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2021
Work
A Guide to Publishing Research
Abstract: 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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2021
Work
A Guide to Sharing Your Research Online
Abstract: 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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2021
Work
A Guide to Research Data Management
Abstract: Find out how to manage your research data, from organisation and storage to security and sharing.British Library
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2021
Work
A Guide to Copyright and Creative Commons in Research
Abstract: 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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2021
Work
A Guide to Open Access
Abstract: 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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2016
Dataset
OCR text derived from digitised books published 1900 - c. 1946. ALTO XML.
Abstract: Unfortunately we are unable to make this dataset available due to copyright reasons. This set consists 1251 volumes, published between 1900-1946. 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. However, please note we are unable to release this dataset due to licensing restrictions.British Library; British Library Labs
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2015
Dataset
UK Doctoral Theses (EThOS) Abstracts and Metadata - 01/03/2015. XLS.
Abstract: This dataset has been superseded by a more recent version: https://doi.org/10.22021/ETHOSCSV201810 If you require access to an earlier version, please email openaccess@bl.uk, including the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 estimate the data covers around 98% of all PhDs ever awarded by UK Higher Education institutions, dating back to 1787. Thesis metadata from every PhD-awarding university in the UK is included. You can investigate and re-use this unique collection of UK universities' PhD thesis data to analyse trends in postgraduate research, make connections between researchers, apply large data analysis, improve citation of theses and many more applications.British Library; Rosie, Heather
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2021
Dataset
Catalogue records of photographs (1850-1950)
Abstract: A set of catalogue records for photographs (created 1850-1950) that are held at the British Library. Export from the Integrated Archives and Manuscripts System of only CC0 published records. Personal or sensitive information has been removed. This dataset was created specifically for the Legacies of Catalogue Descriptions and Curatorial Voice: Opportunities for Digital Scholarship project to demonstrate computational analysis of catalogue data using corpus linguistic methods and tools.British Library; Moretto, Nicolas
metadata, datasets, catalogues, and photographs
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2021
Dataset
UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS
Abstract: The data in this collection comprises the bibliographic metadata for all UK doctoral theses listed in EThOS, the UK's national thesis service. We estimate the data covers around 98% of all PhDs ever awarded by UK Higher Education institutions, dating back to 1787. Thesis metadata from every PhD-awarding university in the UK is included. You can investigate and re-use this unique collection of UK universities' PhD thesis data to analyse trends in postgraduate research, make connections between researchers, apply large data analysis, improve citation of theses and many more applications.British Library; Rosie, Heather
ethos, higher education, research, theses, dissertations, doctoral, UK, PhD, thesis, and student
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Dataset
IMPACT Digitisation Centre of Competence Dataset
Abstract: 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 imaging technology, OCR and language enrichment. A carefully selected subset of these images has been reproduced with accompanying “ground truth”. In digital imaging and OCR, ground truth is the objective verification of the particular properties of a digital image, used to test the accuracy of automated image analysis processes. The ground truth of an image’s text content, for instance, is the complete and accurate record of every character and word in the image. This can be compared to the output of an OCR engine and used to assess the engine’s accuracy, and how important any deviation from ground truth is in that instance. The ground truth provided by the Impact Centre of Competence is stored and exchanged via xml instances in the Page Analysis and Ground-truth Elements (PAGE) format, which was developed by the University of Salford, and which is maintained at: http://schema.primaresearch.org/PAGE. A paper explaining the development of PAGE was delivered by the University of Salford at ICPR2010 and is available here. The Impact dataset is mainly distributed under attribution, non-commercial, share alike license, but please check every dataset for more information about its licensing schema. A copy of this dataset with further browsing features can be also found at https://www.primaresearch.org/datasetsUniversitat d’Alacant; Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal; Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Bibliothèque Nationale de France; British Library; University of Salford; Fraunhofer IAIS; PSNC
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2020
Dataset
al-Durr al-naqī fī fann al-mūsīqī (Add MS 23494)
Abstract: This dataset is a PDF file containing the images and transcription the manuscript titled al-Durr al-naqī fī fann al-mūsīqī الدرّ النقيّ في فنّ الموسيقي by Aḥmad ibn 'Abd al-Raḥmān al-Mawṣilī أحمد بن عبد الرحمن الموصلي. The manuscript was digitised through the British Library Qatar Foundation Partnership, and made available through the Qatar Digital Library (https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026906787.0x000001). The manuscript was transcribed as part of the RASM 2018 competition (https://www.primaresearch.org/RASM2018/). The ground truth was created using Aletheia (https://www.primaresearch.org/tools/Aletheia), and the PDF was exported using Transkribus (https://transkribus.eu/Transkribus/). The transcription is embedded within the PDF, which makes it searchable. The manuscript's PDF (images and text) is out of copyright and in the public domain.British Library; Keinan-Schoonbaert, Adi
OCR, Arabic, and transcription
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2019
Book
India Office Library (IOL) Burmese Manuscripts in the British Library
Abstract: This IOL Burmese manuscript catalogue covers the numbers of Mss Burmese 73-212 (with many inexplicable gaps).British Library
India Office Library, palm leaf manuscripts, Myanmar, folding books, and Mon language
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2020
Dataset
The Express
Abstract: 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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2020
Dataset
The Press.
Abstract: The Press (1853-1866) was a weekly conservative newspaper, to which Benjamin Disraeli regularly contributed.British Library
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2020
Dataset
The Star
Abstract: 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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2020
Dataset
National Register.
Abstract: 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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2020
Dataset
The Statesman
Abstract: The Statesman (1806-1824) was a radical newspaper, founded by John Scott.British Library
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2020
Dataset
The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser
Abstract: 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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2020
Report
British Library Research Report 2018-19
Abstract: 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 last year, I would normally highlight how we provide access to our collections and resources to researchers on site and online. As I write this during a global pandemic, when throughout lockdown researchers and public have been unable to use our physical spaces, it is particularly timely to signal how our own research also underpins growth in the remote discovery, access and use of our digital collections.British Library
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2019
Report
British Library Research Report 2017-18
Abstract: 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 is central to enabling wide access to our collection by diverse audiences. The crucial contribution that research makes to our public engagement - particularly through our major exhibitions and learning programme - is highlighted in this report in a section illuminating the depth of investigation that was essential to producing our recent major exhibition, Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. During the last year we have seen change and development both in the wider research landscape and within the British Library. We were delighted to host the launch event for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in the spring, which marks a significant change in how research excellence is delivered across the UK. At the Library, we have trialled and launched new programmes and opportunities, including two schemes to facilitate periods of in-depth research work by our staff. We highly value the chance to try new modes of research practice and the ability to offer staff a discrete period in which to apply themselves to their area of expertise has been especially gratifying. This report focusses on the externally-funded research that we have worked on with our partners both nationally and internationally. It includes the voices of our students and fellows, as well as those of our colleagues and partners. We are particularly grateful to the funders who have supported us over the last year to deliver research that strongly supports our role as a leading research library. As well as the formalised outputs and developments of our funded research, we hope to provide some insight into the wider impact of our research, offering examples of our engagement and practice that aim to share new knowledge with the wider research community and the public. We hope that this report will bring to life and celebrate British Library research over the past year.British Library