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The Robert and Lilian Lindsay Library - Part two: the march of technology

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This second centenary article looks at the history of the BDA Library through the medium of its technological developments. It shows how the workings of a library and its services have been transformed through changes in the way that information is duplicated, stored, reproduced, read and viewed. It also discusses how much or little has really altered at the heart of what a library does for its members.

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Acknowledgements

My thanks are due to Amy Grinnell for spending two years typing up references to the library in the BDJ from 1920 up to 1978. Also to Margaret Clennett, Roger Farbey and Diana Scarrott for their memories. Finally, to my partner, Barry Loft, who made sure I got out and breathed some fresh air while I was writing this.

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Nield, H. The Robert and Lilian Lindsay Library - Part two: the march of technology. Br Dent J 228, 381–387 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1318-z

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