British Librar
(Reguidit frae British Library)
The British Librar (Inglis: British Library) is the naitional librar o the Unitit Kinrick[6] an the lairgest librar in the warld bi nummer o items catalogued. It is estimate tae haud mair nor 170–200 million[7][8][3][4] items frae mony kintras.
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| Kintra | Unitit Kinrick |
|---|---|
| Type | Naitional leebrary |
| Established | 1 July 1973 |
| Location | Euston Road Lunnon, NW1 |
| Coordinates | 51°31′46″N 0°07′37″W / 51.52944°N 0.12694°WCoordinates: 51°31′46″N 0°07′37″W / 51.52944°N 0.12694°W |
| Branches | 1 (Boston Spa, Wast Yorkshire) |
| Collection | |
| Items collectit | Beuks, jurnals, newspapers, magazines, soond an muisic recordins, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prents, drawings an manuscripts |
| Size | 170–200 million+[1][2][3][4] items 13,950,000 beuks[5] |
| Legal deposit | Yes, providit in law bi:
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| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Appen tae onyane wi a need tae uise the collections an services |
| Other information | |
| Budget | £142 million[5] |
| Director | Roly Keating (chief executive, syne 12 September 2012) |
| Wabsteid | bl.uk |
References
eedit- ↑ Wight, Colin. "Facts and figures". bl.uk. Archived frae the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "BL Accounts 2019" (PDF). bl.uk. Retrieved 22 Julie 2019.
- ↑ a b "BL Exhibition Notes". bl.uk. Archived frae the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 11 Juin 2018.
- ↑ a b "How Big is the UK Web Archive?". bl.uk. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 Juin 2018.
- ↑ a b British Library thirty-seventh annual report and accounts 2009/10. 26 Julie 2010. ISBN 978-0-10-296664-0.
- ↑ "Using the British Library" Archived 2021-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. British Library. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Wight, Colin. "Facts and figures". bl.uk. Archived frae the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "BL Accounts 2019" (PDF). bl.uk. Retrieved 22 Julie 2019.