{"id":2468,"date":"2023-04-19T09:29:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T09:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.therai.org.uk\/?page_id=2468"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:46:48","slug":"anthropology-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therai.org.uk\/anthropology-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropology Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2468\" class=\"elementor elementor-2468\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3793f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3793f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5a7b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c5a7b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2599fd12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2599fd12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fb9b3 white-txt small-txt e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25fb9b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5c316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Anthropology Library and Research Centre, located within the British Museum, incorporates the original Library of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and the British Museum\u2019s Ethnography Library, and is effectively Britain\u2019s national anthropology library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9623077 black-txt elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9623077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/library.britishmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Search catalogue <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5563ed4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5563ed4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324271dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"324271dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525d1fb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525d1fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce3bfb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ce3bfb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc82303 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc82303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f06c94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f06c94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6268f0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6268f0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bcd7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3bcd7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The RAI contributes substantially to Library acquisitions and staffing. International exchange arrangements are also in place with scholarly institutions, under which the Library receives publications in exchange for RAI journals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3c9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce3c9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Library is open to the public for reference and research. RAI Fellows have the special privilege of being able to borrow books from the library.\u00a0Fellows are encouraged to make use of the Library\u2019s wide ranging resources.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/library.britishmuseum.org\/\">Online Catalogue<\/a> can be searched <a href=\"https:\/\/library.britishmuseum.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both the RAI and the Museum\u2019s Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas host seminars and other events in the Library. The Department\u2019s Collections Enquiries service is also located within the Library.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<h5><br \/>Opening Times<\/h5>\n<p>Monday\u2013Wednesday: 10.00\u201317.00 Thursday: 13.00\u201317.00 Friday: 10.00\u201317.00<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"section--intro__info-content-title\"><br \/>Contact<\/h5>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:library@britishmuseum.org\">library@britishmuseum.org<\/a><br \/>Phone: +44 (0)20 7323 8031<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493ced5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"493ced5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39edac3 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget 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