Libraries of the world and their catalogues on the Internet - National, academic and public libraries - plucked from the web by Sylvia Milne, a retired librarian

Libraries of the World
And their catalogues

Academic Libraries

National Libraries

Other Institutions

Public Libraries

General Sites

Britain in Print: project aiming to provide free access for all to information about collections of early British books held in twenty-one of the nation's most important libraries.
Canadian Library Gateway
Cataloque Collectif de France
Catalogues Worldwide (by country): from LibDex
Europeana: digitised resources from Europe's archives, museums, libraries and audio visual collections
LibDex: a worldwide directory of library homepages
Libraries of the World - Bibliotecas del Mundo: search forms for libraries all over the world
Library Associations Around the World
Library Links from BUBL
Library Jargon Explained: a glossary of library, information and computing terms from Swansea University Library and Information Services
Libraries Around the World
Lib-web-cats
LibWorm: a search engine for library blogs
London Libraries: gateway to libraries in London
LoveLibraries: a campaign to make English Libraries even better
Nordic Libraries
The UK Higher Education Archives Hub
UK Libraries Plus: now part of SCONUL Access
UNESCO Library Portal
WorldCat [OCLC]: search in over 10,000 libraries worldwide
Yahoo Links to Library WWW Pages

Academic Libraries

Academic Libraries: Yahoo (Mainly US)
Cambridge University: Digital Image Collections
OBI: opacs in Britain and Ireland: on HERO
COPAC :Web Interface
Catalogues :(mainly) North American Higher Education Institutions
Libweb: Library Servers via WWW
Webcats: library catalogues on the World Wide Web
Western European Library Catalogs on the Internet

National Libraries

Note that not all libraries will have an English version of their catalogue or website. Also some libraries will not have online catalogues.

I only have links to libraries that have websites. For addresses and contacts for other national libraries National Libraries of the World Address List is a good source.
It is produced by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

There is also a list of National Libraries on the Wikipedia Site

The British Library
British Library Public Catalogue
British Library: Turning the Pages
The European Library: searches the content of European National Libraries

Other Institutions

Bibliotheca Alexandrina: modern library at Alexandria
British Film Institute National Library
British Library for Development Studies
British Library Newspaper Library
Chetham's Library
ECLAS: European Commission Library Catalogue
European Court of Human Rights Library
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Kew Library
National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum
National Library for the Blind
Natural History Museum Library
The Poetry Library
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain: Library Catalogue
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Royal Institute of British Architects' British Architectural Library
Royal Society of Chemistry
St. Deiniol's Library
School Libraries on the Web
Science Museum Library
Wellcome Trust Library
The Women's Library
Working Class Movement Library
Zoological Society of London

Public Libraries

People's Network Enquire: enquiries answered online in real-time by library staff: a service from England's public libraries
UK Public Libraries Page: compiled by Sheila and Robert Harden
US public libraries on the Web
Cheshire Library Services
Cheshire County Council Online Reference Library: accessible via library card number
Cheshire County Council Peoples Network Library Links
Essex Libraries
Gardiner Public Library. Maine US: includes Annual Who Reads What? Celebrity Reading List
Georgia Library PINES system (Public Information Network for Electronic
Services):

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Compiled by Sylvia Milne (Chester, England)

Updated 30/07/08 12:32

Links checked 30/07/08

© Sylvia Milne 1999-2008
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