20th century. The benevolent involvement of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, and the ingenious feat of his protégé Sir Andrew Balfour, was crucial to the strong foundation of that establishment. Sir Henry Wellcome provided the financial sponsorship plus influential, logistical and moral support. Dr Balfour put great energy into making the enterprise one of the most amazing medical achievements in colonial medicine. Improvement in the public health of the capital Khartoum was emulated by other doctors working in this vast country. Research was not restricted to tropical medicine; it also encompassed agricultural and chemical research. This helped with the establishment of the first modern medical school in the country in 1924 and resulted in the medical service in Sudan being described as one of the best in the world. Many British doctors flocked to Sudan to make a fortune and to set a path for their career back in Britain.