Living Knowledge: Importance of the British Library as a place

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Channel: British Library · 2015 · Education

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British Library Chief Executive Roly Keating talks about the importance of the British Library as a public place, and (in the digital world) the value of seeing collection items first-hand.

An extract of Roly Keating’s speech from the launch of Living Knowledge, the British Library’s vision for its future as it looks ahead to 2023.

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