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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...

UKRR progress towards service delivery - June upda...

19 June 2019

We continue the process of moving UKRR to a British Library Service and in May and June have been presenting our vision...

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...

Digitisation Services at the Museums + Heritage Sh...

07 May 2019

British Library Digitisation Services will be exhibiting at the Museums + Heritage Show in London on 15-16 May.

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

Changes to Imaging Services Terms and Conditions

24 April 2019

We wanted to let you know about some changes to the Terms and Conditions at the British Library, including new special t...

The next chapter for the UK Research Reserve

17 April 2019

The UK Research Reserve (UKRR) has transitioned from a project to a service now run by the British Library. To mark the...

Changes when ordering images

08 March 2019

We’ve simplified the way you can order images from the British Library.

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...

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...