The British Library and Portico work together on e-journal deposit infrastructure

London, UK and New York, NY - June 19, 2013 The British Library and digital preservation specialist Portico announced today that they will be working together to ensure that thousands of electronic journal titles will be collected, preserved and made available to current and future generations of researchers.

The British Library has been informed that it will receive a reduction in its Grant in Aid of 5% in the 2015/16 financial year. This follows news that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive an overall reduction of 7.7% in 2015/16.

• Acquired for £47,475 on Wednesday 12 June

The British Library has this week acquired one of just three journals kept by W H Auden. The journal, which provides a fascinating juxtaposition of personal and political preoccupations, gives an intimate insight into Auden during one of the most important periods in his life. Used by the celebrated poet between August and November 1939, the unpublished journal has been in private hands since Auden’s death in 1973 until last month when it was unearthed and put up for auction by Christie’s.