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The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. [13] Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum, which provided the bulk of the holdings of the new library, alongside smaller organisations which were folded in (such as the National Central Library, [14] the National Lending Library for Science and Technology and the British ...
The library, which is estimated to have cost £188.8 million, [1] is viewed by the Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the city's redevelopment. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, [3] the largest public cultural space in Europe, [4] [5] [6] and the largest regional library in Europe.
The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity [4] whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning, and knowledge. It was incorporated by Royal Charter on 13 June 1933, with a supplemental Royal Charter granted on 21 October 1988. On 6 July 2004, Elizabeth II granted the Library a new Royal ...
Research Libraries UK(RLUK) (formerly CURL)[1]comprises 35 university libraries, 3 national libraries, and the Wellcome Collectionin the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2] Its aim is to increase the ability of research libraries to share resources among themselves. The holdings of these libraries provided the basis of the Copaconline catalogue.
The House of Commons Library is the library and information resource of the lower house of the British Parliament. It was established in 1818, although its original 1828 construction was destroyed during the burning of Parliament in 1834. The library has adopted the phrase "Contributing to a well-informed democracy" as a summary of its mission ...
Streatham Library opened in 1890, originally consisting of two reading rooms, a lending library, and the librarians office. The library was erected on the site of Goslin's Field, on which cattle used to graze before being butchered by the local butcher, John Gosling. The clock was added to the building in 1912, as a memorial to King Edward VII.
Libraries in the British Overseas Territories (2 C) Libraries in England (43 C, 3 P) Libraries in Northern Ireland (1 C, 4 P) Libraries in Scotland (7 C, 10 P) Libraries in Wales (4 C, 8 P)
The British Library of Political and Economic Science, commonly referred to as "LSE Library", is the main library of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). It is one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences. [2] The Library responds to around 5,000 visits from students and staff each ...