British Library Research Report 2019-20

Abstract

• 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 previous academic year, in this case October 2019 to September 2020. This was a year of momentous change for many of us. The effects of national lockdowns, travel restrictions and the ability to access and research our physical collections, or collaborate safely in person, presented a great challenge. But it was also an opportunity to rethink how we do research effectively together when apart. And the range of successful projects, international collaborations and fellowships celebrated within these pages are testament to this.