The impact of the British Library on the national and international scene

Abstract

When the standing Conference of National and University Libraries was formed in 1951, its purpose was to bring together a group of libraries supporting research, especially in the academic field. All the libraries, whether national or university, were separate, independent bodies, autonomous in varying degrees. Twenty years later, Command Paper, Cmnd 4572, announced the intention of the Government to amalgamate certain of those libraries.

Citation

Higham, N. (1979), "The impact of the British Library on the national and international scene", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 31 No. 2, pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050663