National libraries and N Guide - Resources and Review

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.
 
Offers documentation on Norway, its people, and society, in addition to fulfilling national developmental and preservation responsibilities.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Comprehensive index of national libraries around the world.
 
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.
 
Comprehensive index of national libraries around the world.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Information on the library and its services, access to Internet resources, government information, Australian libraries and Australian journals online.
 
Provides access to catalogues and databases, library news, and collection and service information.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections, opening times, a photo tour and other online services. Some information in English.
 
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.
 
Malaysian national library, providing information services to assist Malaysia's aim of becoming an industrialised and developed nation by the year 2020.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections, library expert centre and details of the bicentennial (1798
1998) of the National Library of the Netherlands.
 
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.
 
British Library Portico server. Provides access to information about all aspects of the services and collections of the UK national library.
 
Offers an online catalogue, description of collections and a virtual tour, including illuminations from the Manuscripts department. Some information in English.
 
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.
 
Offers details of the Portuguese Biblioteca Nacional, publications, library access and opening times, and services available.
 
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-).
 
Offers information about the national library of Slovenia, including access to the library OPAC, and details of interlibrary loan services.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Catalogue of newspaper and periodical titles from the 17th to the 21st century held by the British Library.
 
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.
 
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.
 
National Library of Scotland online public access catalogue.
 
An overview of the library, with details of special collections and an online catalogue.
 
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).
 
Presents details of Jamaica's national information system, a catalogue of Web resources, and an outline of ASK, the Agricultural Service of Knowledge.
 
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.
 
Offers details of publications, library access and opening times, and services available at the Austrian National Library. Information is given in German and English.
 
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.
 
Offers information about the national library of Slovenia, including access to the library OPAC, and details of interlibrary loan services.
 
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.
 
Hosts an online catalogue, a selection of links to electronic resources, a calendar of cultural events, and provides a general overview of services.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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