The British Library on the web
The British Library website contains comprehensive information about the Library, the scope of its collections, and how to use its services. There is also a range of catalogues and digital content. Here is a selection of resources.
Search from our home page
Click on the blue British Library image (on the right) to return to our home page. The search box at the top of the page can be used to search everything on our website and main catalogue.
- 10,000 British Library web pages
- 13 million records from Explore the British Library
- 90,000 pictures in the Online Gallery
- 50,000 recordings on our Sounds site
- 9 million articles from 20,000 top journals
Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts
Explore in depth the British Library's unrivalled collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscrpts.
Newspapers
52,000 newspaper and periodical titles from around the world. Now included in Explore the British Library.
Turning the Pages
Turn the pages of wonderful and unique books, including a Leonardo da Vinci notebook.
Reproductions
A single order point for photography, microfilm, digital and paper copies from our London-based Humanities collection.
Explore the British Library
This catalogue lists over 13 million items in the British Library's collections
Web Archiving
Thousands of UK websites have been collected since 2004 and the Archive is growing fast.
