Save the British Library
The research and educational functions of the British Library are currently under threat. The Treasury is demanding a 7\% cut in BL expenditure which will result in: a reduction in opening hours by on... continue reading »
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"We must sustain at the very least our key educational and cultural resources and facilities. The British Library being the epitomy of these values. To close the BL or dilute its facilities is nothing less than outrageous and totally undermines the aspirat"
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"Cultural vandalism!"
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"I have used the BL and it is a phenomenal asset and one of the best resources to UK academia. Dumbing down on quanitity or quality is in total contrast the spirit behind it."
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"I love history and books and believe they should be preserved for future generations. When the fuel runs out in the world they will be needed."
"Please seriously rethink these financial cuts as it will damage British literary scholarship and the future cultural heritage we leave for our children. This reduction in the funding of one of our greatest treasures is a national scandal."
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"Charging for access has been stubbornly refused by the BL management for years. The present BL higher management team have little real knowledge of the role of a National Library and have been barking up the wrong tree for years. Much as I would hate to s"
"I cannot believe I'm actually having to sign a petition about something like this. Certain things within society should just be a given, no questions asked. It is a sad fact that throughout the world, so often these requisites are not met, and people are "
