Department of Education and Science: British Library Organising Committee: Agenda,...

ED 253

1971-1973

Agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the British Library Organising Committee.

The papers include feasibility study reports on the Bloomsbury and Boston Spa sites, including the full architect's brief and the application of ADP systems on the operations and services of the British Library. Agendas, minutes and supporting papers of the committee's various planning groups cover building planning, reference and bibliographical services, staffing and finance.

By former reference within each planning group.

Other records relating to the British Library Organising Committee were transferred to the British Library.

BLOC file series

Public Record(s)

English

37 files and volumes

Open

In 1999 Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Topics

Archives and libraries

Transferred to the Department of National Heritage in 1992 and to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 1997

1971 to 1973

No future accruals expected

The British Library Organising Committee was set up in 1971 following the government's British Library White Paper. Its terms of reference were to prepare plans for the organising, staffing and accommodation of the British Library and to coordinate action by the Department of Education and Science and institutions involved, with the object of ensuring that the organisation comes into being at the earliest date possible as an effective going concern. After its third meeting in 1973 the committee was wound up and replaced by the British Libraries Board in April of that year.