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Cambridge puts Newton's papers online

Cambridge puts Newton's papers online

...scientific discoveries go online (photos) on CNET News. Image credit: Cambridge University Library Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered directly... Read more

13 December, 2011 by James Martin

Photos: Want the British Library on your iPad? There's an app for that

...Thomas Edward Bowdich in 1823. The app was made by the British Library and BiblioLabs. Photo: British Library Read more

20 June, 2011 by Nick Heath

UK eyes national library e-catalogue

...Plans to launch a web-based UK national public library catalogue have been announced by The Combined Regions and the Online Computer... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Kable

Photos: The da Vinci Codex - Leonardo's notebook arrives on iPad

British Library puts Codex Arundel and Mercator's Atlas on the iPad... Leonardo da... Read more

17 August, 2011 by Steve Ranger

Google to digitise 250,000 British Library books

...The British Library has signed a deal for Google to scan and digitise 250,000... Read more

20 June, 2011 by Ben Woods

British Library app brings original Beatles lyrics to phones

...The British Library has released a smartphone application to allow exploration of some of its... Read more

10 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Bristol library offers 600 free audiobooks for download

...audiobooks service that allows residents to download titles free from an online library. The service, which offers more than 600 titles, can be downloaded to... Read more

11 August, 2010 by Kable

British Library seeks bids for IT development

...The British Library is planning to set up a framework contract with up to six... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Staff

The Weekly Round-Up: Antique mobiles, robot librarians and the iPhone 5

...of yore, forward to the iPhone 5 and further to the future library... iPhone 5. Never have two words - OK, one word and a number... Read more

3 June, 2011 by The Round-Up

Paul McCartney takes to the cloud with HP

...Sir Paul McCartney has tapped HP to digitise his entire library of work and deliver it to fans via a private cloud. Under... Read more

24 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Photos: A history of the future - science fiction through the ages at the British Library

...of literary traditions and cultures," he said in a statement. Photo: British Library Read more

10 September, 2011 by Steve Ranger

Photos: Robotic library picks books out of the deep

Library users request books via this software system. The university says the entire... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
British <endeca_term>Library</endeca_term>: Treasures 3.1

British Library: Treasures 3.1

...best when viewed over a WiFi connection. Videos include interviews with British Library curators, the linguist David Crystal and explorer Ben Fogle.The app will... Read more

10 March, 2012
British <endeca_term>Library</endeca_term>: Treasures HD 3.1

British Library: Treasures HD 3.1

...best when viewed over a WiFi connection. Videos include interviews with British Library curators, the linguist David Crystal and explorer Ben Fogle.The app will... Read more

10 March, 2012
British <endeca_term>Library</endeca_term> 19th Century Collection 1.3

British Library 19th Century Collection 1.3

...plates are intact and help create a unique reading environment.The British Library 19th Century Collection contains many free titles and the option to access... Read more

22 October, 2011

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