UK and international libraries and archives

UK

• Archives Hub is a gateway to archive collections held in UK universities and colleges
• British Library catalogue: records for all books published in the UK
• Canterbury Cathedral Library: the Cathedral Library catalogue is included in the University of Kent Library catalogue, but an appointment is needed if you want to consult material. More information
• COPAC: a union catalogue of all the main UK academic and specialist libraries, including the British Library (part of CURL)
• find it! - helps you identify library collections in England that are particularly useful for a given subject
• Kent County Council Public Libraries: you can join the public library upon proof of local residence (eg a utility bill or letter addressed to you at your local address)
• M25 Consortium: provides links to the catalogues of the member libraries, most of whom are based in London. It also provides a union list of serials which gives locations for journal titles within the Consortium libraries
• SUNCAT: a union list of journals held in major UK libraries. Help and support for using SUNCAT is also available
• UK Public Libraries - websites and catalogue

Europe

• ECLAS - EU Catalogue
• The European Library Portal - searches the catalogues of 45 national libraries
• GABRIEL - European National Libraries
• Swiss Book - Swiss National Bibliography
• Libraries in Belgium
• Libraries in France

Rest of the World

• Libdex: library catalogues world-wide
• Library of Congress (USA) and its Catalogues