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Libraries and Museums
Find information on library and museum collections and services. Search online catalogues and digital archives. Locate local libraries and serials held in UK libraries.
24 Hour Museum - news, listings and features from over 3,000 museums and galleries in the UK
Archives Hub - provides a single point of access to 23,400 descriptions of archives held in 178 UK universities and colleges
Britain's Finest - features over 425 major museums and art galleries of national and local importance
The British Library - information on its collections and services
City Business Library - print and online resources for entrepreneurs, business start-ups and sole traders
Cornucopia - search more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries
European Library - gateway to Europe's national libraries and their collections
Find it! - a guide to library collections throughout England
Glasgow Women's Library - The Lesbian Archive - contains the UK’s largest and most significant collection of materials about lesbian lives, activism and achievements.
Ibiblio - find information with the public's library and digital archive
Internet Public Library - links to authoritative sites from all over the Web
Library Spot - a range of library resources including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, maps and journals
Michael-UK - online database of digital collections held in museums, libraries and archives
Museum Net - searchable database of museums in the UK
Museum of Online Museums - links to online collections and exhibits
National Art Library - major public reference library for fine and decorative arts
Oxford Journals - includes free articles from journals published by Oxford University Press
Poetry Library - most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry in Britain
Stuart Hall Library and Iniva Archive - collection of monographs, exhibition catalogues, international art periodicals, slide collection and digital archive.
St John's Wood Library - Japanese Collection - has a good collection of Japanese adults and children’s books which is run by volunteers and on a donation only basis.
Suncat - locate serials held in UK libraries including journals, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines and annual reports.
Voices for the Library - a place for everyone who loves libraries to share their stories and experiences of the value of public libraries.
Women's Library - the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK
WorldCat – global catalogue of library collections
