British Library

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national library research library

The British Library is the United Kingdom’s national library and one of the world’s largest research libraries, renowned for its vast collections of books, manuscripts, and historical documents.

Aliases (6)

British Library, London ×5
British Library buildings ×1
British Library exhibitions ×1
British Library website ×1
King’s Library collection ×1
National Lending Library for Science and Technology ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national library → research library →
buildingStyle	Modernist →
collectionSizeBooksApprox	25 million →
collectionSizeItemsApprox	170 million →
collects	books → digital publications → manuscripts → maps → music scores → newspapers → patents → sound recordings → stamps →
country	United Kingdom →
createdBy	British Library Act 1972 →
established	1973 →
fundedBy	UK government →
governedBy	Board of the British Library →
hasBranch	Boston Spa site, West Yorkshire →
hasBuildingArchitect	Colin St John Wilson →
hasCollection	Asia, Africa and Middle East collections → Beowulf manuscript → Business and IP collections → Codex Sinaiticus (major portion) → Gutenberg Bible copies → India Office Records → King’s Library collection → Leonardo da Vinci notebooks → Lindisfarne Gospels → Magna Carta manuscripts → Maps collection → Newspaper collections → Philatelic collections → Shakespeare quartos → Sound Archive → The Beatles manuscripts →
hasConservationCentre	Yes →
hasDigitalLibrary	Yes →
hasExhibitionSpace	Yes →
hasFunction	act as copyright library → preserve national published output → provide public access to collections → support research →
hasLegalDepositLibrariesNetwork	Yes →
hasOnlineCatalogue	Yes →
hasPermanentGallery	Treasures Gallery →
hasReadingRooms	Yes →
hasResearchServices	Yes →
hasWebsite	https://www.bl.uk/ →
legalDepositLibraryFor	United Kingdom →
legalDepositStatusSince	1973 →
locatedIn	England → London →
mainBuildingLocation	St Pancras, London →
openedToPublic	1997 →
predecessor	British Museum Library → National Central Library → National Lending Library for Science and Technology →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beowulf → Patience → Pearl (poem) → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight →	manuscriptLocation
Codex Alexandrinus → Codex Sinaiticus ("British Library, London") → Lindisfarne Gospels →	currentLocation
Euston Road → London King’s Cross → London St Pancras International →	near
Boston Spa site, West Yorkshire → Sound Archive → Treasures Gallery →	ownedBy
Boston Spa site, West Yorkshire → Sound Archive → Treasures Gallery →	partOf
Cotton Nero A.x → Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection →	heldBy
Cotton Caligula A.ix → India Office Records →	locatedIn
Leonardo da Vinci notebooks ("British Library, London") → Treasures Gallery ("British Library, London") →	location
Boston Spa site, West Yorkshire → Sound Archive →	operator
National Central Library →	absorbedBy
Board of the British Library →	appliesToJurisdiction
India Office →	archivesAt
British East India Company →	archivesHeldAt
Boston Spa site, West Yorkshire ("British Library buildings") →	category
Lindisfarne Gospels →	collection
London Borough of Camden →	contains
Holborn and St Pancras →	containsInstitution
Cotton Nero A.x →	digitizedBy
National Central Library →	dissolvedInto
Board of the British Library →	governs
Treasures Gallery ("British Library exhibitions") →	hasCategory
British Library ("King’s Library collection") →	hasCollection
Francis Place →	hasCollectionIn
Camden →	hasCulturalInstitution
Camden →	hasLandmark
Gutenberg Bible copies →	haveNotableCopyLocation
Board of the British Library ("British Library, London") →	headquartersLocation
India Office Records →	maintainedBy
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle →	manuscriptsHeldAt
Codex Sinaiticus ("British Library website") →	onlineAccess
Treasures Gallery →	operatedBy
Board of the British Library →	parentOrganization
British Library ("National Lending Library for Science and Technology") →	predecessor
Magna Carta →	preservedAt
Cotton Caligula A.ix ("British Library, London") →	repository
National Central Library →	successor