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Department of Education and Science: Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch:...
Catalogue reference: ED 242
What's it about?
ED 242
Registered files of the Department of Education and Science, Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch relating to libraries and information systems.The files contain early papers on the proposed British Museum Library building, a...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ED 242
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Education and Science: Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch: Libraries and Information Systems, Registered Files (LSI Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1969-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registered files of the Department of Education and Science, Arts, Intelligence and External Relations Branch relating to libraries and information systems.
The files contain early papers on the proposed British Museum Library building, a feasibility study on the introduction of ADP systems into the British Library and other national libraries, preliminary papers on the formation of the British Library, and public lending right.
This was a short-lived series probably raised specifically for dealing with libraries and information systems, though the overlap with the contemporary AL series is not clear.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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LSI file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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22 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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ED 242/17-22 transferred from Department for Culture, Media and Sport , in 1999
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7041/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ED
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