British Library
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British Library
Summary
British Library is a national library[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of national_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,732 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 library building[17].
- British Library's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[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 (4,732 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 45 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].