Tom Scott - This library has every book ever published - eviltoast
This library has every book ever published.
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The British Library is one of the six legal deposit libraries for the UK — and the only one that doesn't pick and choose, or have to ask for copies. That's a...
  • Brokkr@lemmy.world
    28·
    1 year ago

    *in the UK.

    I like his weekly videos, but this one is missing a fairly important qualifier in the title. Still informative and interesting.

    • Nefrayu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      * in the UK and Ireland. For historical reasons every book published in Ireland has to send a copy to the British library.

      Similarly, the Trinity College Library in Dublin is entitled to receive a copy of every book published in the UK, on request.