Other Libraries' Web Catalogues

The British Library is a member of CURL (Consortium of Research Libraries) and its main web catalogue, the Integrated Catalogue, along with the catalogues of 22 of the largest university research libraries in the UK, can be searched through CURL's web catalogue, Copac.

There are many other freely available library catalogues on the Internet (often called "OPACs "- online public access catalogues) and here we have listed some of the most widely used, under the following headings - Directories, UK National Libraries, UK Academic Libraries and Overseas Libraries.

Directories of Catalogues

• BUBL Link - online public access catalogue - comprehensive listings of library catalogues, mainly UK academic.
• Cybrary: National Library Catalogues Worldwide - University of Queensland directory.
• LibDex - worldwide directory of library websites, including web-based OPACs.
• OBI - OPACS in Britain and Ireland
• Public Library OPACs - a directory of UK public library OPACs.

UK National Library Catalogues

• National Art Library
• National Library of Scotland
• National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
• Natural History Museum

UK Academic Library Catalogues

• Copac - UK and Irish academic and national library catalogue.
• Cambridge University
• Oxford University
• Library OPACs in HE [Higher Education]
• M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries in and around London.

Overseas Library Catalogues

• Amicus - National Library of Canada.
• Ariadna - Biblioteca Nacional de Espana.
• Bibliotek - Danish National Union Catalogue.
• BIBSYS - union catalogue from Norway covering over 6 million items.
• Canadian Library Gateway - gateway to Canadian library websites and catalogues.
• Catalogues et Ressources Electroniques - Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
• Helveticat - Swiss National Library.
• Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands.
• Library of Congress
• National Library of Australia
• National Library of Medicine
• Regina - National Library of Sweden
• REX - Royal Library of Denmark.