[DCRM-L] English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) unavailable

[O'Brien, Iris]

Dear All,

I am very sorry to report that the British Library catalogues, including the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC; estc.bl.uk), are currently unavailable.

Here the official statement:
The British Library is experiencing a major technology outage, as a result of a cyber-incident. This is affecting online systems and services, our website, and onsite services including our Reading Rooms. We are investigating the incident with the support of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and cybersecurity specialists.
We are very grateful for the support and understanding we have had from our users, staff and partners.
The Library's sites remain fully open to the public and details on the services that remain available can be found via @britishlibrary on X (formerly Twitter).
(Direct link here: https://twitter.com/britishlibrary/status/1719338957907825151)

I will send an update when the catalogues are available again.

Kind regards,

Iris O'Brien

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Iris O'Brien
Early Printed Collections Cataloguing and Processing Manager
The British Library
St Pancras
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Tel.: +44 (0)20 7412 7731
E-mail: iris.obrien at bl.uk<mailto:iris.obrien at bl.uk>





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