For those from less privileged backgrounds especially, they provide vistas of opportunity
The MoJ’s consultation on digitising these documents fails to consider crucial points
From stone tablet to Kindle, two surveys of the history of the book probe what comes next, in the era of e-readers and text-guzzling AI
Controlling the historical narrative is a weapon in the arsenal of authoritarianism
Christopher de Hamel brings different worlds to life through the keepers of medieval manuscripts
From printing press to internet, technology has driven the way we store the written word. But what are we at risk of losing?
As cultural and educational institutions face up to Taliban rule, there are still ways for the west to help
The lack of record in affairs of state is a concern both for now and future historians
In Richard Ovenden’s history when books burn, it is more than just words under attack
Destroying records and cutting library funds are political acts with grave implications
Debates over the ownership of ideas have been raging since the early Middle Ages
We are producing more knowledge than ever before but preserving only a fraction of it. How much will be left for future generations?
From Gillian Tett’s ‘The Silo Effect’ to an interview with Tracy Chevalier
Rebuilding makes one of the world’s biggest libraries more accessible to public
