Browser | Javascript | Linking to the website | Hardware
Sound | Adobe | Printing | Pilot services for the web | Problems

Browser

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JavaScript

The British Library Integrated Catalogue requires JavaScript. See instructions for enabling JavaScript in principal browsers.

Linking to the website

We encourage links to our website. When you create links to the home page or other pages on our website, please use our help page on adding links to the British Library website.

Hardware

Any PC or Macintosh hardware should support this website, although it will run better with a faster computer.

Similarly, this website will load more quickly with a fast modem or other internet connection. However, it is designed so that nearly all pages will load within 10 seconds over a 56k connection.

Sound

Sound files on this site can be played using Windows Media Player. The quality will vary depending on your connection speed to the internet. Linux users can play Windows Media (.wma) files with MPlayer. Please note that the quality of the sounds on our website does not necessarily reflect the quality of the original recordings in the British Library.

Adobe PDF

This website includes some PDF (Portable Document Format) files. To access them you must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. Use the links below to download the latest free software and also to find out about the Adobe solutions to the accessibility issues associated with PDF files.

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Printing

Printer-friendly pages are available on almost all pages through the icons in the left margin.

Pilot services for the web

eIS Architecture Pilot Services - Here you can find information about a variety of collaborative projects, experimental services, and services that are moving into production on the web.

Problems

If you have technical problems with this website, please contact us by e-mail or write to this address:

Web Services
The British Library
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United Kingdom