London’s British Library decoded

Novelist Charlotte Mendelson explores an institution that holds the history of humanity — and, on any given day, a curious cross-section of the capital itself ...
The New York Times

An Apparent Cyberattack Hushes the British Library

Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London ...
Bleeping Computer

British Library knocked offline by weekend cyberattack

The British Library has been hit by a major IT outage affecting its website and many of its services following a "cyber incident" that impacted its systems on Saturday, October 28. The ongoing outage ...

British Library's huge £1.1 billion extension goes ahead after securing Japanese backing

A vast £1.1 billion extension of the British Library is to go ahead after the project secured the backing of Japanese ...
The New York Times

London Hospitals Face Major Disruptions After Cyberattack

A system used by several major London hospitals was targeted in a ransomware cyberattack, forcing the cancellation of services and the diversion of patients. By Jenny Gross Reporting from London ...
World Socialist Web Site

British Library workers strike over poverty pay and declining services

Over 300 workers at the British Library in St Pancras, London are engaged in a two-week strike until November 9 in pursuit of a wage increase. The strikers are library assistants, conservation and ...
NPR

Once revoked for 'indecency,' the British Library reinstates Oscar Wilde's library card

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it. Sponsor ...
City A.M.

The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: A general view of the exterior signage at The British Library on November 23, 2023 in London, England. Rhysida, a ransomware group, has claimed responsibility for the ...
Seeking Alpha

The British Library Selects Clarivate to Provide Library Services and Discovery Platforms

LONDON, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (CLVT) (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announces that the British Library has selected Clarivate to ...
Hyperallergic

British Library Digitizes One of the World’s Oldest Qur'an Manuscripts

One of the world’s oldest Qur’an manuscripts is now online, digitized in full by the British Library. The text dates from the 8th century — making it the oldest of its kind in the institution’s ...
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British Library staff to go on strike in run-up to Christmas

Staff at the British Library are to strike in a dispute over pay. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said more than 300 of its members will walk out from December 8-12. The union said the ...