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The British Library from the piazza The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. As a legal deposit library, it receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the United Kingdom. The library operates as a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and items dating as far back as 2000 BC. The library maintains a programme for content acquisition and adds some three million items each year occupying of new shelf space.

The Library's purpose-built building stands next to St Pancras station in London. It was officially opened by Elizabeth II on 25 June 1998, and is classified as a Grade I listed building "of exceptional interest" for its architecture and history. Off-site storage is provided at a second site near Boston Spa in Yorkshire. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Local area networks the implications for library and information science

    Local area networks the implications for library and information science by Collier, Mel

    Published 1984 “…British Library…”
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    Information officers in university libraries 1970-1972 : a commentary on the six final reports and their background /

    Information officers in university libraries 1970-1972 : a commentary on the six final reports and their background / by Martyn, John

    Published 1983 “…British Library…”
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    Research in library management

    Research in library management by O'Connor, M. J.

    Published 1980 “…British Library…”
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    User education programmes a study of their development, organization, methods, and assesment

    User education programmes a study of their development, organization, methods, and assesment by Stevenson, M. B.

    Published 1977 “…British Library…”
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    Developing an acquisitions system for a university library

    Developing an acquisitions system for a university library by Hindle, Anthony

    Published 1977 “…British Library…”
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    FAX, a study of principles, practice and prospects for facsimile transmission in the UK

    FAX, a study of principles, practice and prospects for facsimile transmission in the UK by Barrett, Robert

    Published 1976 “…British Library…”
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    Learning information technology skills /

    Learning information technology skills / by Carter, Carloyn

    Published 1987 “…British Library…”
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    What use is a map?

    What use is a map?

    Published 1989 “…The British Library…”
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    Index of conference proceedings recieved 1964-1981

    Index of conference proceedings recieved 1964-1981

    Published 1982 “…British Library…”
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    The British Library's compact disc experiment /

    The British Library's compact disc experiment / by Clarke, A. (Ann)

    Published 1986 “…British Library. Board…”
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    Cook's voyages and peoples of the Pacific

    Cook's voyages and peoples of the Pacific

    Published 1979
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    Using CD-ROM as a public access catalogue /

    Using CD-ROM as a public access catalogue / by Akeroyd, John

    Published 1988 “…British Library Research and Development Department…”
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    Interlending & document supply : proceedings of the second international conference held in London, November 1990 /

    Interlending & document supply : proceedings of the second international conference held in London, November 1990 /

    Published 1991 “…British Library…”
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    Research collections under constraint : the effect on researchers : academics' perceptions of the impact on the research process of constraints to library budgets : a qualitative study /

    Research collections under constraint : the effect on researchers : academics' perceptions of the impact on the research process of constraints to library budgets : a qualitative s... by Pocklington, Keith

    Published 1987 “…British Library. Research and Development Dept…”
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    AIDS information supply and demand /

    AIDS information supply and demand / by Wyatt, H. V. (Harold Vivian), 1926-

    Published 1988 “…British Library. Research and Development Dept…”
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    Educating information users in colleges of further and higher education /

    Educating information users in colleges of further and higher education / by Malley, Ian

    Published 1988 “…British Library. Research and Development Dept…”
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