Peter Foster

Interested in digital primary sources supporting scholarship across arts and humanities. Something new in an old library. All views my own.

[Débora Trindade @deborabtrindade]

Attending the UKSG Conference next week? We want to celebrate you! Join us for a reception in celebration of our continued collaboration with trusted partners like you. #UKSG2024
Monday, April 8, 2024; 5:30pm-6:30pm
Wiley booth #49/51

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

With #BSW23 #BritishScienceWeek in full swing explore the archives of @BritSciAssoc and related collections from UK universities through your university library https://t.co/AWeoz1Uo5t or find out more at https://t.co/L1WJG1PEZO

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

The Fungus Among Us: Cordyceps https://t.co/NWYjpiW5cG

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

Discover more from the archives of the Royal Geographical Society digitised in the Wiley Digital Archives programme. https://t.co/L1WJG1P7ag

[Everest 70 @everest70th]

On the 10th March 1953 the 1st party of the expedition left Kathmandu. The sheer size of the team meant that they had to split into 2walking groups. Both parties would walk the 175 miles through beautiful countryside to the Everest region.#onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #everest70

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

From Skirts to Trousers: How Annie Smith Peck Brought Women's Rights to the Mountaintops https://t.co/FmkRdmPSaG

[Wiley in research @wileyinresearch]

Join our Wiley Digital Archives webinar & hear how our expert panel use primary sources & historical data to predict environmental impact. #WDAEnvironment

📅 Tues 7th Feb 1-2:00pm EST.

Register free: https://t.co/Sf94CS3y3t

[Wiley in research @wileyinresearch]

Mental health medicine has come a long way since the days of "Soldier's heart," rest cures, & toxic arsenic treatment.

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, discover 775 years of history & advancements with @RCPhysicians in the Wiley Digital Archives.
https://t.co/AZxMny66AC

[rb @BeckyBart]

Celebrating 21 years of books! Visit the Wiley stand for cake today at 10.40am & to meet the editors of the @RGS_IBGhe Book Series! Find out more about the series and discuss how your book might fit #RGSIBG22 View all available books here: https://t.co/uRq2mxUmDM @WileyGeoAnthro

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

@HGRG_RGS #histgeog
Looking forward to #RGSIBG22 If you're sailing...from the south turn left at Tinmouth Castle ! From "A Perfect Description of the Norther Most Coastes of England" https://t.co/Y0bF6F70E5 Come and have a look at the RGS archives during the conference #histgeog

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

#WorldPhotographyDay discover photographs (& beautiful drawings, paintings.......) from Wiley Digital Archives in partnership with leading societies and libraries. Access one of my favourite Discovery discoveries. https://t.co/GeDr04lMpr
More at :
https://t.co/Ly8lVsi1DK

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

#BSHS2022 happy to share over coffee - access available for conference delegates or sign-up for a period of access after the conference.

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

Superb end to the day at #BSHS2022 with David Livingstone, The Empire of Climate. Science, Sun and Slavery. Wrapping up with….do we blame the weather or weather the blame ? #BSHS2022

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

Great work by #BSHS2022 bringing @Sinha_Sneha7 virtual paper to Belfast Lots of material relating to Indian societies in the Wiley Digital Archives including Asiatic Society of Bengal & IACS. Come and have a look in the lobby over lunch @Sinha_Sneha7 we can talk online!

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

Great to be back in Belfast and the #BSHS2022 conference so many papers, so difficult to choose.

[Wiley in research @wileyinresearch]

Oceans contain 97% of Earth's water but today are threatened by dangers like #ClimateChange, pollution, & overfishing.

For #WorldOceansDay, dive into the work of historical oceanographic scientists, preserved digitally on Wiley Digital Archives.

https://t.co/6X9XHrnFyW

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

A great photograph from the RGS collection - the albums and images are available in the Wiley Digital Archive programme. The tabular data is downloadable & geo-referenced maps showing the extent of sea ice too.

[The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration @danthewhaler]

On this day 1911 - Wilson and Bowers reading the Ramp thermometer. Careful meteorological readings at a range of locations were taken during Scott's expedition that form an important source of baseline weather data becoming more important than could have been imagined at the time

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

11am today live or livestream join Simon for the repeat session on ATR @uksg #uksg22

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

4pm today join Simon Bell presenting Automated Text Recognition (ATR) available throughout Wiley Digital Archives @UKSG #uksg22 @wileyinresearch Breakout Group D - drop by the Wiley stand #30/31 for drinks after the session.

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

4pm today join Simon Bell presenting Automated Text Recognition (ATR) available throughout Wiley Digital Archives @UKSG #uksg22 @wileyinresearch Breakout Group D - drop by the Wiley stand #30/31 for drinks after the session.

[Paola Marchionni @paolamarchionni]

If you research, teach or procure resources on the history of science, don't miss the launch of the @Jisc-Wiley Digital Archive on the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) – Collections on the History of Science (1830s-1970s) on 19 May https://t.co/iBIvUszBVp

[Peter Foster @peterfosterUK]

#AAHM22 sorry I couldn’t attend but delighted some of the Wiley Digital Archive team could make it and share some of the treasures (and recipes too) a great event !

[AAHM @aahmhistmed]

OMG 17th Century Medical Recipes to smell and sample from our friends at Wiley!!!