Two great search tools...

James ThickinsAcademic Liaison LibrarianUniversity of Westminster

No library can stock every book, journal or other resource that you may need for your dissertation research...

Union catalogues such asand

allow you to search

MULTIPLE library catalogues simultaneously

There is even a catalogue for libraries across the world

called ‘WorldCat’ –

(although obtaining material in libraries outside the UK can be difficult)!

Union catalogues facilitate

access to more resources, help you track down rare items and...

save you time + effort

Use the IDD service to obtain books available in the UK through us...

or visit the libraries you identify...

There are some great libraries in London that you can use for free...

And many academic libraries are part of the

SCONUL ACCESS scheme...

(check www.sconul.ac.uk for details)

Before you visit another library, check:

If you can access the library

If you can borrow What ID you need to

take Opening hours

is the union

catalogue for the M25 consortium of libraries –

its named after London’s favourite ring road!

Search 40+ libraries across London and the South East

(These are mainly university libraries, but some other institutions are also included.)

Search for a book

See which libraries hold it

View the holdings

Search for journals

Select ‘User Options’...

to select specific libraries to search

or to search libraries with particular specialisms

or to search libraries by the access rights that you have.

is the union catalogue for 70

research libraries across the UK

The full list of libraries can be found in the FAQs

These include…British LibraryNational Library of ScotlandNational Library of WalesNational Art Library Natural History MuseumOxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE,

KCL, SOAS, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool…

View details of each library

Search for a book

See which libraries hold it

View holdings

Search for a journal

Create an account

(this is just an option, you don’t have to!)

Create RSS feeds

Export records to Zotero, Endnote, or other bibliographic management software

Ask your

librarian about

other search tools available.

Links

• www.copac.ac.uk • www.search25.ac.uk • www.sconul.ac.uk • www.suncat.ac.uk • www.westminster.ac.uk/libraryanditservices – Your Library > IDD– Your Library > Using other libraries

• www.worldcat.org

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James ThickinsAcademic Liaison LibrarianUniversity of Westminster