Refugee Council Archive: Christmas and New Year Opening

Christmas and New Year Opening

The Refugee Council Archive at the University of East London will be closed from today (Froday 19 December, 2014) for the Christmas and New Year periods.  The Archive will re-open on Monday 4 January, 2015.

Full details of the UEL Libraries’ Opening Hours during the Christmas and New Year period, please visit the UEL Library website at:

www.uel.ac.uk/lls/about/openinghours/

Seasons Greeting and our very best wishes for the New Year!

Paul Dudman
Archivist
p.v.dudman@uel.ac.uk

Opening Hours for the Refugee Council Archive at the University of East London

This post provides details of the Archive opening hours for the Library and Learning Service: Archives at the University of East London.  The Refugee Archive and the British Olympic Association Archive are currently located on our Docklands Campus Library whilst the Hackney Empire Archive is currently located in our Stratford Campus Library.

The opening hours for both Docklands and Stratford Archives are as follows:

Docklands Archive                                Stratford Archive

Mondays:  1pm – 6pm*                               By Prior Appointment Only

Tuesdays:  1pm – 6pm*

Wednesdays:  1pm – 6pm*

Thursdays:  1pm – 6pm*

Fridays: 1pm – 6pm*

Sat/Sun:  Both Archives Closed

* Morning appointments between 10am and 12pm are available by prior appointment.  The Archive will be closed between 12pm and 1pm for lunch.

We would recommend that, especially for external users, that you contact us in advance of your trip in order to make an appointment to use the Archives.  This enables us to ensure that a member of staff will be on hand to assist you.

To make an appointment, please click on the link to our Make an Appointment page on our new UEL Archives Portal website..

Further information can also be found on all of our archival collections by contacting the Archivist, Paul Dudman, on 020 8223 7676 or by emailing: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

UEL Library Opening Hours over the Christmas Period

The following opening hours apply to UEL libraries across all sites over the festive and new year period:

• 19 – 22 December: open 24 hours
• 23 December: open until 3pm
• 24 – 26 December: CLOSED
• 27 – 30 December: 10am – 5pm
• 31 December – 2 January: CLOSED
• 3 January – 5 January: open 24 hours
• 6 January: open until 9pm
• 7 – 8 January: CLOSED
• 9 January: open 24 hours

More details of staffed and self-service opening hours can be found on the library website at www.uel.ac.uk/library

Refugee Archive Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 2011/2012

The opening hours for the Refugee Archive over the Christmas and New Year Period will be as follows:

 

• Monday 19th December : 1pm-4pm

• Tuesday 20th December: 1pm – 4pm

• Wednesday 21st December : 1pm – 4pm

• Thursday 22nd December: 1pm-4pm

• Friday 23rd December: Closed.

 

The Archive will be CLOSED from Friday 23rd December 2011 until Monday 2nd January 2012. 

The Archive will Re-open on Tuesday 3rd January, 2012.

Refugee Archive at UEL Opening Hours for Semester A, 2011

The Refugee Council Archive at UEL will be open during the following staffed hours for Semester A, 2011:

Mondays :      10am – 6pm
Tuesdays:      10am – 7pm
Wednesdays:            10am – 6pm
Thursdays:    1pm – 5pm
Fridays:          9am – 1pm
Sat/Sun:        Closed

if you have any feedback on these then do please let us know as we will be reviewing these times on a regular basis in order to make sure they are as relevant and helpful as possible for our users.

Archive staff can be contact via email on : library-archives @uel.ac.uk.

UEL MA Students Archive Survey and August Opening Hours

Dear UEL Refugee Studies MA Students,

I hope that you will be able to spare a few minutes to complete our online survey  about the Refugee Archive. I have created the short survey (only 10 questions) to try and get some feedback on the service provided by the Archive and how it can be improved for the future. The survey is Ananymous and I will circulate feedback once the survey has closed.

The link to the survey is here : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DPLV8MP and the survey will be open until Friday 2nd September 2011. A link will also be available on the main Refugee Archive webpage (www.uel.ac.uk/rca) and via our blog (https://refugeearchives.wordpress.com/)

On a different note, both my colleague Caroline and I will be taking annual leave at various times during the month of August. Please contact me via email to confirm opening times during this period or ask at the Docklands Library issue desk counter if the Archive is closed.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Paul

Easter Open/Closure Times over Easter, 2011

I just wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know the opening and closure times for the Refugee Council Archive over the Easter period.  The relevant details are as follows:

Opening Hours for Week Beginning : Monday 18^th April

Monday 18^th April : 1pm – 6pm

Tuesday 19^th April : 10am – 6pm

Wednesday 20^th April: 10am – 6pm

Thursday 21^st April:  10am – 1pm

The Archive will then be Closed between Friday 22 April and Friday 6 May and will re-open from Monday 9 May as usual.

 I will be away on annual leave for most of this period so if you do have any enquiries, please send them to me via e-mail at: p.v.dudman@uel.ac.uk and I will do my best to respond to hem on my return to the office.  My last day in the office before Easter will be Thursday 21 April between 10am and 1pm.

Details of the Docklands Library opening hours over the Easter period can be found on the website at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/about/openinghours.htm

Refugee Archive News Update

First of all, an update on Archive opening hours for December 2010.  The opening times will be as follows:

Mondays:  1400 – 1700

Tuesdays:  1000 – 1300

Wednesdays:  1000 – 1800

Thursdays: Closed

Fridays:  1000 – 1300

The weekly newsletter will also now be suspended until the New Year 2011, but we will try and keep the Refugee Studies blog updated with relevant information, for example, recent posts include:

• New Publications and Journal Volumes
• News Stories
• Websites and Events

Refugee Archives Summer Opening Hours 2010

Please read the whole email, including the important paragraph at the end.

Please find below the revised opening hours for the Refugee Archive at UEL and the Docklands Library over the summer months.  We have tried to keep the Archive open every day.  However, we would recommend that you either make an appointment or contact us in advance of your trip just to confirm that the Archive will be open and staffed on the day you wish to come.

Our contact details are:  020 8223 7676 (reading room) or 020 8223 7817 (Paul Dudman) or 020 8223 6462 (Caroline Lam) in the office.  Our email address is library-archives@uel.ac.uk

Alternatively, if coming to the Docklands Campus is a problem, you might want to make use of the SCONUL Card service which can give you access to other University libraries in London.  Further details can be found on the Library website by following the link below:

http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/services/sconulfaq.htm

Archive Summer Opening Hours

The summer opening hours for the Refugee Archive will come into effect from Saturday 22 May, 2010.

Therefore, the revised opening hours from Monday 24 May, 2010 will be as follows:

Mondays:                   1pm – 4.30pm

Tuesdays:                  1pm – 4.30pm

Wednesdays:            10am – 1pm

Thursdays:                 1pm – 4.30pm

Fridays:                      10am – 1pm

Sat / Sun:                   Closed

These are also available on our website at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/using-rca.htm#top
Library Summer Opening Hours

The summer opening hours for the Docklands Library start from Saturday 5 June.

So the building closes at 9pm on Friday 4 June, then it’s:

Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm (Security only from 5pm)

Saturday: 10am-5pm (Security only)

Sunday: closed

Potential for Possible Disruption

It is possible that there may be further disruption to these opening hours over the course of the summer.  As soon as we have further information we will of course let you know, but at the moment disruption to the archive may be caused by:

i) Building works in the Library.  Work on the library air conditioning system is due to start on Tuesday 8 June. The work itself is supposed to take place between 9pm and 6am. However, there is a small possibility that the library may close at some point.

ii) Scanning of the British Olympic Association (BOA) archive.  We are due to have a company on site in the Archive to scan materials from Monday 14 June for a period of between 2-4 weeks.  Disruption of the archive service during this period is inevitable and we strongly recommend that you make an appointment for to access the Archive as we cannot guarantee that the archive will be available fro general access during this period.

iii)  Staff leave.  There will be staff on leave over the summer months and we hope this will not cause too much disruption to the service.

Revised Archive Opening Hours

From February 2010, the opening hours for the Refugee Archives at UEL have been revised.  The changes are fairly minor in the sense that the only real change is that the Archive will now open at 10am every weekday.

Full details are as follows:

• Mondays:  10am – 6pm
• Tuesdays:  10am – 7pm
• Wednesdays:  10am – 6pm
• Thursdays:  10am – 5pm
• Fridays:  10am – 1pm
• Saturdays:  Closed
• Sundays:  Closed

If  you have any further enquiries about these changes, please contact us on: library-archives@uel.ac.uk

Posted in: Refugee Studies Current Awareness Blog.

Revised Saturday Openings (New Date in April)

Since my earlier posting regarding Saturday openings for the Refugee Archive during Semester B 2009, I am now able to confirm that the Archive will now be open on a Saturday in April to tie-in with The 6th Annual Forced Migration Student Conference**.

I hope these dates will be fixed now but if the need arises for any alterations then these will be advertised well in advance.

The Archive will therefore be open on the following Saturdays during the times listed:

• Saturday 7 March: 10am-5pm
• Saturday 28 March: 10am-5pm
• Saturday 25 April: 10am-5pm**.
• Saturday 9 May: 10am-5pm
• Saturday 16 May: 10am-5pm
  

These dates are also available on our web site at:

http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/using-rca.htm#saturday

If you have any comments, then please let us know my leaving a reply to this posting or by contacting us at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

** Further details on The 6th Annual Firced Migration Student Conference can be found be clicking on the following link:

http://www.uel.ac.uk/ssmcs/programmes/postgraduate/refugeestudies/FMSC09.htm

Posted in: Refugee Studies.

Refugee Archives Saturday Openings for Semester B

The following dates are the now confirmed dates for the Refugee Archives at UEL to be open on a Saturday during Semester B. Apologies for the delay in confirming these dates and for there being no dates available during April, this is due to a combination of Easter and the prior commitments of the Archivist.

I hope these dates will be fixed now but if the need arises for any alterations then these will be advertised well in advance.

The Archive will therefore be open on the following Saturdays during the times listed:

• Saturday 7 March: 10am-5pm
• Saturday 28 March: 10am-5pm
• April: No Saturday Openings Possible.
• Saturday 9 May: 10am-5pm
• Saturday 16 May: 10am-5pm
  

These dates are also available on our web site at:

http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/using-rca.htm#saturday

If you have any comments, then please let us know my leaving a reply to this posting or by contacting us at: library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

Refugee Archives – Changes to Opening Hours and Staff Availability

This is a quick note just to update everyone on some forthcoming changes to the opening hours and staffing arrangements for the Refugee Archives and to detail the Saturday Opening timetable for Semester B.

There are three main strands to this message and these will be detailed as follows:

1). Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paul Dudman, (the Archivist), will be away from the office for a two week period between Monday 2^nd February and Friday 13 February. A reduced Archive service will therefore operate during this period and please enquire at the Library Enquiry Desk for further information, (Tel: 020 8223 3434).

2) From Monday 16rh February when Paul Dudman returns to the Archive, he will only be available in the Archive during the normal office hours on Mondays (9am-6pm) ; Tuesdays (10am-7pm) ; and Wednesdays (9am-6pm). For al day on Thursday and on Friday mornings until 1pm, the Archive will be managed by a member of Library Staff subject to staff availability. Please bear in mind it might take a little longer to answer your enquiries so please be patient.

3) The initial plan for Saturday openings in Semester B will be to open the Archive on the dates listed below. Hopefully there will not be any changes to this list but it is still provisional until I can confirm the dates on my return. I will let you know as soon as possible when the official dates are know.

The provisional dates are therefore as follows:

Saturday 21 February : 10am-5pm

Saturday 21 March : 10am-5pm

Saturday 28 March: 10am-5pm

April No Saturday Opening Possible.

Saturday 9 May : 10am- 5pm

Saturday 16 May : 10am – 5pm.

Many thanks in advance for your help and co-operation.  Any questions then please email us at: Library-archives@uel.ac.uk.

Yours Sincerely,

Paul Dudman

Archivist.

Posted in: Refugee Studies.

Last Blog of the Year

This will be the last blog posting on this site for 2008 as the Refugee Archive will be closed from tomorrow, Thursday 18 December, for the Christmas and New Year break and will re-open on Monday 5 January.

Can I take this opportunity to send best wishes to everyone and look forward to starting a fresh year when we get back in 2009.

Yours Sincerely and Best Wishes,

Paul Dudman
Archivist.

Posted in: Refugee Studies.

Refugee Archive: Christmas 2008 Opening Hours

The Refugee Archive at UEL will continue to open at the normal times listed on our web site until Wednesday 17 December, the last day of teaching for the MA in Refugee Studies course this semester.

The Archive will then be Closed for Christmas between Thursday 18 December and Sunday 04 January. The Archive will re-open at 9am on Monday 05 January 2009.

Important dates for your for your diary are therefore:

Wednesday 17 December, 2008: Archive Open, 9am-6pm.

Thursday 18 December, 2008 to Sunday 04 January, 2009: Archive Closed.

Monday 05 January, 2009: Archive re-opens, usual times.

Monday 12 January to Friday 24 January, 2009: Reduced Service available to enable Archive stock-checking to be carried out.

Full details are also available on our website at:  http://www.uel.ac.uk/rca/using-rca.htm#Xmas

Posted in: Refugee Studies and News.