Researcher Format Datasets from Collection Metadata

Researcher Format Datasets from Collection Metadata

This collection of themed datasets is available in comma-separated value (CSV) format for users to analyse the data using utilities or applications such as Open Refine. We produce these files in response to: requests from researchers, projects and British Library exhibitions. Researcher Format datasets consist of up to 5 files, each providing a different view of the data; the views focus on bibliographic records, titles, names, topical terms or Dewey classification. A ‘readme’ file accompanying each dataset provides details of file contents. Users can download the CSV datasets of metadata for resources relating to people or topics. The resources are from the BNB and the British Library's collections. ZIP files include multiple CSV files, a readme.txt file and a PDF document.

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    Silk Road
    (2026-02-10)
    British Library
    Dataset created to accompany the exhibition A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang (27 September 2024 - 23 February 2025). This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    National Parks
    (2026-02-24)
    British Library
    Dataset created to mark the 70th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 in 2019. This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    W. H. Auden
    (2026-03-05)
    British Library
    This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources by or about W. H. Auden, drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    Leonardo da Vinci
    (2025)
    British Library
    Dataset created to accompany the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion (7 June 2019 - 8 September 2019). This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    E. R. Braithwaite
    (2025)
    British Library
    This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources by or about E. R. Braithwaite, drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    Virginia Woolf
    (2026-02-24)
    British Library
    This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources by or about Virginia Woolf, drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    Medieval Women
    (2026-02-10)
    British Library
    Dataset created to accompany the exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words (25 October 2024 - 2 March 2025). This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    (2026-03-05)
    British Library
    This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources by or about Elizabeth Barrett Browning, drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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    History of music
    (2026-02-10)
    British Library
    This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata relating to printed and manuscript sheet music from the British Library Catalogue. It was initially released as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded collaboration between Royal Holloway University of London and the British Library, entitled "A Big Data History of Music". It is updated annually. The original project data is available here: https://bl.iro.bl.uk/collections/aa6a8a00-7611-4fde-a5f3-84d540d01783
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    Jane Austen
    (2026-07-13)
    British Library
    Dataset created to mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death (18 July 2017). This Researcher Format dataset consists of a collection of CSV (comma-separated value) files containing metadata for resources drawn from the British National Bibliography (BNB) and the British Library’s collections. It is updated annually.
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