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A Council at War: Whickham Urban District Council 1939-45 (2019)
Journal Article
Pears, R. (2019). A Council at War: Whickham Urban District Council 1939-45. Northern History, 56(1-2), 117-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2019.1660065

This article will examine the responses to the dangers of the Second World War by a local authority in north-east England, Whickham Urban District Council. Councillors and officials received guidance from central Government, Durham County Council and... Read More about A Council at War: Whickham Urban District Council 1939-45.

Higher Education student pathways to ebook usage and engagement, and understanding: Highways and cul de sacs (2019)
Journal Article
Casselden, B., & Pears, R. (2020). Higher Education student pathways to ebook usage and engagement, and understanding: Highways and cul de sacs. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(2), 601-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619841429

Ebooks have enthusiastically been adopted by academic libraries, viewed as a golden bullet by library professionals, resulting in efficient resource use, space saving, student satisfaction and accommodating millennial generation study habits. A small... Read More about Higher Education student pathways to ebook usage and engagement, and understanding: Highways and cul de sacs.