The Newspapers Reading Room at Colindale, North London, provides access to the British Library's major collections of British and overseas newspapers. The collections, which also include popular magazines, trade papers and comics are made available in hard copy, in microform, and on CD-ROM or online format.
Enquiry services
Staff at the Enquiries & Admissions Desk will be pleased to provide general help and guidance on using the Newspapers Reading Room.
An Information Specialist is available to provide advice on the use of the collections and to assist with reference enquiries, during our normal opening hours of Monday to Friday and on some Saturdays.
Open-access reference collection
The open-access reference collection in the Newspapers Reading Room supports the study of the history and development of the British and overseas newspaper and magazine press. The reference collection includes newspaper bibliographies, press directories, newspaper indexes and a developing collection of monographs on newspaper history and the newspaper industry including biographies of many prominent individuals connected with the newspaper press.
Electronic resources
The Library subscribes to a number of newspaper electronic resources, all of which are available in the Reading Rooms at British Library Newspapers. The online and networked CD resources listed here are also available in the Library's St Pancras Reading Rooms.
The
resources are only available within the Library's Reading Rooms - access from outside the Library is not available
for licensing reasons.
Research resources
Other services
Contact us
British Library Newspapers
Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5HE
United Kingdom
T +44 (0) 20 7412 7353
F +44 (0) 20 7412 7379
Email newspaper@bl.uk
