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The article focuses on Prince Charles has thrown his royal weight behind a fundraising campaign to keep a treasure trove of literary manuscripts in the Grate Britain. Topics discussed include he is patron of the Friends of the National Libraries (FNL); and leading the campaign to keep the Honresfield Library Collection in the U.K. The collection was slated to be auctioned by Sotheby's in summer 2021.

The article discusses about Addressing the Gender Pay Gap at the British Library. Topics include the British library said in a press release that it remains committed to eliminating its gender pay gap; when female employees earned an average of 96 percent for every pound paid to men; and CEO Roly Keating who issued his own statement on the gender pay gap reporting, asserts that the library is taking various step to make gender pay equality a reality by 2023.

The article offers information related to online copyright around the world. Topics include a proposed bill in Ukraine which aims to address online copyright violations, collaboration between archive and library systems specialist ProQuest and St. Andrews University in Scotland, and celebration of the life and works of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes.

This section offers international digital information news briefs. The Dutch secondhand ebook website Tom Kabinet is still open despite the court ruling against its continued operation due to charges of selling illegally acquired ebooks. The Spanish National Library (BNE) will be granted greater autonomy once a bill is passed through Spain's legislature and is sanctioned by its king. Data from the British House of Commons Library research shows a drop in public library visits in Great Britain.

The article mentions that the task of developing an active approach in developing a pan-European copyright laws is the responsibility of Günther Oettinger, commissioner for digital economy and society at the Eureopean Commission (EC). Topics discussed include the recommendations of the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) to Oettinger, as well as Spain's latest copyright law. Also mentioned is online retailer Amazon.com Inc. still being absent in the Polish ebook market.