1 Beth McKillop, The British Library Library contacts with Korea

2 The British Library Founded in 1973 Collections grow 12km every year (625 km) 150 million items, 3 million new items incorporated every year On-site space for over 1200 readers 16,000 people use the collections each day 2,500 staff in London and Yorkshire

3 The National Library of Korea Opened 1945 Collection numbers 3,300,000 volumes Users number 1,500,000 annually Important role in training librarians Staff numbers over 200 Active plans for a digital library

4 The Grand Peoples Study House Founded in 1982 Capacity for 30 million volumes Accommodates 12,00 visitors per day Has a hotel in Pyongyang to house researchers visiting from around the country Functions as a social education centre During 2001, installed a networked catalogue to replace its card catalogues Electronic resource creation hampered by lack of international contacts

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