The British Librar (Inglis: British Library) is the naitional librar o the Unitit Kinrick an the lairgest librar in the warld bi nummer o items catalogued.
It is estimate tae haud mair nor 170–200 million items frae mony kintras.
Picturt frae the piazza | |
Kintra | Unitit Kinrick |
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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°W 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+ items 13,950,000 beuks |
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 |
Director | Roly Keating (chief executive, syne 12 September 2012) |
Wabsteid | bl.uk |
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