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National libraries

      Titles Descriptions
  1. 2004 Library and Information Statistics Tables
  2. Biblioteca Nacional D'Andorra: National Library of Andorra
  3. Biblioteca Nacional de la Republica Argentina: National Library of Argentina
  4. Biblioteca Nacional: National Library of Portugal
  5. Biblioteca Nacional: National Library of Spain
  6. Bibliotheque nationale de France: National Library of France
  7. British Library
  8. British Library OPAC 97
  9. British Library's Twenty-Ninth Annual Report and Account
  10. Det Kongelige Bibliotek: Royal Library of Denmark
  11. Die Deutsche Bibliothek: National Library of Germany
  12. EconDesk
  13. Gabriel: Europe's National Libraries
  14. Koninklijke Bibliotheek van Belgie: National Library of Belgium
  15. Koninklijke Bibliotheek: National Library of the Netherlands
  16. Library of Congress
  17. LIBRIS: the union catalogue of Swedish libraries
  18. Lietuvos Martyno Mazvydo Nacionaline Biblioteka: National Library of Lithuania
  19. Narodna in Univerzitetna Knjiznica: National and University Library
  20. Nasjonalbiblioteket: National Library of Norway
  21. National Agriculture Library
  22. National Libraries of the World
  23. National Library of Australia
  24. National Library of Bhutan
  25. National Library of Canada
  26. National Library of Ireland
  27. National Library of Jamaica
  28. National Library of Scotland
  29. National Library of Scotland OPAC
  30. National Library of South Africa
  31. National Library of Switzerland
  32. National Library of the Czech Republic
  33. National Library of the Faroe Islands
  34. National Library of Wales
  35. National Library of Wales OPAC
  36. National Sound Archive Catalogue
  37. Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek: National Library of Austria
  38. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia: National Library of Malaysia
  39. Role of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada
  40. Te Puna: National Library of New Zealand
  41. Turkish National Library
  42. UK Higher Education and Research Libraries

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2004 Library and Information Statistics Tables
Annual collection of statistics aiming to present a broad overall perspective of the library and information scene in the UK. Includes coverage of public, national, academic and special libraries.
     Author: British Library Board
     Subjects: academic library research, library and information science news, national libraries, public libraries, special libraries
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: reference data
Biblioteca Nacional D'Andorra: National Library of Andorra
Historical information about the country's national library, first opened in 1930. Describes functions and services currently offered, lists contents of consultation rooms, and gives opening hours. Available in French and English.
     Author: Govern d'Andorra Ministeri de Cultura
     Subjects: national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Biblioteca Nacional de la Republica Argentina: National Library of Argentina
Institution responsible for maintaining bibliographical sources, periodicals, maps, and sound and video materials, and also for promoting national culture. Offers a multimedia area with Argentine music resources, an online catalogue, and details of services. Information is given in English and Spanish.
     Author: Biblioteca Nacional
     Subjects: argentina, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Biblioteca Nacional: National Library of Portugal
Offers details of the Portuguese Biblioteca Nacional, publications, library access and opening times, and services available.
     Author: Biblioteca Nacional
     Subjects: national libraries, portugal
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Biblioteca Nacional: National Library of Spain
Offers details of the Spanish Biblioteca Nacional (BNE), publications, library access and opening times, services, international projects and resources of bibliographic interest. Information in English and Spanish.
     Author: Biblioteca Nacional
     Subjects: national libraries, spain
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Bibliotheque nationale de France: National Library of France
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections and a virtual tour, including illuminations from the Manuscripts department. Some information in English.
     Author: Bibliotheque nationale de France
     Subjects: france, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
British Library
British Library Portico server. Provides access to information about all aspects of the services and collections of the UK national library.
     Author: British Library
     Subjects: national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
British Library OPAC 97
Access to the Reference and Document Supply Centre collections of the British Library. The Reference collections include Humanities and Social Sciences (1975-), Science, Technology and Business (1975-), Music (1975-) and older reference material (to 1975 only). Collections can be searched individually or together. The Document Supply collections cover Books and Reports (1980-), Journals and Serials (1700-) and Conferences (1800-).
     Author: British Library
     Subjects: library catalogues in england, music libraries, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 025.3
     Resource type: opac
British Library's Twenty-Ninth Annual Report and Account
Presents the annual report of the British Library for 2001-02. Outlines the Library's performance and notable achievements during the year, and includes performance statistics, information on the organisational structure, and Board accounts. Also features seven case studies illustrating the use of the library collections. Report is offered as a series of PDF files, with some sections also available in HTML.
     Author: British Library
     Subjects: national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: documents
Det Kongelige Bibliotek: Royal Library of Denmark
Hosts an online catalogue, a selection of links to electronic resources, a calendar of cultural events, and provides a general overview of services.
     Author: Royal Library
     Subjects: denmark, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Die Deutsche Bibliothek: National Library of Germany
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections, opening times, a photo tour and other online services. Some information in English.
     Author: Die Deutsche Bibliothek
     Subjects: germany, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
EconDesk
A reference service on economic topics, provided by the German National Library of Economics (ZBW). EconDesk provides short facts like statistical data, definitions of technical terms as well as addresses and country information via email, telephone or Internet chat.
     Author: German National Library of Economics Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
     Subjects: economics research, germany, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 330
     Resource type: service
Gabriel: Europe's National Libraries
Gateway to Europe's national libraries. Aims to improve, extend and expand the dissemination of information about and from national libraries. Includes news from Europe's national libraries, information on collaborative projects and partnerships and also hosts a members only site for the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL).
     Author: Conference of National European Libraries
     Subjects: european libraries, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: documents
Koninklijke Bibliotheek van Belgie: National Library of Belgium
An overview of the library, with details of special collections and an online catalogue.
     Author: Royal Library of Belgium
     Subjects: belgium, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Koninklijke Bibliotheek: National Library of the Netherlands
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections, library expert centre and details of the bicentennial (1798-1998) of the National Library of the Netherlands.
     Author: Koninklijke Bibliotheek
     Subjects: national libraries, netherlands
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Library of Congress
The LC aims to make its resources available and useful to the US Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. As well as information about the Library, its publications and services, there is access to the catalogue and to legislative, copyright and government information.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: national libraries, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.573
     Resource type: document collection
LIBRIS: the union catalogue of Swedish libraries
Free access to bibliographic services provided by the LIBRIS Department at the Royal Library (Sweden) including the LIBRIS database which represents the holdings of about 200 Swedish libraries.
     Author: LIBRIS, The Royal Library
     Subjects: national libraries, sweden
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: opac
Lietuvos Martyno Mazvydo Nacionaline Biblioteka: National Library of Lithuania
Provides access to catalogues and databases, library news, and collection and service information.
     Author: National Library of Lithuania
     Subjects: lithuania, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Narodna in Univerzitetna Knjiznica: National and University Library
Offers information about the national library of Slovenia, including access to the library OPAC, and details of interlibrary loan services.
     Author: Narodna in Univerzitetna Knjiznica
     Subjects: national libraries, slovenia
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Nasjonalbiblioteket: National Library of Norway
Offers documentation on Norway, its people, and society, in addition to fulfilling national developmental and preservation responsibilities.
     Author: Nasjonalbiblioteket
     Subjects: national libraries, norway
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Agriculture Library
Information about library services and events. Provides access to AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access), a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators, and also to AgNIC, a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
     Author: National Agriculture Library
     Subjects: agriculture education, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 026
     Resource type: library
National Libraries of the World
Comprehensive index of national libraries around the world.
     Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
     Subjects: national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027
     Resource type: index
National Library of Australia
Information on the library and its services, access to Internet resources, government information, Australian libraries and Australian journals online.
     Author: National Library of Australia
     Subjects: australian libraries, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Canada
The NLC gathers, makes known, preserves and promotes Canada's published heritage, and offers access to many information services provided by the library and to other sources of Canadian information.
     Author: National Library of Canada
     Subjects: canada, canadian libraries, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Ireland
Offers a brief library history, description of collections, details of reader services, opening hours, events and publications. Most information is in English, some in Irish.
     Author: National Library of Ireland
     Subjects: ireland, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Jamaica
Presents details of Jamaica's national information system, a catalogue of Web resources, and an outline of ASK, the Agricultural Service of Knowledge.
     Author: National Library of Jamaica
     Subjects: jamaica, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Scotland
Founded over 300 years ago as the Library of the Faculty of Advocates. Now serves as a general research library of international importance and as the world's leading repository for the printed and manuscript record of Scotland's history and culture.
     Author: National Library of Scotland
     Subjects: national libraries, scotland
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of South Africa
Divided into four main areas; newsroom, publications, services, and collections, South Africa's national library offers access to the OPAC, the Index to South African Periodicals (ISAP), and details of special interest materials.
     Author: National Library of South Africa
     Subjects: national libraries, south africa
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Switzerland
Information on the past, present, and future of the Swiss National Library, as well as an outline of it's catalogues and collections. Details are provided in English, French, German, Italian, and Rumantsch.
     Author: Swiss National Library
     Subjects: national libraries, switzerland
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of the Czech Republic
Official information on the Czech Republic's national library, located in Prague. Outlines professional and publishing activities, projects and programmes, and the 'Slavonic Library' which provides public access to a collection of world Slavistic literature.
     Author: National Library of the Czech Republic
     Subjects: czech republic, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Information about the library and its services with links to world news, reference works, and resources in the fields of theology, science, social science, law, geography, business, technology, music, and sport. Information is primarily in Faroese.
     Author: National Library of the Faroe Islands
     Subjects: faroe islands, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Library of Wales
Established by Royal Charter in 1907 and is now one of the six largest libraries in Britain. Provides general information on the library, its departments, collections and exhibitions. All infomation available in Welsh and English.
     Author: National Library of Wales
     Subjects: national libraries, wales, welsh history
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
National Sound Archive Catalogue
Contains entries for published and unpublished recordings held by the British Library. Material covers various genres including pop, jazz, classical, world music, language, and wildlife sounds. Copies of recordings can be ordered, and, if an audio version is required, a 'listening appointment' can be made.
     Author: British Library Board
     Subjects: library catalogues in england, music libraries, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 026.78
     Resource type: opac
Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek: National Library of Austria
Offers details of publications, library access and opening times, and services available at the Austrian National Library. Information is given in German and English.
     Author: Nationalbibliothek
     Subjects: national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia: National Library of Malaysia
Malaysian national library, providing information services to assist Malaysia's aim of becoming an industrialised and developed nation by the year 2020.
     Author: Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia
     Subjects: malaysia, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Role of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada
Report examining the role of the National Archives and Library of Canada in the next century. Considers their contribution in relation to collections / acquisitions, access, preservation, information management issues, organisational structure and leadership.
     Author: Canadian Heritage
     Subjects: archives, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: documents
Te Puna: National Library of New Zealand
Offers an online catalogue, the New Zealand National Bibliography, and publicly available databases such as the Ranfurly Collection, and a Maori thesaurus - He Puna Kupu Maori.
     Author: National Library of New Zealand
     Subjects: national libraries, new zealand
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
Turkish National Library
Information about publications and services provided by the National Library of Turkey. Includes access to an online catalogue, and a bibliography of articles in Turkish periodicals.
     Author: National Library of Turkey
     Subjects: national libraries, turkey
     DeweyClass: 027.5
     Resource type: institution
UK Higher Education and Research Libraries
Collection of over 150 libraries and information services, including those of universities, university colleges, and institutes and colleges of higher education. Libraries are listed alphabetically, and additional listings of UK library consortia and UK national libraries are provided.
     Author: Tilsed, Ian
     Subjects: library organisations, national libraries
     DeweyClass: 027.7
     Resource type: index