Moving the British Library

Abstract

Gives an account of the history of the British Library Round Reading Room, situated in the courtyard of the British Museum site at Bloomsbury, London. Includes details of the other reading rooms, and the driving force behind the development of not just the reading room, but the British National Library collection ‐ Sir Anthony Panizzi.

Citation

James, S. (1998), "Moving the British Library", Library Review, Vol. 47 No. 3, pp. 83-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539810209212