Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Collectivité
Forme autorisée du nom
British library London, England
forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom
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Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates d’existence
1973 -
Historique
The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum. The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and items dating as far back as 2000 BC. The library maintains a programme for content acquisition.
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Statut légal
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
Contexte général
Relationships area
Access points area
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Mots-clés - Lieux
Occupations
Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de notice d'autorité
Identifiant du service d'archives
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