From the from Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK): The British Library has been listed Grade I by Heritage Minister, Tracey Crouch on the advice of Historic England and joins the top 2.5% of listed buildings in England. Originally designed by architect Sir Colin St John Wilson and his partner MJ Long between 1982 […]
New Video: The British Library Takes a CT Scan of Europe’s Oldest Intact Book
Filed by on July 17, 2015
A new video from The British Library online today. The St Cuthbert Gospel, the oldest intact European book, underwent a CT scan to reveal more information about its structure. This video, produced by Christina Duffy, Imaging Scientist at the British Library, shows the manuscript, its wooden boards, the cords which lie under the raised frames […]
The British Library Becomes First Non-University Institution to Join UK’s FutureLearn MOOC
Filed by on February 18, 2013
From a BL Announcement: The British Library has announced its intention to join the UK’s MOOC platform FutureLearn offering participants of its online courses access to the Library’s unique digitised resources. The Library will be the first non-university research institution to join the initiative, and is among five university partners announced today during a major […]
New Online from The British Library: Oral History Recordings with British Sporting Legends
Filed by on July 17, 2012
From the BL: With less than two weeks until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, the British Library is making available a selection of 61 oral history interviews documenting the lives and careers of sportsmen and sportswomen throughout the twentieth century. Available for anyone to listen to via the Library’s Sounds website, the recordings […]
“The Memory of a Nation in a Digital World” by Dame Lynne Brindley
Filed by on May 27, 2012
From an Op/Ed in New Statesman by Dame Lynne Brindley (CEO of The British Library): It has been estimated that less that 1 per cent of all online activity related to the London Olympics will be saved. Future generations of researchers will also search in vain for much of the reaction to major events such […]
British Library Board Appoints Roly Keating New Chief Executive
Filed by on May 10, 2012
From the BL: The Board of the British Library has appointed Roly Keating as the Library’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Keating, currently Director of Archive Content at the BBC, and a former Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, will take up his new role on 12 September 2012. Baroness Blackstone, Chairman of the […]
Statistical Report: “The British Library – Transforming Stored Knowledge Into Smart Knowledge”
Filed by on April 25, 2012
Direct to Full Text Report (7 pages; PDF) The British Library makes an essential contribution to the UK’s intellectual, social, economic and cultural life, underpinning key sectors of education and research. Here are a Few Examples of the Statistics Included in the Report: £4 million Value of digitising 4 million pages of historic newspapers in […]
The British Library Submits Sesponse to DCMS Consultation on Non-Print Legal Deposit
Filed by on April 17, 2012
From a BL Announcement: The British Library has today submitted its response to the DCMS [Dept. of Culture, Media, and Sport] Consultation on the Draft Legal Deposit Libraries (non-print works) Regulations 2013. A number of improvements have been made to the draft Regulations since the last consultation and the Library supports them overall; however some […]
British Library Acquires Original Manuscript of Benjamin Britten’s ‘Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’
Filed by on April 6, 2012
From The British Library: The British Library has acquired the draft score of ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’, one of the most famous compositions of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Completed on New Year’s Eve 1945, this original manuscript charts the composer’s earliest ideas for what has become one of the most frequently performed pieces […]
British Library Welcomes Public Consultation on Non-Print Legal Deposit
Filed by on February 27, 2012
From the BL: The British Library welcomes the publication of the DCMS [Dept. of Culture, Media, and Sport] consultation, “Consultation on the Draft Legal Deposit Libraries (non-print works) Regulations 2013” and the commitment to deliver regulations for non-print legal deposit. Since the introduction of the 2003 Legal Deposit Libraries Act, the Legal Deposit Libraries have […]
