TY - JOUR AB - This paper is about the British Library's free Internet access service, British Library Net, launched in September 1999 as the first ISP by a public sector body. The paper explores the rationale behind the development of the service, the work involved in both its creation and ongoing development and takes a look at future trends in the ISP market. The contents of this article had their genesis in a presentation given by Brian Kefford of the British Library at the Public Sector Online 2000 conference. VL - 30 IS - 3 SN - 0305-5728 DO - 10.1108/eb040760 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb040760 AU - Lowery John PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Going one step further — The British Library joins the ranks of free Internet Service Providers (ISPs) T2 - VINE PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 35 EP - 40 Y2 - 2024/09/21 ER -