Living Knowledge sets out the British Library’s vision for its future development as it looks ahead to 2023, the year of its 50th anniversary as the national library of the United Kingdom
In October 2020, the Library published a strategic statement explaining how Living Knowledge would respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Living Knowledge – For Everyone: the British Library’s role in national renewal (PDF format) explains how we will work to support economic, social, and cultural renewal from the impact of the pandemic.
Living Knowledge (PDF format) explains how we contribute to research, culture, education and economic prosperity, for the benefit not just of the UK but of users and partners around the world. Our mission is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. Join the conversation on Twitter by using #LivingKnowledge.
Our six purposes show how the public funding we receive helps to deliver tangible public value.
We build, curate and preserve the UK’s national collection of published, written and digital content.
We support and stimulate research of all kinds.
We help businesses to innovate and grow.
We engage everyone with memorable cultural experiences.
We inspire young people and learners of all ages.
We work with partners around the world to advance knowledge and understanding.
These five major transformation programmes show how we're achieving our Living Knowledge vision.
Our mission is to make our intellectual heritage available to everyone for research, inspiration and enjoyment.
We're modernising our support for researchers of all kinds.
We're expanding the British Library’s campus in St Pancras, London.
We will transform digital access to our collections of heritage materials.
We're developing our Boston Spa site to meet the information management challenges of the 21st century.
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