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When Google Books started, the British Library signed an agreement with Microsoft to digitise a number of books from the British Library for its Live Search Books project. [75] This material was only available to readers in the US, and closed in May 2008. [76] The scanned books are currently available via the British Library catalogue or Amazon ...
The British National Bibliography (BNB) was established at the British Museum in 1949 [1] to publish a list of the books, journals and serials that are published in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. [2] It also includes information on forthcoming titles. [3] This is the single most comprehensive listing of UK titles.
It's all in the central catalogue, and this search should cover most of what's in it. If you find any item which a) has "[electronic resource]" in the title, b) dates between 1780 and 1920, and c) looks like a record for a book, there is a good chance it's part of this collection and available for release. Secondly, it's not well-indexed. Older ...
CILIP was formed in 2002 by the merger of the Library Association (abbreviated as LA or sometimes LAUK) – founded in 1877 as a result of the first International Conference of Librarians [3] [4] and awarded a Royal Charter in 1898 [5] [6] – and the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS), founded on 23 January 1958.
Live Search Books was a search service for books launched in December 2006, part of Microsoft's Live Search range of services. Microsoft was working with a number of libraries, including the British Library , to digitize books and make them searchable, and in the case of out-of-copyright books, available across the web.
The British Library has acquired the private archive – containing notebooks, video and photographs – of Hunter Davies, the author of the only authorised biography of The Beatles to date.
Guide to the Study and Use of Reference Books (3rd ed.). American Library Association. Pollard and Redgrave (1928), Short-Title Catalogue of Books…1475-1640; Donald Wing (1945–1951), Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), formerly the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists (UK) Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya (COBDC) [ Wikidata ]