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Be more efficient and environmentally friendly whe...

07 December 2018

You can make your On Demand experience more efficient and environmentally friendly with a switch to digital deliveries

Catering Christmas opening hours

07 December 2018

Planning to visit us over the festive period? Make sure you can get that all-important coffee by checking out the openin...

On Demand Christmas and New Year Operating Times

07 December 2018

We will not be processing orders from 04.30 on Saturday 22 December to 08.00 on Thursday 27 December and then from 17.00...

Reading Room Christmas opening hours

07 December 2018

Planning to visit the Reading Rooms over Christmas? We’ve updated our opening hours, so take a look before you come.

On Demand at the 2018 PIPA Conference

06 September 2018

British Library On Demand will be exhibiting at the annual Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association...

How satisfied are you with British Library On Dema...

05 September 2018

The annual British Library On Demand customer satisfaction survey is live and your opinion will help improve the service...

Switch to Electronic Invoicing with British Librar...

05 September 2018

The British Library will be moving to a new Finance system next year and all invoices will be despatched by email.

Why not do an Apprenticeship at the British Librar...

09 August 2018

Apply by midnight on Friday 7 September

On Demand August Bank Holiday Opening Times

01 August 2018

The UK’s August bank holiday is Monday 27 August this year, so most On Demand services will stop from 02.00 on 25 August...

“A brilliant service” from On Demand, according to...

27 July 2018

British Library On Demand has received compliments and praise from the “learned and accessible” scholar and classicist,...

British Library On Demand price changes on 1 Augus...

01 June 2018

The British Library annually reviews its On Demand prices and any changes come into practice from August 1.

FileOpen Document Delivery software has been withd...

01 June 2018

The FileOpen encryption option has been withdrawn and users have been automatically switched to DRM Lite.

British Library On Demand opening hours for May Sp...

09 May 2018

The UK’s May spring bank holiday is Monday 28 May this year, so most On Demand services will stop from 02.00 on 26 May t...

British Library On Demand closes for May bank holi...

02 May 2018

The UK’s May Day bank holiday is Monday 7 May this year, so most On Demand services will stop from 02.00 on 5 May to whe...

FileOpen Document Delivery software is to be withd...

14 March 2018

The FileOpen encryption option is being withdrawn on 1 June 2018 to provide you with a more streamlined and efficient se...