
- Position
- Head of Contemporary British Collections
- Department
- Collections
The Head of Contemporary British Collections is responsible for the curation of our Collections of material of a relatively recent British origin (post-1999 for published works, post-1949 for manuscripts & archives) including digital and printed publications, news, manuscripts, archives and sound recordings. His team shapes the Library’s policy on legal deposit and leads the Save Our Sounds Programme. It is made up of three curatorial areas covering Contemporary British Published Collections, Contemporary Manuscripts & Archives and Sound & Vision.
For the Library, 'Contemporary' means from 1950 onwards for manuscripts and from 2000 onwards for publications, including the UK Web Archive. All the Library’s sound recordings, going back to the 19th century, are part of Contemporary British Collections.
I have a background in curatorship, team management and strategy. I have expertise in contemporary poetry, little magazines, and artist’s books. I am a poet, lyricist and novelist and this helps inform my work, too.
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