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Libraries within the library : the origins of the British Library's printed collections / edited by Giles Mandelbrote and Barry Taylor

Preface / Sir Colin Lucas -- Notes on contributors -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction : from texts to collections / David Pearson -- The foundation collections. Henry VIII's library and ...
Sixth Tone

British Library Includes 16 Chinese Web Novels in Its Collection

After gaining global acceptance, Chinese online literature has now found its place in the bookshelves of the world’s largest academic library. Sixteen Chinese web novels have been included in the ...
Artnet

British Library to Celebrate Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary With New Exhibition

Believe it or not, 2017 will mark the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (“Sorcerer’s Stone” in the US), the first volume in J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular ...
Computerworld

Microsoft moves to digitize books from the British Library

The scanning race has started: Microsoft Corp. announced an agreement today to scan 25 million pages from the British Library’s collection that will eventually be made available on its MSN Book Search ...
Yale Environment 360

Yale Center for British Art adds online collection of images into international system for research

The Yale Center for British Art has now made available through its online collection nearly 70,000 images of works of art in the public domain that are compliant with the International Image ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The British Library’s Dirtiest Books Have Been Digitized

For more than 100 years, the British Library kept thousands of its dirtiest books locked away from the rest of its collections. All volumes deemed to be in need of extra safeguarding so that members ...