ABSTRACT
The British Library (BL) is the national library of the United Kingdomand serves a wide and inclusive user audience, ranging from the generalpublic to the national and international library and information communities. In providing access to its incomparable collections through digitisation and the web, the BL must reflect the varying requirements of its core user groups and deliver digital services accordingly. This chapter reviews the strategic, policy and management aspects of the Library’s digitisation programme, and describes the technical approach to digital capture. It draws on the Collect Britain website as a detailed case study.
