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WEBBritish Library. We are the national library of the UK. Our shelves hold over 170 million items - a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we collect everything published today, tomorrow and decades into the future.
British Library - Wikipedia
WEBThe British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries.
Visit us in London and Yorkshire | The British Library
WEBVisit the British Library. You can visit our buildings in London or Yorkshire for free, although our services are currently limited. In London you can use our St Pancras Reading Rooms and public desks for personal study, and visit all our galleries, including the free Treasures Gallery.
Research resources currently available | The British Library
WEBYou can't take books out, but you can use our Reading Rooms in London and Yorkshire for personal study and to access our collection. All you need is a free Reader Pass. Our users include academic researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students and members of …
British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction
WEBOct 27, 2023 · British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction | Books | The Guardian. ‘Lets us look at our own world in a new light’ … a curator opens an exhibit at Fantasy: Realms of ...
Months After Cyberattack, British Library Crawls Back Online
WEBJan. 15, 2024. The British Library on Monday began restoring its online catalog, which holds details of books, journals and music scores, the first step in its recovery from a brazen...
British Library — Collections — The Public Domain Review
WEBBritish Library. The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and holds over 170 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital. Its digital collections offer access to a vast array of resources, including manuscripts, books, sound recordings, and more, supporting a wide ...
British Library Hit by Apparent Cyberattack - The New York Times
WEBNov 3, 2023 · An Apparent Cyberattack Hushes the British Library. Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending...
From Clay Tablets to Smartphones: 5,000 Years of Writing
WEBMay 2, 2019 · The British Library’s exhibition “Writing: Making Your Mark” presents 120 objects representing 44 different systems of writing from the past 5,000 years. Tom Jamieson for The New York Times...
The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library
WEBDec 19, 2023 · On November 20th, a hacking group called Rhysida—after a genus of centipedes—offered 490,191 files stolen from the British Library for sale on the dark Web.
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