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British Library On Demand closures over Christmas...

10 December 2019

The British Library in Boston Spa will be closed over Christmas and New Year impacting some of our services such as the...

Change in price to the CLA default Copyright fee

02 December 2019

The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) default copyright fee will be rising from £17.50 to £20.00 on 1 January 2020.

We've updated our DRM Lite Guidelines

30 October 2019

We’ve updated our DRM Lite Guidelines to give you a better experience when using British Library On Demand.

Caring for On Demand Loans

11 September 2019

As part of our continued work to conserve and care for our collections, here are some friendly reminders for best practi...

Changes to ILL Form

11 September 2019

In response to customer feedback we are making changes to the online ILL claim form to address the issues some of you ha...

British Library On Demand maintenance completed

22 July 2019

British Library On Demand is available for use again after we successfully completed our maintenance.

Scheduled maintenance for British Library On Deman...

17 July 2019

We are performing maintenance on British Library On Demand which will mean that the service is unavailable over the week...

British Library On Demand Prices for 2019/20

31 May 2019

There will be changes to the pricing of On Demand document supply from 1 August 2019. The changes will help us ensure ou...

On Demand operating times for May U.K. public holi...

30 April 2019

There are two U.K. public holidays in May and the operating hours for On Demand will be limited as a result

Archive of Tony Benn acquired for the nation

07 March 2019

From political diaries to audio and video content

Computing course being developed for the Cultural...

07 March 2019

A project to develop a new postgraduate certificate, Computing for Cultural Heritage, with The National Archives and Bir...

Digital Scholarship blog: winners of Digital Human...

07 March 2019

The British Library’s Digital Scholarship team pick up ‘Best Blog’ award

British Library On Demand operating hours, Easter...

05 March 2019

Easter is upon us, so most On Demand services will stop from 22.00 on 18 April to when we re-open at 08.00 on 23 April

The British Library at UKSG 42nd Annual Conference...

05 March 2019

The British Library will be exhibiting at the UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition, showcasing the various services off...

Meet with us at London Book Fair

28 February 2019

Members of the British Library Business Development team will be attending the annual London Book Fair on 12-14 March, w...