This library has every book ever published.

Why it was recommended

The importance of legal deposit not being selective, and being everything

Referencejohnfernow · Original2023-12

What it covers

Tom Scott visits the British Library, a UK legal deposit library that receives a copy of everything published, and discusses storing so much material, including the web. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Tom Scott

Length

4 min 59 sec

Year

2023

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