Following a cyber-attack in October 2023 our research services are disrupted. Please check the lists below for the availability of the service you need.
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Archives and Manuscripts catalogue Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts Catalogue of Photographically Illustrated Books English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) and OPAC Evanion catalogue Register of Preservation Surrogates Sloane Printed Books catalogue Sounds catalogue |
Electoral registers Microfilm and microfiche Parliamentary papers Physical archives Physical manuscripts Printed newspapers Printed books Printed journals and serials Printed maps Printed music scores Rare books Visual arts content |
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Digitised manuscripts Digitised books Sound collections |
Born digital content Broadcast news Business and Management Portal Databases and eresources Database of Bookbindings Database of Italian Academies E-books Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC) Social Welfare Portal India Office Family History Search Microform Research Collections Electronic Legal Deposit (NPLD) Online journal articles and serials Open Access content in the catalogue National Radio Archive content Social Welfare Portal Sounds website Video and moving image content Web Archive |
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Requesting collection items, including advance requests Enquiries |
Adaptive technology CD-Rom access Printing and scanning facilities Reading Room PCs |
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British Library On Demand Images Online ISNI and ISSN services MARC and ISIL Teaching and learning resources WiFi |
Bibliographic Retrieval Service Ethos Imaging services and digitisation My Reading Room Requests My Workspace |
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