British Library

Summary

British Library is a national library^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Library received the Ayrton Prize^[3].
• British Library was a member of Research Libraries UK^[4].
• British Library was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition^[5].
• British Library was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[6].
• British Library was a member of Open Preservation Foundation^[7].
• British Library was a member of IIIF Consortium^[8].
• British Library was a member of Consortium of European Research Libraries^[9].
• British Library is located in London Borough of Camden^[10].
• British Library is in the country of United Kingdom^[11].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as national library^[12].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as reference library^[13].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as research library^[14].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as universal library^[15].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as non-departmental public body^[16].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[17].
• British Library's instance of is recorded as library building^[18].
• British Library is owned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport^[19].
• British Library's headquarters location is recorded as London^[20].
• British Library took place at St Pancras^[21].
• The location of British Library was Thorp Arch Trading Estate^[22].
• British Library's postal code is recorded as NW1 2DB^[23].
• British Library's child organization or unit is recorded as Endangered Archives Programme^[24].
• British Library's child organization or unit is recorded as UK Web Archive^[25].
• British Library's Commons category is recorded as British Library^[26].
• July 1, 1973 marks the founding of British Library^[27].

Body

Founding

July 1, 1973 marks the founding of British Library^[27].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Roly Keating^[28] and Lynne Brindley^[29].

Operations

British Library's headquarters location is recorded as London^[20]. Subsidiaries include Endangered Archives Programme^[24], a project^[30], founded in 2004^[31] and UK Web Archive^[25], a web archive^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 2005^[34].

Ownership

British Library is owned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport^[19].

Recognition

British Library received the Ayrton Prize^[3].

Why It Matters

British Library ranks in the top 1% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Works attributed to it include Incunabula Short Title Catalogue^[37], a bibliographic database^[38], founded in 1980^[39].

FAQs

What awards did British Library receive?

Honors received include Ayrton Prize^[3].