• The British Library puts 1M newspaper pages online for free https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/08/11/british-library-puts-1-million-newspaper-pages-online-for-free/ 53 comments 11/8/2021
• Put a thousand books from the British Library on your iPad for free http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/12/put-a-thousand-books-from-the-british-library-on-your-ipad-for-f/ 29 comments 12/6/2011
• Internet 'Magna Carta' Vote Launched by British Library http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33047854 6 comments 8/6/2015

• British Library apologises for linking Ted Hughes to slave trade https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/25/british-library-apologises-for-linking-ted-hughes-to-slave-trade 3 comments 25/11/2020 books
• Overdue books returned to British library 48 years later https://www.upi.com/odd_news/2020/10/02/overdue-books-returned-to-british-library-48-years-later/1231601657967/ 5 comments 4/10/2020 worldnews
• View the 1000 year old manuscript of Beowulf online via the British library http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/02/beowulf-online.html 186 comments 6/11/2015 books
• British Library publishes online archive of 19th-century newspapers http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ 7 comments 18/6/2009 history
• The British Library’s Dirtiest Books Have Been Digitized https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-librarys-dirtiest-books-have-been-digitized-180971422/ 3 comments 7/2/2019 books
• British Library asks for help deciphering a medieval sword http://www.cnet.com/news/british-museum-asks-for-help-deciphering-a-medieval-sword/#ftag=cad590a51e 105 comments 10/8/2015 worldnews
• Rise of smart phones and social media makes people crave real books, British Library report finds http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11343797/Rise-of-smart-phones-and-social-media-makes-people-crave-real-books-British-Library-report-finds.html 7 comments 13/1/2015 books
• British Library sticks 1 million pics on Flickr, asks for help making them useful http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/british-library-sticks-1-million-pics-on-flickr-asks-for-help-making-them-useful/ 3 comments 14/12/2013 technology
• Web filter at British Library: Sorry, Hamlet is too violent http://boingboing.net/2013/08/13/web-filter-at-british-library.html#more-249752 31 comments 14/8/2013 worldnews
• British Library's wi-fi service blocks 'violent' Hamlet http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23680689 6 comments 13/8/2013 worldnews
• British Library's WiFi service blocks 'violent' Hamlet - Raises further questions about UK web filtering http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23680689 8 comments 13/8/2013 technology
• British Library seeks to buy oldest book in Europe http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jul/14/british-library-seeks-buy-oldest-book 3 comments 15/7/2011 books
• Google partners with British Library to digitize 250,000 books http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-partners-with-british-library-to-digitize-250000-books/ 5 comments 21/6/2011 books
• British Library to digitise 40 million newspaper pages, covering 300 years of stories http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8690919.stm 12 comments 19/5/2010 technology
• British Library has refused to store several documents pertaining to Taliban over its concern regarding terror laws http://thecredittruth.com/british-library-refuses-to-archive-taliban-related-documents-617.html 4 comments 29/8/2015 worldnews
• British Library appeals for help in cracking inscription on mysterious medieval blade http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2015/08/help-us-decipher-this-inscription.html 17 comments 10/8/2015 history
• Scholars say new transcription of text found in British Library reveals Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jesus-married-mary-magdalene-and-had-children-according-to-ancient-manuscript-9849839.html 116 comments 10/11/2014 history
• The Victorian Meme Machine - new British Library project to find and revive 19th century jokes! http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital-scholarship/2014/06/victorian-meme-machine.html 32 comments 20/6/2014 history
• British Library launches cool online history timeline http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/index.html 3 comments 23/2/2010 reddit.com
• British Library - Accents & Dialects: An archive of 700 recordings of accents from around England, with interactive map. http://sounds.bl.uk/maps/accents-and-dialects.html 3 comments 22/6/2009 history
• British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67484639 5 comments 21/11/2023 technews
• Exclusive: British Library’s chief librarian claims 'racism is the creation of white people' https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/29/exclusive-british-librarys-chief-librarian-claims-racism-creation/ 31 comments 30/8/2020 europe
• British Library is asking for help with deciphering the inscription on a 13th-century sword- does "+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+" mean anything to you? http://www.globalpost.com/photo/6629267/2015/08/11/british-library-sword-lead-20150-8-11 12 comments 12/8/2015 history
• British Library: Da Vinci interactive notebook. Are there any websites like this that provide scans - even in PDF - of famous books? (Like the Gutenberg Bible, Newton's Principia and so on?) http://www.bl.uk/turning-the-pages/?id=cb4c06b9-02f4-49af-80ce-540836464a46&type=book 3 comments 1/10/2014 books
• The British Library releases the first-ever audio guide to how Shakespeare should really sound http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9143302/how-should-shakespeare-really-sound.html 22 comments 9/1/2013 worldnews
• UK Web Archive - the British Library has been archiving UK websites since 2004 but warns that online heritage could be lost forever if the government does not grant a "right to archive" http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/ 3 comments 25/2/2010 technology
• Two notebooks written by the famed British naturalist Charles Darwin in 1837 and missing for years may have been stolen from the Cambridge University Library, according to curators who launched a public appeal Tuesday for information https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/cambridge-university-says-darwin-s-iconic-notebooks-missing-years-were-n1248985 4 comments 25/11/2020 worldnews
• British Library adds poet Ted Hughes to slavery dossier for ancestor born 300 years earlier - In a bid to become actively anti-racist, the Library is documenting connections – even if tenuous – to slavery and colonialism https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/21/british-library-adds-poet-ted-hughes-slavery-dossier-ancestor/amp/ 4 comments 24/11/2020 worldnews
• British Library Network Blocks 'Hamlet' For 'Violent Content'. In this insightful little article techdirt exposes how content filters are wiping out access to classic works of art and literature. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130812/06393424143/british-library-network-blocks-hamlet-violent-content.shtml 9 comments 12/8/2013 technology
• British Library Puts Greek Manuscripts Online — The British Library in London has posted more than a quarter of its Greek manuscripts, equating to more than 280 volumes, online, the latest step toward digitising important ancient documents. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298236 5 comments 29/9/2010 worldnews
• The British Library is making available 40,000 maps dating between 1500 and 1824, which will be freely available online for the first time. They are part of the Topographical Collection of King George III (K. Top), and included maps, atlases, architectural drawings, cartoons and watercolours. https://www.medievalists.net/2020/11/40000-early-modern-maps/ 151 comments 3/11/2020 history
• Arctic treasures exposed by melting ice to go on display | Rare 28,000-year-old archaeological finds excavated from rapidly thawing ground in Siberia are to go on display for the first time at the British Museum - “It’s like the library of Alexandria being on fire... You’re plucking out these books" https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jan/09/arctic-treasures-melting-ice-british-museum 4 comments 10/1/2020 worldnews
• Earliest-known children’s book of Japanese literary classic discovered in British Library http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/earliest-known-childrens-adaptation-of-japanese-literary-classic-discovered-in-british-library 5 comments 14/6/2017 books
• Magna Cartas to be Unified for First Time: In an event to be staged at the British Library in London, scholars, curators and conservators closely involved in the study of Magna Carta will be given the unique opportunity to examine the Magna Cartas side-by-side. http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/07/magna-cartas-to-be-unified-for-first-time.html 5 comments 15/7/2013 history
• 4.8 million UK websites to be archived in ambitious library project - 6 UK libraries -- including the British Library -- team up to capture & archive UK's digital history, including all sites on UK's web domain, to ensure future historians don't have to grapple with a "digital black hole". http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/5/web-archive-british-library 5 comments 5/4/2013 history
• "For centuries the [British] library has kept a copy of every book, pamphlet, magazine and newspaper published in Britain. Starting Saturday [6 April 2013], it will also be bound to record every British website, e-book, online newsletter and blog in a bid to preserve the nation's 'digital memory.'" http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/british-library-sets-out-to-archive-the-web-4409540.php 10 comments 5/4/2013 worldnews
• Evolving English: On top of the word - A fascinating new exhibition at the British Library shows how all attempts to standardise the English language have been resisted – & that's why it continues to flourish today http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/evolving-english-on-top-of-the-word-2181076.html 3 comments 11/1/2011 linguistics