Have you heard of British Library Direct?

Important information for visitors

Until summer 2025, there is a new visitor route at the National Maritime Museum while we carry out essential improvements to the Museum's roof. Most galleries will still be open as normal, and special exhibitions are currently free for all visitors. However, the Great Map and AHOY! will be closed for the duration of the works. Find out more.

Essential Information

Location	National Maritime Museum

01 May 2007

British Library Direct is a new (well, newish!) service offered by the British Library. It's a secure electronic delivery service for journal articles, and contains the past five years worth of articles from 20,000 of the British Library's most popular research titles. You can order a copy of any article you find on the database, pay by credit or debit card, and choose an electronic delivery time from two hours to five days. It's all pretty convienient - the only catch is that you need to have a full (but free to download) version of Adobe Reader, with digital rights management activated. Here's just some of the titles held at the Caird Library that are available via BL Direct: International Journal of Maritime History Nautical Archaeology Ships Monthly Shipping and Trade Law Shipping World and Shipbuilder Warship Renee (Digital Resources Librarian)