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Research libraries

      Titles Descriptions
  1. ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries
  2. ARL: Association of Research Libraries
  3. BIBSYS
  4. CDLR: Centre for Digital Library Research
  5. CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
  6. COPAC: University Research Library Catalogue
  7. CURL: Consortium of University Research Libraries
  8. LIBER: Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche
  9. METROWeb
  10. Repositories of Primary Sources
  11. Researching Librarian
  12. SCURL: Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries
  13. Washington Research Library Consortium

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ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries
Professional association of academic librarians aiming to enhance information services within the higher education community and improve learning, teaching, and research.
     Author: American Library Association
     Subjects: academic libraries worldwide, research libraries, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
ARL: Association of Research Libraries
ARL aims to identify and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of scholarly communication. ARL comprises the libraries that serve major North American research institutions. Includes information on scholarly communication, information policy and technology.
     Author: Association of Research Libraries
     Subjects: library organisations, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
BIBSYS
A shared library system for all Norwegian University Libraries, the National Library and a number of research libraries. The BIBSYS database is searchable and includes around 1.8 million records.
     Author: BIBSYS
     Subjects: european libraries, library resource sharing, norway, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 021.6
     Resource type: opac
CDLR: Centre for Digital Library Research
Based at Strathclyde University, the CDLR conducts research on digital library issues ranging from information policy and information retrieval to document storage technologies and standards. Includes material on individual projects with links to their specific Web resources, along with details of presentations and reports delivered since the Centre's creation in 1999.
     Author: Centre for Digital Library Research
     Subjects: digital library research, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 025.0
     Resource type: documents
CNI: Coalition for Networked Information
Organisation to advance the promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity. Founded in 1990 by the Association of Research Libraries, Educom, and CAUSE.
     Author: Coalition for Networked Information
     Subjects: internet resource discovery, library and information science education, library and information science research, research libraries, scholarly communication
     DeweyClass: 001.2
     Resource type: institution, journal
COPAC: University Research Library Catalogue
Internationally accessible union catalogue providing free access to the combined online catalogues from some of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland.
     Author: Manchester Computing, Manchester University
     Subjects: higher education research data, library resource sharing, online bibliographic searching, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 025.3132
     Resource type: opac
CURL: Consortium of University Research Libraries
CURL is a group of UK research libraries whose mission is to promote, maintain and improve library resources for research in universities. The CURL database supports a record retrieval and reference service for library staff.
     Author: Consortium of University Research Libraries
     Subjects: digital library archiving, library resource sharing, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
LIBER: Ligue des Bibliotheques Europeennes de Recherche
Principal association of the major research libraries of Europe. Aims to represent and promote their interests.
     Author: LIBER
     Subjects: european libraries, research libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: institution
METROWeb
The New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency (METRO) is a not-for-profit library cooperative which promotes resource sharing among member libraries.
     Author: New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency
     Subjects: library resource sharing, research libraries, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 021.6
     Resource type: institution
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Links provided according to geographical location.
     Author: Abraham, Terry
     Subjects: archives, rare books, research libraries, special libraries
     DeweyClass: 026
     Resource type: index
Researching Librarian
Collection of databases, journals, statistics, discussion lists, and current awareness resources, all of which are intended to assist librarians undertaking research. Also offers links to funding bodies and guidelines on writing proposals.
     Author: Ashmore, Beth
     Subjects: library and information science research, research libraries, research methods
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: index
SCURL: Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries
Principal association of research libraries in Scotland. Outlines SCURL's history, organisation, and activities, and provides links to SCURL projects and initiatives such as CAIRNS, SCONE, SEED, and HERON.
     Author: Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries
     Subjects: research libraries
     DeweyClass: 020.6
     Resource type: documents
Washington Research Library Consortium
Regional library cooperative established in 1987 to support the information and research needs of seven universities in the Washington DC metropolitan area. A voluntary alliance which grew out of a long history of inter-library cooperation among the academic libraries in this area.
     Author: Washington Research Library Consortium
     Subjects: library resource sharing, research libraries, united states libraries
     DeweyClass: 021.6
     Resource type: institution