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UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/1137 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the UK's national thesis service. We...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
ethos, dissertations, thesis, research, PhD, doctoral, student, UK, theses, Higher education, and HE
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1840 - 1849 in ALTO XML
This set consists 4070 volumes, published between 1840-1849. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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OCR text derived from digitised books published c. 1510 - 1699 in ALTO XML
This set consists 693 volumes, published between c. 1510 - 1699. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, sixteenth century, books, digitised, seventeenth century, Microsoft, ALTO, and metadata
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1700 - 1799 in ALTO XML.
The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO) Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, eighteenth century, and ALTO
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1800 - 1809 in ALTO XML
This set consists 1502 volumes, published between 1800-1809. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1810 - 1819 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2338 volumes, published between 1810-1819. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1820 - 1829 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2739 volumes, published between 1820-1829. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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OCR text derived from digitised books (unknown precise publication dates) in ALTO XML
This set consists 284 volumes. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO) Extensible Markup Language...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, microsoft, books, digitised, metadata, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
Digitised 19th Century Books - Metadata - 01/09/2013
The dataset holds metadata on the the books digitised within this collection, providing a quick means to connect a book identifier with some of the key bibliographic metadata about it. The metadata is held in JSON notation for ease of reuse.British Library ; British Library Labs
JSON, microsoft, books, metadata, and bibliographic
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Digitised Books - Flickr Tag History - Dec 2013 to March 2016. TSV
The dataset comprises user submitted tags (with dates) added to the British Library Flickr Commons collections up to March 2016. The images were algorithmically gathered from 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900. The books cover a wide range of...British Library ; British Library Labs
tag history, microsoft, books, digitised, tags, Flickr, tagging, and TSV
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Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1830 - 1839 in ALTO XML
This set consists 2639 volumes, published between 1830-1839. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
Digitised Books. c. 1510 - c. 1900. JSON (OCR derived text)
The dataset comprises text created by OCR from the 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) text...British Library ; British Library Labs
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OCR text derived from digitised books published 1850 - 1859 in ALTO XML
This set consists 5818 volumes, published between 1850-1859. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1860 - 1869 in ALTO XML
This set consists 7498 volumes, published between 1860-1869. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1870 - 1879 in ALTO XML
This set consists 8630 volumes, published between 1870-1879. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1880 - 1889 in ALTO XML
This set consists 10856 volumes, published between 1880-1889. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, ALTO, and nineteenth century
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Dataset
Digitised Books - Images identified as Medium Sized Images. c. 1567 - c. 1900. JPG
The dataset comprises c. 217,101 images identified as 'Medium Sized Images' from the British Library's Flickr Commons collections, dating between c. 1567 - c. 1900. The images were algorithmically gathered from 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900; Medium Sized...British Library ; British Library Labs
digitised, books, Microsoft, images, and medium sized images
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Dataset
Digitised Books - Images identified as Embellishments. c. 1510 - c. 1900. JPG
The images were algorithmically gathered from 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The images are in .JPEG format.British Library ; British Library Labs
embellishments, digitised, books, Microsoft, and images
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Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1890 - 1899 in ALTO XML
This set consists 14847 volumes, published between 1890-1899. The dataset comprises text from the collection of digitised books created using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in Analysed Layout and Text Object (ALTO)...British Library ; British Library Labs
XML, books, digitised, metadata, Microsoft, nineteenth century, and ALTO
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Dataset
Portraits of actors, views of theatres and playbills (covering 1750 - 1821 in a single volume)
166 page PDF of collated portraits and views (with OCR-derived text) The dataset comprises one digitised volume (166 pages) of a collection of portraits of celebrated actors and actresses, views of theatres and playbills, dating 1750 - 1821. The dataset is in Portable Document Format (PDF).British Library
text, theatres, views, portraits, actors, OCR, and playbills
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Dataset
Volumes of signs of taverns in England and Wales. 1628 - 1858
The dataset comprises 14 digitised volumes (as PDFs) of a collection of tavern signs in and England and Wales dating 1628 – 1858 (with OCR-derived text.)British Library
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Dataset
Volumes of performances connecting Sir Henry Irving. 1879 - 1905.
Sir Henry Irving's American and Provincial Tours 1883 - 1905; miscellaneous performances, including some given by Royal Command, 1883 - 1903; Lyceum Theatre 1879 – 1902; and Drury Lane Theatre, 1903 and 1905. The collection was formed by Bram Stoker.British Library
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Dataset
Volumes of Lysons Collectanea (Trades), comprising advertisements, cuttings, and illustrations relating to trades, professions, medical cures. 1660-1825.
The dataset comprises the OCR text derived from four digitised volumes of a collection of advertisements, cuttings and illustrations relating to trades, professions and medical cures from 1660 - 1825.British Library
text, newspapers, OCR, trades, and adverts
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Dataset
Volumes of Lysons Collectanea (Amusements), comprising broadsides, cuttings, advertisements on amusements 1660-1840
The dataset comprises nine digitised volumes of a collection of broadsides, cuttings and advertisements, relating to public exhibitions and places of amusement from 1660 - 1840 (with OCR-derived text.) Part of the Lysons Collectanea collection.British Library
amusements, text, newspapers, broadsides, OCR, and adverts
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Dataset
Volumes of portraits and biographies of officers in the South African wars collected by John Malcolm Bulloch. 1900 - 1902.
The dataset comprises six digitised volumes (in PDF) of a collection of portraits and biographical details of some officers distinguished in the South African War (1900 - 1902) (with OCR-derived text.) The collection was formed by John Malcolm Bulloch..British Library
South Africa, text, portraits, war, army, OCR, biographies, and biography
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Dataset
Volumes of Madden's cuttings, views, and pamphlets about the British Museum. 1755-1870.
The dataset comprises four digitised volumes of a collection of cuttings, views and pamphlets made by Sir Frederic Madden about the British Museum, dating 1755 - 1870 (with OCR-derived text.)British Library
British Museum, text, and OCR
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Dataset
Volume of Christmas ballads and broadsides. 1750 - 1840
110 page PDF of miscellaneous Christmas ballads and prose broadsides (with OCR-derived text.) The dataset comprises one digitised volume (110 pages) of a collection of Christmas ballads and prose broadsides chiefly printed in London by J. Pitts between 1750 - 1840. The dataset is in Portable Document Format (PDF).British Library
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Dataset
Digitised Books - Images identified as Plates. c. 1528 - c. 1900. JPG
The dataset comprises c. 385,237 images identified as 'Plates' from the British Library's Flickr Commons collections, dating between c. 1528 – c. 1900. The images were algorithmically gathered from 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900; Plates have currently been...British Library ; British Library Labs
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Digitised Books - Images of the bound covers of books. c. 1510 - c. 1900. JPG
The dataset comprises c. 61,561 images identified as 'Book Covers' from the British Library's Flickr Commons collections, dating between c. 1510 - c. 1900.British Library ; British Library Labs
digitised, books, Microsoft, images, and bookcovers
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Dataset
Digitised Books - Images identified as Medium Sized Images. c. 1567 - c. 1900. JPG
The dataset comprises c. 217,101 images identified as 'Medium Sized Images' from the British Library's Flickr Commons collections, dating between c. 1567 - c. 1900. The images were algorithmically gathered from 49,455 digitised books, equating to 65,227 volumes (25+ million pages), published between c. 1510 - c. 1900; Medium Sized...British Library ; British Library Labs
medium sized images, books, images, digitised, and Microsoft
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Book
The British Library Stefan Zweig Collection: Catalogue of the Literary and Historical Manuscripts
One of the most significant donations ever made to the British Library, the Stefan Zweig Collection comprises over two hundred remarkable items assembled by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) and his heirs. Richly varied in form and content, it offers deep insights into European culture and history over several...British Library
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Research report
Information handling in collaborative research: an exploration of five case studies
Between October 2010 and June 2011, TNS-BMRB conducted a study on behalf of the Research Information Network (RIN) and the British Library (BL), exploring the challenges to information handling in collaborative research and providing recommendations for potential interventions to help to enhance effectiveness.Jordan, Elizabeth ; Hunter, Andrew ; Seale, Becky ; Thomas, Andrew ; Levitt, Ruth …
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Research report
Patterns of information use and exchange: case studies of researchers in the life sciences
Scientific advances, the availability of powerful new information and communications technologies, and new policies governing research funding have brought major changes for life science researchers. Together these developments have significantly altered both their needs and their practices in acquiring, generating and using information resources. In this context, our key aim...Research Information Network ; British Library ; Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation ; Digital Curation Centre
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Journal article
Recent acquisitions: Department of Manuscripts: acquisitions, January-December 1975
Recent acquisitions: Department of Manuscripts: acquisitions, January-December 1975.British Library
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Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/1188 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
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Dataset
Russian language books in the Digitised 19th century books dataset
A dataset which is a subset of the Digitised 19th Century books dataset comprising Russian Language books. The spreadsheet contains metadata of 585 books in Russian. This dataset was compiled by Nadya Miryanova a student at Lady Eleanor Holles who completed work experience at British Library Labs in 2017.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, metadata, bibliographic, and Russia
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Dataset
Books containing images about Finland
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset comprising books with images about Finland, approximately 40 titles. This dataset was compiled by Ruby Dixon a student at Graveney School who completed work experience at British Library Labs in 2016.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, Finland, metadata, and bibliographic
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Dataset
Books divided by Genre from the Digitised 19th century books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which classifies the books by genre (Drama, Poetry, Prose, Music and unidentified). For Drama, Music and Prose several types were identified. For Drama: comedy, play, recitation and tragedy. For Prose: novel, parody, romance, satire, story, history subset of story and...British Library ; British Library Labs
Music, Genre, Prose, books, Poetry, metadata, bibliographic, and Drama
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Dataset
Latin American books in Digitised 19th century books
A dataset which is derived from the 19th Century Books dataset comprising c.1,100 books which are related to Latin America, written in Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Swedish and Dutch.British Library ; British Library Labs
books, Latin America, metadata, and bibliographic
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Dataset
Books related to the Industrial Revolution derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset
A dataset which is a subset of the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset comprising books related to the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The subset of 354 items was refined by using keywords associated with placenames and the topic of industrialism. This dataset was curated by the Aepyi student group at...British Library ; British Library Labs
books, industrialism, metadata, bibliographic, and Industrial Revolution
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Dataset
Books related to War derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books Dataset
A dataset which is derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset comprising all non-fiction English language books related to armed conflicts. The dataset of 1127 items was developed by refining based on keywords such as 'war', 'battle', 'uprising', 'revolt', 'rebellion', 'invasion' and 'mutiny'. This dataset was curated by students...British Library ; British Library Labs
non-fiction, War, books, metadata, and bibliographic
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Dataset
Books related to 19th Century British Colonies derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which contains books related to 19th Century British Colonies. The dataset of 1288 items was created using filtering by keywords of locations and then manually checked for accuracy. The data was augmented with additional columns including 'City', 'Colony Name' and...British Library ; British Library Labs
Africa, colonialism, Canada, Ceylon, metadata, bibliographic, India, Australia, books, British Colony, and British Colonies
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Dataset
Books related to India from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset
A dataset which is derived from the Digitised 19th Century books dataset focusing on books related to India. The dataset was created by refining the book title field using keywords related to names used for India during the period, places within India, cultural terms such as 'Hindu' and another term...British Library ; British Library Labs
books, metadata, bibliographic, and India
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Dataset
Books related to theatre derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset
A dataset derived from the Digitised 19th Century Books dataset which contains books pertaining to theatre written in English. The dataset of 841 items was created by filtering by keywords which are related to different genre of play including Drama, Act, Scene, Play, Comedy, Farce, Pantomime, Tragedy and Shakespeare and...British Library ; British Library Labs
act, genre, books, metadata, bibliographic, theatre, and play
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Dataset
EThOS metadata files augmented with identifiers
A selection of files of the EThOS metadata augmented by the organisational identifiers listed below. These files were created to inform a deliverable which is part of the FREYA project which aims to gather enhanced provenance information in the EThOS metadata. The ReadMe file contains full details of the files,their...British Library
persistent identifiers, ISNI, ROR, and GRID
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Dataset
The Northern Daily Times etc
The Liverpool-based Northern Daily Times (1853-1861, with two changes of title) was the first provincial daily newspaper in England to enjoy a sustained run. It was also one of the very first one penny dailies.British Library
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Dataset
Colored News
Colored News (1855) was an illustrated general interest weekly newspaper. It was the first British newspaper to publish illustrations in colour.British Library
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Dataset
The Liverpool Standard etc
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser (1832-1856, with two changes of title) was a Conservative newspaper established by local politicians to counter the rise of Radicalism and promote “Church and State” ideology.British Library
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Dataset
The Sun
The Sun was a daily evening newspaper founded in 1792 with the support of then Prime Minister, William Pitt, and his Tory government. By the mid-1830s the politics of the newspaper had shifted, and it was advocating liberal and free trade principles. Ran 1792-1871, with dataset covering 1801-1871.British Library
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Policy report
British Library open access policy for staff research outputs
The Living Knowledge vision of the British Library is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. An important element of this heritage is the research output of staff of the British Library. Therefore, the aim of this policy is to ensure the wider dissemination...British Library
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Dataset
Faber Music and Music Sales Publications 2013 to 2018
The ‘Faber Music and Music Sales Publications 2013 to 2018’ dataset is an .xlsx (Excel Workbook) file containing metadata describing 57,202 digital and printed music publications published by Faber Music and Music Sales between 2013 and 2018 and deposited at the British Library under legal deposit legislation. The data was...Roper, Amelie ; British Library
music sales, legal deposit, digital music publications, and Faber Music
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Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version (5): https://doi.org/10.23636/1344 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS,...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
higher education, ethos, dissertations, HE, research, PhD, doctoral, student, UK, theses, and thesis
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Presentation
British Library UK DataCite Summer Meeting
Learn about how institutions and projects in the UK and internationally are using DataCite DOIs to enhance discovery and citation of content, along with recent and upcoming changes for DataCite users in the UK, with the recording of our 2020 Summer Meeting. This year’s speakers were: • Rachael Kotarski, British...British Library
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Book
A Hand-list of the Manuscripts in Burmese Collection in the British Library
This list contains about 1000 manuscripts from Myanmar (Burma) in the British Library originating from the British Museum collections, and contains not only manuscripts in Burmese but also Shan, Mon, and Arakanese. All items are identified and described based upon a physical examination of the manuscripts, and a collation of...British Library
Pali manuscripts, palm leaf manuscripts, Myanmar, and folding books
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2016-17
The British Library has always been a place where research happens. Academics, students and independent researchers alike use our Reading Rooms to undertake detailed study on topics from every disciplinary area, reflecting the national and international collections we care for. More recently, our users have been able to access an...British Library
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2017-18
The Library’s role as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) is central to our research identity, supporting a thriving research culture and enabling us to lead and partner on high level research. The funding we receive feeds into all aspects of our vision, supporting learning, custodianship, business and international partnerships, and...British Library
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2018-19
Welcome to our third annual Research Report, covering the academic year October 2018 to September 2019. Research is central to the work of the British Library, permeating what we do as an organisation and shaping what we are able to offer to all our users, collaborators and audiences. Reflecting on...British Library
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Dataset
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser
The British Press (1803-1826) was a daily newspaper founded in January 1803 in opposition to The Morning Post, with a conservative orientation. It printed the latest news, from home and abroad, for a London readership, and provided early journalistic employment for Charles Dickens.British Library
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Dataset
National Register.
The National Register (1808-1823) was a Conservative Sunday newspaper, owned by John Browne Bell, which was hostile to parliamentary reform.British Library
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Dataset
The Star
The Star (1788-1831, dataset 1801-1831) was the first daily London evening newspaper. Its circulation was facilitated by the success of the mail-coach service.British Library
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Dataset
The Press.
The Press (1853-1866) was a weekly conservative newspaper, to which Benjamin Disraeli regularly contributed.British Library
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Dataset
The Express
The Express (1846-1869) was an evening newspaper companion to the Daily News (1846-1912), published by Bradbury & Evans, and advocating reformist principles.British Library
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Book
India Office Library (IOL) Burmese Manuscripts in the British Library
This IOL Burmese manuscript catalogue covers the numbers of Mss Burmese 73-212 (with many inexplicable gaps).British Library
palm leaf manuscripts, Myanmar, folding books, Mon language, and India Office Library
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Dataset
IMPACT Digitisation Centre of Competence Dataset
The Impact Centre of Competence dataset contains more than half a million representative text-based images compiled by a number of major European libraries. Covering texts from as early as 1500, and containing material from newspapers, books, pamphlets and typewritten notes, the dataset is an invaluable resource for future research into...Universitat d’Alacant ; Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal ; Koninklijke Bibliotheek ; Bibliothèque Nationale de France ; British Library …
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Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/ybpt-nh33 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
higher education, ethos, dissertations, thesis, research, PhD, doctoral, student, UK, and theses
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Other
A Guide to Open Access
Find out what open access means, how to publish research on an open access basis, and discover the resources and tools that enable free, online access to publications.British Library
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Other
A Guide to Copyright and Creative Commons in Research
Learn the basics of copyright and licensing, find out what to consider when publishing your work and how to make use of published materials in your own research.British Library
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Other
A Guide to Research Data Management
Find out how to manage your research data, from organisation and storage to security and sharing.British Library
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Other
A Guide to Sharing Your Research Online
Find out how to share your research publications online, including publishing open access, the benefits of social media, making use of research evaluation and analytics tools, and how to use persistent identifiers. This will improve not just the impact of your research but also your own profile as a researcher.British Library
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Other
A Guide to Publishing Research
Find out how to choose the right format of publication and select a publisher, including methods of peer review and open access policies.British Library
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Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/j278-4b96 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
higher education, student, EThOS, research, doctoral, thesis, PhD, UK, dissertations, and theses
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Dataset
The Newspaper Press Directory (1846-1880)
Newspaper directories produced and published annually in contemporary 19th Britain by advertising agent Charles Mitchell. Newspapers listed primarily listed in alphabetical order of the town the newspaper where the title was published. Information for each title included: features connected with the district such as population and trade; principal towns in...C. Mitchell and Co. ; British Library
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Dataset
May's British and Irish Press Guide and Advertiser's Handbook & Dictionary etc. (1871-1880)
Newspaper directories produced and published annually in contemporary 19th Britain by advertising agent Frederick May and successors, containing information on newspapers, magazines and periodicals and arranged in alphabetical and sometimes tabular order. Information for each title included price, publisher, office, political and religious leaning.Frederick May & Son ; British Library
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Dataset
Digitised Books. c. 1510 - c. 1900. JSONL (OCR derived text + metadata)
The dataset comprises metadata and OCR generated text from 49,455 digitised books published between c. 1510 - c. 1900. The books cover a wide range of subject areas including philosophy, history, poetry and literature. The dataset is in JSON Lines (JSONL) text format.British Library Labs ; British Library
OCR and monographs
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Policy report
British Library Persistent Identifier Policy
The purpose of this policy is to outline the approach to the use of identifiers and persistent identifiers (PIDs) in internal and external facing British Library systems, to define a consistent set of requirements for PIDs to use when managing and developing services and to articulate the responsibilities in applying...British Library
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2019-20
It will come as no surprise that the impacts of a global pandemic on our research activities are a major theme of this, our fourth, annual Research Report. Regular readers will know that our reports reflect the breadth of research undertaken by our staff, students, fellows and collaborators during the...British Library
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Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.23636/kvwc-ty06. If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the dataset title, date, and DOI in your request. The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the...British Library ; Rosie, Heather
thesis, student, UK, dissertations, PhD, theses, doctoral, EThOS, higher education, and research
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Dataset
The Newspaper Press Directory (1881-1920)
Newspaper directories produced and published annually in contemporary 19th Britain by advertising agent Charles Mitchell. Newspapers listed primarily listed in alphabetical order of the town the newspaper where the title was published. Information for each title included: features connected with the district such as population and trade; principal towns in...C. Mitchell and Co. ; British Library
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Dataset
Frederick May's London Press Dictionary and Advertiser's Handbook (1883-1911)
Newspaper directories produced and published annually in contemporary 19th Britain by advertising agent Frederick May and successors, containing information on newspapers, magazines and periodicals and arranged in alphabetical and sometimes tabular order. Information for each title included price publisher office political and religious leaningFrederick May & Son ; British Library
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2020–21
This fifth annual research report has a particular emphasis on digital research, with features on crowdsourcing, international collaborations in digital scholarship and digitising our collections. A highlight this year was the return of exhibitions at our St Pancras site in London. You can read about the research that informed three...British Library
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Database
British Library Covid-19 Testimony Projects Database
A database of testimony projects in the UK that collected material during the Covid-19 pandemic, compiled by the British Library's Oral History team. The database can be downloaded as a spreadsheet and is an open resource for further research and re-use.British Library ; Johnston, Camille ; Pinkney, Lucy ; White, Madeline
pandemic, testimony projects, coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, and Covid-19
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Dataset
Cotton Factory Times
Cotton Factory Times (1885-1889, 1891-1901) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Dataset
Forest of Dean Examiner
Forest of Dean Examiner (1873-1877) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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South Staffordshire Examiner
South Staffordshire Examiner (1874) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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Shropshire Examiner
Shropshire Examiner (1874-1877) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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Midland Examiner and Wolverhampton Times
Midland Examiner and Wolverhampton Times (1874-1878) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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The Cannock Chase Examiner
The Cannock Chase Examiner (1874-1877) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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The Stockton Examiner
The Stockton Examiner (1878-1879) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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St. Helens Examiner
St. Helens Examiner was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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Stalybridge Examiner
Stalybridge Examiner (1876) which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines project.British Library
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Stretford and Urmston Examiner
Stretford and Urmston Examiner. (1879 - 1880) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Tamworth Miners' Examiner and Working Men's Journal
Tamworth Miners' Examiner and Working Men's Journal (1873 - 1876) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Weekly Journal
The file consists of the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) text in XML format for one year of Weekly Journal (Hartlepool) 1901. The full digitised newspaper comprises no. 1–407 (29 Nov.1901 – 17 Sep.1909). The digitised page images are available on the British Newspaper Archive website, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/weekly-journal-hartlepool The British Newspaper Archive...British Library
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Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser
Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Lancaster Herald and Town and County Advertiser
Lancaster Herald and Town and County Advertiser was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser
Lancaster Standard and County Advertiser was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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North Cumberland Reformer
North Cumberland Reformer (1890 - 1898) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library
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Northern Guardian (Hartlepool)
Northern Guardian (Hartlepool) (1891 - 1902) was a weekly newspaper which has been digitised by the British Library for the Living with Machines projectBritish Library