The wonders of a library in Tooting
For as long as I can remember, I have had difficulty concentrating, to the extent that libraries are the only reason I have ever achieved anything. It doesn’t matter how…
In praise of record cards
I was on the point of throwing away two boxes of record cards (or index cards) that, if I’m honest, I have rarely used. One of them I have had…
Zotero guide from The Old Bailey
This is the advantage of following Zotero’s twitter feed – you find out about brilliant resources such as the guide to using Zotero from The Old Bailey (yes, that Old…
Francophone music criticism online
Francophone Music Criticism is an online collection of just that, from the period 1789-1914. Lots of stuff very well organized and all searchable and browsable. Because of the period and…
Hurrah, this site is now Zotero enabled
Zotero is one of the most remarkable bits of free technology out there, in my view. For anyone who’s ever had to create a bibliography, it saves hours and hours,…
The eff-word again
So much for the ineffability of music: from Arthur Philips at The Believer, Dancing about architecture, a wonderful article about music and writing. It pushes all my buttons at once,…