Libraries in the UK

• COPAC searches the combined catalogues of the UK's major research libraries. Click here for a full list of the libraries covered (N.B. Does not include Birkbeck).
• UK Higher Education library catalogues via lib-web-cats
• UK Higher Education and Research Libraries
• UK Public Libraries

Libraries Worldwide

• Biblioteca Nacional (National Library of Spain)
• Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library of France)
• Deutsche Bibliothek (National Library of Germany)
• The European Library offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals - both digital and non-digital) of the 43 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some priced
• Library of Congress (US)
• lib-web-cats A directory of libraries throughout the world
• LibDex Links to over 18,000 library web sites worldwide
• LibWeb Links to over 6,000 libraries from 115 countries
• UNESCO Libraries Portal

For specialist libraries click on the Subject Guides tab at the top of the page