British Library

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs British Library

British Library bl.uk

Visit the national library of the UK. Explore our buildings, study, meet friends, attend an event and get free access to over 170 million items. Join us.

Wikidata: national library of the United Kingdom

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

In English

02 · Privacy

What British Library tracks

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   National Library of Scotland nls.uk English 2 trackers

   National Library of Scotland | Home

   Learn about who we are and what we do at the National Library of Scotland. Read stories, donate, request an item, or find out how to research our collections.

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   BnF bnf.fr Top 10K English No trackers

   Accueil | BnF – Site institutionnel

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   DNB dnb.de German No trackers

   DNB - Startseite

   Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek ist die zentrale Archivbibliothek Deutschlands.

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   National Library of Australia nla.gov.au Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Home | National Library of Australia (NLA)

   national reference library in Canberra, Australia

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   Library of Congress loc.gov Top 1K English 1 tracker

   Home | Library of Congress

   The world's largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and more. Contact experts for help with research. Plan a visit. Home of U.S. Copyright Office.

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   KB kb.nl English No trackers

   KB, National Library of the Netherlands

   View the digital, printed and written heritage collections of the Netherlands: manuscripts, catalogues, digital literacy services, books, magazines, newspapers and maps.

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   Biblioteca Nacional de España bne.es

   library in Spain

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   National Library of New Zealand natlib.govt.nz No trackers

   national library

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   UK National Archives nationalarchives.gov.uk Top 10K English No trackers

   Welcome to The National Archives

   Explore 1,000 years of history with the official national archive of the UK Government.

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    British Museum britishmuseum.org

    national museum in London, United Kingdom

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    Parliament of the United Kingdom parliament.uk

    supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom

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    National Archives and Records Administration archives.gov Top 10K English 1 tracker

    National Archives | Home

    National Archives and Records Administration

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    Europeana europeana.eu English 1 tracker

    Discover Europe’s digital cultural heritage | Europeana

    Search, save and share art, books, films and music from thousands of cultural institutions

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    Digital Public Library of America dp.la

    American aggregation platform providing open access to digital collections from libraries, archives, and museums.

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    legislation.gov.uk Top 10K 1 tracker

    Legislation.gov.uk

    The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present. This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Publishing all UK legislation is a core part of the remit of His Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO), part of The National Archives, and the Office of the King's Printer for Scotland.

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    Internet Archive archive.org Top 1K English No trackers

    Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

    U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive

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    Tate tate.org.uk English 2 trackers

    Tate

    Tate is a family of art galleries in London, Liverpool and Cornwall, known as Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool + RIBA North. Tate art museum houses the UK's collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art

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    www.gov.uk Top 1K English No trackers

    Welcome to GOV.UK

    GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

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    Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Home - Office for National Statistics

    The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.

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    Jisc jisc.ac.uk

    UK charity providing expertise in digital technology for research and education

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04 · History

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05 · Details

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