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| British Library | ||||
| British Newspaper Library | ||||
| National Library of Wales | ||||
| BRITISH LIBRARY | ||||
OVERVIEW |
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| The British Library contains an unrivalled range of collections. Those of key interest to family historians include its extensive collection of Electoral Registers and its collection of Army and Navy Lists. The library is split between three locations. The main centre is at St. Pancras in London. The newspaper collection is held at Colindale in north-west London and there is a reading room at Boston Spa in Yorkshire |
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| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB | |||
| Telephone | (020) 7412 7676 | |||
| Visitor-Services@bl.uk | ||||
| Boston Spa Reading Room | The British Library also provides a reading room at their Boston Spa centre. See their website page for address, telephone number and opening hours | |||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Times page within the library's website | |||
| Entry Access | readers pass required to use the reading rooms - see the Reader Registration page within the library's website for details | |||
| Visiting Guide | see St Pancras Reading Rooms page within the library's website for index to set of comprehensive guides on ordering items in advance, facilities provided, reading rooms rules, etc | |||
| Directions | see Finding the British Library page within the library's website for comprehensive directions and street map | |||
| Postal Research | see Research Services page within the library's website for guide to fee based search services provided on electoral registers and India Office baptisms, marriages and burials | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see the library's website guides to its Electoral Registers and India Office archives - collections of key interest to family historians include: | |||
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| Online Catalogue | the online catalogue lists over 13 million items in the British Library's collections | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | self service (using pre-paid cards) or counter service for permitted documents - see Copying Services page for details and charges | |||
| Repro Services | digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - see Imaging Services page within the library's website | |||
| Own Photos | not permitted | |||
| Microform | microform printers available | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | comprehensive guide to visiting the library | |||
| Navigation | hampered by the need to accomodate the diverse requirements of a wide range of British Library users of whom family historians are just one group | |||
| BRITISH NEWSPAPER LIBRARY | ||||
| OVERVIEW | ||||
| The British Library's Newspaper Library at Colindale in the north-western outskirts of London is justifiably famous for its very extensive collection of newspapers and magazines. Publishers and distributors in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland have a legal obligation to send one copy of each of their publications to the British Library within one month of publication. Newspapers can be a very useful source of information on ancestors, particularly in respect of "adding flesh to the bones" |
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| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | British Library Newspapers, Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HE | |||
| Telephone | (020) 7412 7353 | |||
| newspaper@bl.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Hours within the library website's About Us - Colindale page | |||
| Entry Access | admission to the Newspaper Reading Rooms is by either a Newspaper Reader Pass or a British Library photographic Reader Pass - see the Reader Registration page within the library's website for details | |||
| Visiting Guide | see the library website's British Library Newspapers Reading Room page for guide to booking, proof of identity requirements and reading room facilities | |||
| Directions | see the library website's Finding British Library Newspapers page which includes a street map showing location of Newspaper Library | |||
| Postal Research | see Newspaper Search Service within the library website's Research Services page | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see the library website's Newspaper Catalogues page for a summary of its newspaper and periodical holdings - the library contains: | |||
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| Online Catalogue | the online catalogue lists over 13 million items in the British Library's collections including those in the newspaper and periodicals collection at Colindale | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | counter service for permitted documents | |||
| Repro Services | digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - see Imaging Services page within the library's website | |||
| Own Photos | not permitted | |||
| Microform | self-service microfilm reader-printers are available - see Copy Services page for details | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | short guide to visiting the newspaper library | |||
| Navigation | hampered by the need to accomodate the diverse requirements of a wide range of British Library users of whom family historians are just one group | |||
| NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES | ||||
| OVERVIEW | ||||
| The National Library of Wales is generally acknowledged as the foremost centre for researching Welsh genealogy. In addition to holding collections of original documents that are of key interest to family historians (pre 1858 Welsh wills, many Welsh parish registers, etc.), it also provides access to microfilm/fiche copies of key genealogical collections held elsewhere (e.g. nonconformist registers, General Register Office master indexes, etc.) Housed in an attractive complex with excellent facilities, the National Library of Wales goes out of its way to welcome family historians tracing their Welsh ancestors. |
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| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3BU | |||
| Telephone | (01970) 632800 | |||
| use the library's online enquiries form | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Times page within the library's website for details | |||
| Entry Access | a readers ticket is required to use the reading rooms - see the How to Obtain a Reader's Ticket page within the library's website for details | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Preparing for your Visit page within the library's website | |||
| Directions | see How to Get to the NLW page within the library's website for a comprehensive guide on how to get to the National Library of Wales by public transport and car, together with an excellent three dimensional street map | |||
| Postal Research | no fee based service provided | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Genealogical Sources at the National Library of Wales page within the library's website for a comprehensive guide to the library's holdings | |||
| Online Catalogue | see Search Archival Databases page within the library's website for details on access to the library's online catalogues | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | self-service available (A4 size only) for permitted documents - see Photocopying page within the library's website for details | |||
| Repro Services | the library provides an extensive photographic and digital reproduction service - see Photographic/Digital page within the library's website for details | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | comprehensive on both visiting the library and on the library's holdings | |||
| Navigation | clear | |||
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page last updated: 24 July 2010 |
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