INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Description

The Institute of Education Library is a specialist collection covering all aspects of education. Its Special Collections include two collections held on deposit from the BBC. They are:
BBC Broadcasts to Schools: a collection of pamphlets published to accompany Schools’ Broadcasts from 1926 until the late 1970s.
BBC Radiovision:the complete record of BBC School Radio’s Radiovision output from 1964 to 1990, consisting of nearly 1,000 programmes on cassette, with accompanying teachers’ notes and visual materials, including film strips and slides.
Related materials held in the Archives are:the Papers of Duncan Taylor, who worked as a producer of history programmes for schools’ radio,from 1948 - 1973.

Website

www.ioe.ac.uk/IS

Keywords

Schools Broadcasts

Access

Access to Special Collections and Archives is by appointment only.

Access for outsiders

Yes

Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings

Books

The BBC Broadcasts to Schools collection consists of 188 bound volumes of pamphlets.

Manuscripts

Papers of Duncan Taylor: 9 boxes

Sound

The Radiovision collection, including audio cassettes, filmstrips and teachers’ notes, fills 31 filing cabinet drawers.

Catalogues

Library OPAC

Main library holdings are on the OPAC, and include materials on schools broadcasting and educational media. Special Collections and Archives are separately listed.

Related website

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Main Contact

Name

Claire Drinkwater

Job title

Special Collections Librarian

Department

Information Services

Telephone

020 7612 6060

Fax

020 7612 6093

Email

c.drinkwater@ioe.ac.uk

Address

20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL

Alternate Contact

Name

Antony Daws

Job title

Media Librarian