Library Stuff

British Library – “British Library’s officially launches the UK Web Archive, offering access in perpetuity to thousands of UK websites for generations of researchers Unveiled yesterday evening by Minister for Culture and Tourism, the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, and Chief Executive of the British Library, Dame Lynne Brindley, this project demonstrates the importance and value of the nation’s digital memory.

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Times Online – “MORE than 65,000 19th-century works of fiction from the British Library’s collection are to be made available for free downloads by the public from this spring. Owners of the Amazon Kindle, an ebook reader device, will be able to view well known works by writers such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy, as well as works by thousands of less famous authors.”

CBC – “The British Library has made 23,700 rare music and sound recordings from its massive collection, reputed to be one of the largest sound archives in the world, available for free online. The Library announced that 2,000 hours of material — just a fraction of its entire catalogue of sound — are now available on its website.”

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Information World Review – “The British Library has turned to video and animations in an effort to increase the number of people who use its annual report. By using Web 2.0 technology, it hopes to attract a new audience.”