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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest libraries.
Our vision is to make the world's intellectual, scientific and cultural heritage accessible, and to bring the collections of the British Library to everyone - at work, school, college or home.
We receive a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland
The collection includes 150 million items, in most known languages
3 million new items are incorporated every year
We house manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents
The Sound Archive keeps sound recordings from 19th-century cylinders to the latest CD, DVD and minidisc recordings