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2024/11/19

British National Bibliography resumes publication

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Image comprised of five photographs: a shelf of British National Bibliography volumes, the cover of a printed copy of BNB and examples of BNB records

The British National Bibliography (BNB) has resumed publication, following a period of unavailability due to a cyber-attack in 2023. Having started in 1950, the BNB includes books and periodicals, covering both physical and electronic material. The BNB is the first national bibliography to be made available on the Share Family initiative‘s platform. It is published as linked data, and forms part of an international collaboration of libraries to link and enhance discovery across multiple catalogues and bibliographies.