A PhD placement reflects on her time at the British Library and her research in using computational analysis on early printed book descriptions.

on the post-literate world, the crassness of language and why Hamnet was always going to be hard to film. plus! what is 'just enough internet'? and the stationery renaissance

Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.

Published authors, illustrators, editors, translators or audiobook narrators could could receive up to £6,600 per year from public library loans.

Alt: a cartoon style living room with a fireplace, 2 comfortable chairs, 2 sleeping cats, a bookshelf and the words cozy time.

Marking 75 years of the British National Bibliography (BNB).

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Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war