National libraries and archives
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We have compiled what we believe is the most complete and current list of national library web sites in the world. Each entry includes direct links to the library's main home page in as many languages as are available, as well as direct links to all things that might be useful to ILL practitioners such as gateways and union catalogs, union lists of serials, free full-text publications, online directories, national bibliographies for those materials that cannot be found anywhere else, and ILL policy information. If you know of a national library web site that's missing, please add it.
Links are generally to the native-language home page. English-language home pages and/or search interfaces are provided when available. Google Translate may be useful for navigating native-language sites.
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A
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas
- College of the Bahamas
- COBWEB online catalog
Bangladesh
Belarus
- Natsional'naia Biblioteka Belarusi/National Library of Belarus Russian interface
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nacionalna i Univerzitetska Biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovina/National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- COBISS Online catalog
- See also Republic of Srpska
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
C
Canada
- Canadian Agriculture Library
- French interface
- Document Delivery services
- Library Catalogue includes CAL, NRC-CISTI and Health Canada
- Library and Archives Canada
- French interface
- English interface
- AMICUS Canadian National Catalogue
- Theses Canada Portal
- ArchiviaNet soon to be replaced by Archives Search
- Canadian Library Gateway includes Canadian national union catalogs, ILL information, and Directory of Special Collections of Research Value in Canadian Libraries
- National Research Council Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI)
- French interface
- English interface
- Document Delivery services
- Docline in Canada
- Online catalog includes the collection of the Canadian Agriculture Library
- See also Quebec
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
- Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano de Costa Rica/National Library of Costa Rica
- MetaBase Central American Union includes holdings for Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
- Kypriake Vivliotheke/Cyprus Library
- English interface
- Cyprus Libraries Web Gate Union Catalog includes holdings of the Cyprus Library
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
- Det Kongelige Bibliotek
- English interface
- REX: The Royal Library's Online Catalogue with additional holdings from other libraries
- E-Resources (Elektra)
- Illustreret Tidende Danish periodicals online, 1859-1924
- See also Faroe Islands
- See also Greenland
E
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
F
Faroe Islands
- Føroya Landsbókasavn
- English interface
- Interlibrary Loans policy information
- Timarit.is full-image magazines from Iceland, Faroe Islands, and Greenland
Finland
- National Library of Finland
- Swedish interface
- English interface
- FinELib National Electronic Library
- Linnea Union Catalogues
- FENNICA: The National Bibliography of Finland
- HELKA Joint Database of the Helsinki University libraries and the National Library of Finland
- VIOLA: Finnish national discography and bibliography of sheet music
- NELLI: Portal to Online Catalogues
France
G
Georgia
- National Parliamentary Library of Georgia
- WebISIS Online catalog
- Electronic Resources
Germany
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek/German National Library
- English interface
- Online Catalog
- Deutsches Musikarchiv
- Catalogue of the Deutsches Musikarchiv
- Deutsche Nationalbibliografie German National Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Archival Papers of the Deutsches Exilarchiv 1933-1945
- Union Catalogue of Serials/ZDB
- Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum
- Jewish Periodicals during the NS Regime in Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Guyana
H
Holy See (Vatican)
- See Vatican
Honduras
Hungary
- Országos Széchényi Könyvtár/National Széchényi Library
- English interface
- Online catalog
- HEKTOR database of Hungarian books, foreign books, dime novels, and music compositions
- EPA: National Periodical Database
- MOKKA Hungarian National Shared Catalogue
- Hungarian Electronic Library
- Document Supply Service
I
Iceland
- National and University Library of Iceland
- English interface
- Gegnir union catalog of Icelandic libraries
- Sagnanet Icelandic medieval literature
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
- National Library of Israel
- English interface
- Online Catalog
- Early Hebrew Newspapers English and Hebrew
- Holy Land Maps English and Hebrew
- Archival Collections of the JNUL
- Music Center
- Israel Union List of Serials
- Interlibrary Loan
- Copying Services
Italy
- Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
- Online Catalog
- OPAC Indice SBN Union catalog for Italian libraries
- Biblioteca Digitale
J
Jamaica
Japan
- National Diet Library
- Online Catalog
- NDL National Union Catalog Japanese only
- National Union Catalog of Newspapers Japanese only
- International Library of Children's Literature
- Rare Books Image Database Japanese only
- Photoduplication Service
- Digial Library from the Meiji Era (Kindai Digital Library) Japanese only
- National Archives of Japan
Jordan
K
Kazakhstan
- National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan English interface
- Kazakh interface
- Russian interface
- Online Catalog Russian only
Kenya
Korea (South)
Kyrgyz Republic
- National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Russian interface
- Kyrgyz interface
- Online Catalog Russian only
Kuwait
L
Laos
Latvia
- National Library of Latvia
- English interface
- Online Catalog
- Interlibrary Loan
- Databases of National Bibliography
- Catalogs and Databases
- Digital Collections including images of Latvia periodicals and music scores
Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek German interface
- Online Catalog German interface
Lithuania
Luxembourg
- Bibliothèque Nationale de Luxembourg
- Bibnet.lu Online Catalog
- National Bibliographies French interface
- Photocopies et reproductions
M
Macedonia
- National and University Library Macedonian only
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
- Biblioteca Nacional de México/National Library of Mexico Spanish interface
- Hemeroteca Nacional de México
- Nautilo Catálogo Combined online catalog
Moldova
- Biblioteca Nacionala a Republicii Moldova
- Bibliotecă Digitală Online Catalog
- Bibliografia Natională National Bibliography
Monaco
Morocco
N
Namibia
- National Library of Namibia
- Online catalog
- NAMLIT database of literature published in or about Namibia
- Namibia National Bibliography
- Document Delivery Service
- Namibian Interlending System and manual
Nepal
Netherlands
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek/National Library of the Netherlands
- English interface
- KB Online Catalog
- Krantencatalogus Catalog of newspapers held by the KB
- Short Title Catalogue Netherlands
- Digital Library
- Out Now weekly list of titles published in the Netherlands
New Zealand
- National Library of New Zealand
- Online Catalog
- TAPUHI catalog of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- NZNB New Zealand National Bibliography
- Index New Zealand database of articles published in New Zealand over the past 20 years
- Te Puna Web Directory of New Zealand, Maori, and Pacific Island web sites - English and Maori interfaces
- Cadence database of choral sets and orchestral parts held by New Zealand choirs, orchestras, and libraries
- Directory of New Zealand Libraries
- Interloans service
- Copyright & Usage
Nicaragua
- Archivo Nacional de Nicaragua
- Biblioteca Nacional "Rubén Darío"
- Biblioteca Virtual en Salud/National Health Library
Norway
O
Oman
- Sultan Qaboos University
- LibriVision online catalog
- Serials Holding List
P
Pakistan
- National Library of Pakistan - includes OPAC search interface
Panama
Peru
Philippines
- Pambansang Aklatan Ng Pilipinas/National Library of the Philippines
- Online Catalog
- National Libries of the World check this list for additional libraries
Poland
Portugal
- Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
- Online Catalog
- PORBASE Portuguese national union catalog
Q
Quebec
R
Republic of Srpska
Romania
- Biblioteca Nationala a Romaniei entire site in Romanian
Russia
- Rossiiskaia Gosudarstvennaia Biblioteka/Russian State Library
- English interface search box at top of page searches their digital library and/or online catalog
- United Electronic Catalog (UEC) online catalog
S
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
- Matica Srpska Library
- Narodna Biblioteka Srbije/National Library of Serbia
- English interface
- Online Catalog COBISS
- Serbian library union catalog COBISS
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
- National Library of South Africa
- Online Catalog
- Index to South African Periodicals (ISAP)
- Document Supply Services
- Introduction to the SANB South African National Bibliography
Spain
Sri Lanka
- National Library and Documentation Centre Sri Lanka home page links directly to their online catalog, National Union Catalogue, Newspaper Article Index, Index to Post-Graduate Theses, and Interlibrary Loan service
Sweden
- Kungliga Biblioteket
- English interface
- Regina Online catalog
- LIBRIS Swedish union catalog
- Collections
- Suecana catalog of Swedish literature published abroad
- Swedish Newspapers Online
Switzerland
Syria
T
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
- Bibliothèque Nationale/National Library - NB: appears that there are no links on library home page
Turkey
U
Uganda
Ukraine
- Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
- English interface
- Online catalog Ukrainian only
- Dissertations catalog Ukrainian only
- Periodicals catalog Ukrainian only
- List of specialized catalogs Ukrainian only
United Kingdom
- British Library
- Catalogues
- Integrated Catalogue
- Manuscripts Catalogues
- Sound Archive Catalogue
- Newspapers Catalogue
- COPAC includes BL maps holdings
- Other major catalogues
- Services
- BLDSC British Library Document Supply Centre
- SED BLDSC Secure Electronic Delivery
- Patents, Trademarks, and Designs
- Imaging Services
- Document Supply Services
- British Library Direct Document order form
- Images Online
- Catalogues
- National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum
- See also Isle of Man
- See also Scotland
- See also Wales
United States
- Library of Congress
- Online Catalog
- PPOC Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
- SONIC Sound Online Inventory and Catalog
- Gateway to Library Catalogs
- NLS Union Catalog National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- United States Copyright Office
- THOMAS Legislative information from the Library of Congress
- Interlibrary Loan
- National Agricultural Library
- AGRICOLA online catalog includes article-level citations as well as books on agricultural literature
- Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA
- Find USDA Publications
- Requesting Library Materials
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Online Catalog ARC Archival Research Catalog
- AAD Access to Archival Databases
- Research Tools and Finding Aids
- Research at the National Archives
- Obtaining Copies of Records
- Microfilm Catalog
- Publications
- Forms for Ordering
- Obtaining Copies from NARA's Regional Archives
- Obtaining Copies from NARA's Presidential Libraries
- National Library of Medicine
- LocatorPlus Online catalog
- PubMed database of 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life sciences journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s
- DOCLINE NLM's automated ILL request routing and referral system
- Interlibrary Loan
- NNLM National Network of Libraries of Medicine
- DOCLINE Survival Links
- Loansome Doc document delivery service
- Loansome Doc Information for Librarians
- Loansome Doc: First Steps
- Resource Sharing and Document Delivery
- EFTS Electronic Funds Transfer System (U. of Connecticut Health Center)
- LinkOut
- Library LinkOut Survival Guide
- SERHOLD
- FreeShare
- NN/LM Document Delivery Plan
- Electronic Document Delivery
- National Transportation Library
- NTL Integrated Search combined access to TRISOnline and the NTL Catalog
- TRISOnline database of books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, and ongoing transportation research
- TLCat Transportation Libraries Catalog - union catalog of transportation libraries in the U.S.
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
- National Library of Uzbekistan entire site Russian only
V
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela
- Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela Spanish only
Vietnam
W
Wales
- Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/National Library of Wales
- English interface
- Online catalogue
- ISYS specialized databases, all slated to be included in full catalogue in near future
- Newsplan Cymru information about Welsh newspapers
- Archives Network Wales index to collections held in Record Offices, universities, and other bodies in Wales
X
Y
Z
Reference: Other lists to national libraries & archives
- List of National Libraries Wikipedia
- National Libraries of the World
- National Library Websites University of Queensland
