Blogs

Get the latest stories and updates from our curators, cataloguers, reference staff and guest contributors. Find out more about amazing items in our collection, recent acquisitions, the latest research and what's happening at the Library.

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Latest blog posts

Read our latest blogs and some of our most popular content from our archive.

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Digital Scholarship Training Programme at the British Library

9 March 2026

Colleagues gain digital, data and AI literacy skills and are enabled to support emerging areas of modern scholarship.

Margaret Ethel ('Storm') Jameson with a book in her hands

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Storm Jameson and the 'army of women in overalls'

6 March 2026

Writer Storm Jameson's archive reveals fascinating details about the lives and vital role of women workers in munitions factories during WW2.

4 women with 2 of them holding up a 'Votes for Women' sign, and below the 'Women in The National Archives' website

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International Women's Day 2026

2 March 2026

Our collections provide an historic overview of the pioneers and feminist movements that inspired change and improved women’s rights.

Research

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20 insights from helping small businesses start and grow

2 March 2026

Recollections, lessons and moments that stayed with the Business & IP Centre team.

Business

Portrait of Sir Louis Mallet, sitting at a writing desk and holding a quill over some paper.

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New cataloguing of Private Office Papers

26 February 2026

A newly catalogued series of India Office Records has been added to the Private Office Papers.

Susan Miles and Barry Taylor standing on the stairs in the British Library with the hard copy of Harris’s A History of the British Museum Library 1753-1973.

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'A History of the British Museum Library' now digitised

23 February 2026

We have digitised an important work for the study of the history of librarianship.

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Blogs by topic

Asian and African studies

Uncover topics related to our diverse collection from Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Americas and Oceania collection

Explore the latest insights and research on our collection relating to North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Oceania.

Collection material prepared for conservation.

Collection care

Get a glimpse behind-the-scenes and see how we care for our collection, from treasures such as Magna Carta to our digital eBooks.

Digital scholarship

Track exciting developments at the intersection of libraries, scholarship and technology.

Eastern Silk Roads studies

Research on ancient Eastern/Central Asian materials and updates on related projects from the International Dunhuang Programme.

Endangered archives

Learn more about our programme to preserve vulnerable archives from around the world.

English and drama

Discover more about our literature and theatre collection from the 16th century to the present day.

Painting of castle in mountain landscape.

European studies

Explore our extensive collection from continental Europe and read the latest news and views from our subject experts.

Innovation and enterprise

Get advice and information on how to use our collection and services to start, launch and grow your business.

Knowledge Matters

Get the latest updates from the British Library, including our key projects, goals, and future plans.

Maps and views

Engage with the national map collection, and with wider discussions of maps, mapping in research and culture.

Medieval manuscripts

Get regular updates on our world-class collection of manuscripts, digitisation projects and research.

Music

Read news and information about our rich collection of manuscripts, printed and recorded music.

Science

Find out more about our resources and services, and scientific developments in areas such as environmental and biomedical science.

Social science

Explore our collections, events and research on subjects such as politics, economics, sociology, law, cultural and media studies.

Sound and vision

Discover more about the millions of sound recordings archived at the British Library and the access we provide to video material.

Composite of desks, computers and newspaper front page.

The newsroom

Find out where news media may be going in the future and get tips on how to use our collection of printed, television, radio and web news.

UK Web Archive

Read views from the team that preserves UK websites of scholarly and cultural importance.

Illustration of a policeman directing directing busy horse-drawn traffic.

Untold lives

Explore fascinating and forgotten stories of people’s lives worldwide, from the dawn of history to the present day.

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