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Article: MUSCAT: Retrieving knowledge at the British Library with Muscat.
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- January 27, 1999
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 January 1999-MUSCAT: Retrieving knowledge at the British Library with Muscat (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The British Library is a national resource that holds a comprehensive archive of books, newspapers, and a host of other materials such as printed, manuscript and recorded music from home and overseas. Each year the British Library receives over half a million visits, sends out approximately five million documents to remote users and adds half a million items to its collection.
The sheer amount and diversity of material held at the British Library means that pinpointing a particular item or set of related ...