Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

The British Library, national library of the UK, is, as national libraries go, relatively young. Its immediate roots lay in the report of the National Libraries Committee under the Chairmanship of the late Lord Dainton issued in 1969, followed in 1971 by a White Paper recommending the setting up of a national library for the UK ('the British Library'). In 1972 The British Library Act was passed by Parliament bringing the Library into operation with effect from 1 July 1973.

The British Library - Newspaper Library, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE