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Germany   [nationwide] [regional corporate systems] [Berlin]
Germany: nationwide search
- DBI (Ehemaliges) Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut, DBI-Link Datenbanken: Login.
The DBI is in the process of being dissolved by law of 6 Oct 1999.
- DDB Die Deutsche Bibliothek,
DDB - Z39.50 Gateway (Java required).
Includes, for simultaneous or separate access:
- German systems: DBI,
DDB-ILTIS (the main DDB database, monographs and periodicals published in Germany or in German speaking countries 1945 to date),
GBV, BVB,
DIMDI (Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information)
- European OPACs: British Library, British COPAC,
BIBSYS (Norway), LIBRIS (Sweden), LBOPAC (Steiermärkische Landesbibliothek)
- Non-European OPACs: Library of Congress, MELVYL (University of California, USA),
Center for Research Libraries (Chicago),
National Library of Australia,
Chinese Library at the University of Hong Kong
- DigBib Digitale Bibliothek NRW: Metasearch engine,
includes various German catalogues
(DDB-ILTIS,
BVB,
GBV,
HBZ),
catalogues in other countries
(British Library,
Library of Congress,
MELVYL), and other databases
- EUCOR Europäische
Konföderation der Oberrheinischen Universitäten / Confédération
Européenne des Universités du Rhin Supérieur: Meta search
interface located at Karlsruhe, includes Badische Landesbibliothek and university libraries
Karlsruhe,
Freiburg,
Basel & Bern, Mulhouse and Strasbourg
- KVK
Karlsruher Virtueller
Katalog, Meta search interface, includes:
- German catalogues:
DDB (ILTIS),
German regional systems (BVB, GBV,
HBZ, HEBIS,
HOBSY (Hannover),
KOBV quicksearch,
SWB),
ZDB (Zeitschriftendatenbank)
- Catalogues in Austria & Switzerland:
Österreichischer Verbundkatalog,
IDS (Deutschschweiz),
NEBIS (Zürich)
- Other countries:
BNF (Paris),
British COPAC,
British Library,
NLS (Scotland),
Indice SBN (Italy),
Biblioteca Nacional (Spain),
Library of Congress
- Commercial Booksellers:
VLB (Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher),
KNO (German wholesaler),
Amazon.de
- VD17 Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum
erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts,
catalogue, ca. 147.000 entries
(a retrospective national bibliography of 17th century prints, upgraded quarterly)
Germany: regional corporate systems
- BVB Bibliotheksverbund
Bayern, Verbundkatalog. Collective catalogue for all
Bavarian libraries, including Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Staatsbibliothek Bamberg,
university libraries of Augsburg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Eichstätt, Erlangen-Nürnberg,
München (UB/TU), Passau, Regensburg, Würzburg. Additional search access to SWB, GBV, ZDB, DDB, and DBI
- BVBB Bibliotheksverbund
Berlin-Brandenburg: Former collective catalogue (until 1999) of Staatsbibliothek Berlin and several other
libraries (university libraries FU Berlin, TU Berlin, HdK Berlin, TU Cottbus,
Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder; Deutsches Historisches Museum). Will be succeeded by KOBV
- GBV Gemeinsamer
Bibliotheksverbund Nord, GBV
Online. More than 170 academic or public libraries of Bremen/Hamburg,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein,
Thüringen. Gives also separate access to the regional subsystems of
Braunschweig, Göttingen, Hamburg and Hannover.
- HBZ Hochschulbibliotheks-Zentrum
Nordrhein Westfalen: Collective Catalogue of the university libaries in
Nordrhein-Westfalen
- HEBIS Hessisches Bibliotheks-Informationssystem,
OPAC. Includes
Darmstadt (Hessische Landes- und Hochschulbibliothek), Frankfurt a.M.
(Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Senckenbergische Bibliothek,
Fachhochschule, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule St. Georgen),
Fulda (Hessische Landesbibliothek, Fachhochschule), Gießen (UB, FHS),
Kassel (Gesamthochschule), Mainz (UB, Stadtbibliothek), Marburg (UB,
Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Institut).
- KIVK Kirchlicher Verbundkatalog,
OPAC: 71 (mostly German) libraries
- KOBV Kooperativer
Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg, OPAC:
Union catalogue of university libraries in Berlin and Brandenburg, includes currently FU Berlin,
HU Berlin, TU Berlin, HdK Berlin, UB Potsdam
- SWB Südwestdeutscher
Bibliotheksverbund, OPAC
Collective catalogue for "Monographien und Zeitschriften der wissenschaftlichen
Bibliotheken von Baden Württemberg, Sachsen, der Pfalz, des Saarlands
(nur Zeitschriften), und einiger Spezialbibliotheken anderer Bundesländer".
For some of these libraries there exist additional meta search interfaces:
- OLIX Recherche
Freiburg i.Br.: UB Freiburg and related libraries,
Staddtbibliothek Freiburg, Badische Landesbibliothek, UB Karlsruhe,
Universitätsinstitute Karlsruhe, Stuttgarter Gesamtkatalog,
UB Kaiserslauten, UB Tübingen
- UB Karlsruhe -
Literaturrecherche in verschiedenen Katalogen: interface to search
the catalogues of UB Karlsruhe, Universitätsinstitute Karlsruhe, Badische
Landesbibliothek, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Bibliographie Bundesgerichtshof,
UB Freiburg, UB Hohenheim, UB Kaiserslautern, UB Mannheim, Hochschule für
Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer, UB/Univ. Stuttgart, Stuttgarter Gesamtkatalog,
Württembergische Landesbibliothek, UB/Univ. Tübingen
- UB Karlsruhe -
Rheinland-Pfalz OPAC: UB Kaiserslautern, UB Mainz, Rheinische Landesbibliothek
(announced), UB Trier, simultaneous search possible.
- See also KVK
Germany: Berlin
- MetaOPAC Berlin-Brandenburg: meta search engine, includes:
DBI, FUB, FHI, HMI, HUB, MDC, MPI für Bildungsforschung, TUB, WZ Berlin, and several OPACs of Brandenburg
- AGB Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek: see ZLB
- BBAW Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der
Wissenschaften, Kataloge
- BStB Berliner Stadtbibliothek: see ZLB
- BBF Bibliothek für
Bildungeschichteliche Forschung,
Katalog
- DBI Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut: see DBI
- FUB Freie Universität Berlin,
OPAC
- FHI Fritz-Haber-Institut Berlin
- HdK Berliner Hochschule der Künste,
OPAC
- HMI Hahn-Meitner-Institut, OPAC
- HUB Humboldt-Universität Berlin:
Universitätsbibliothek,
OPAC, alternative search interface
- IAI Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut -
Sammlung Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Katalog
- Max-Planck-Institut
für Bildungsforschung
- MDC Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine,
Library
- SBB Staatsbibliothek Berlin - Preußischer
Kulturbesitz, Kataloge:
currently still to be accessed via DBI
- Senatsbibliothek Berlin, Katalog
- TUB Technische
Universität Berlin, Bibliotheken,
OPAC
- VÖBB Verbund Öffentlicher
Bibliotheken Berlins: various district libraries (Bezirksbibliotheken) in Berlin
- WZ Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin,
OPAC
- ZLB Zentral- und
Landesbibliothek Berlin, OPAC
online catalogue of Amerika Gedenkbibliothek (AGB), Berliner Stadtbibliothek (BStB) and Zentrum
für Berlin-Studien (ZBS)
- ZLB-baC Berliner Allegro-Katalog: combines ZLB and catalogues of all district libraries.
- ZfL Zentrum
für Literaturforschung
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Great Britain
Nationwide search
- BOPAC2: simultaneous search in more than 30 British and other catalogues
- COPAC Consortium of University
Research Libraries, Collective catalogue for the university libraries of Birmingham,
Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool,
University of London, University College London,
Imperial College (London), Manchester, Nottingham,
Oxford, School of Advanced Studies, Sheffield, Southampton,
Trinity College Dublin, Warwick
Individual libraries
- The British Library Online Catalogue
- National Library of Scotland,
Catalogues & online resources
- National Library of Wales,
Databases and catalogues
- University of Aberdeen,
Library,
Webpac,
telnet access
- University of St. Andrews,
Library,
SAULCAT Web Cataloge,
telnet access
- University of Birmingham,
Information Services
Library Catalogue
- University of Brighton,
Library
- University of Bristol,
catalogue
- University of Cambridge,
WWW catalogue
- Trinity College Cambridge,
Library
Catalogue
- University of Durham,
Library,
catalogue
- University of Edinburgh,
catalogue
- University of Exeter,
Library catalogue,
- University of Glasgow,
Library,
Library catalogue
- University of Hull,
library catalogue
- University of Kent at Canterbury,
catalogue
- University of Leeds,
Library catalogue,
- City University London,
catalogue
- Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
(London), libraries, catalogues
- Kings College (London),
Library Services,
catalogue
- University College London,
Library,
catalogue
- University of London Library,
Combined Library Catalogue
(includes School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Heythrop College Library, Combined Rare Book Collection)
- University of Manchester,
John Rylands University Library,
Catalogue Web Service
- University of Oxford,
OLIS - Oxford University libraries' online catalogue
- University of Reading,
Library,
catalogue
- University of Surrey,
TalisWeb Catalogue
- University of Sussex at Brighton,
catalogue
- University of Wales Bangor,
Information Services,
catalogue
- University of York,
Library,
telnet access
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Ireland
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Italy
Nationwide search:
Piemonte:
- Catalogo Collettivo
delle Biblioteche Piemontesi (Polo regionale piemontese SBN): University libraries and other academic, public and
ecclesiastic libraries in Torino, Acqui Terme, Alba, Alessandria, Asti, Borgomanero, Bose, Bra, Carmagnola, Casale,
Cherasco, Chieri, Collegno, Cuneo, Fossano, Ivrea, Monferrato, Mondovì, Novara, Novi Ligure, Ovada, Pinerolo,
Susa, Torre Pellice, Stresa, Tortona, Valenza, Varallo, Verbania, Vercelli
(for a full list click here).
Lombardia:
- CILEA Consorzio Interuniversitario Lombardo per l'Elaborazione Automatica, Catalogo Bibliografico Virtuale delle
Università lombarde (Milano, Bergamo, Brescia, Pavia)
- Catalogo Unico Parmense
- Polo Regionale Lombardo SBN,
OPAC: civic libraries of
the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantova, Milano, Pavia, Varese, Sondrio
Veneto:
Bologna & Emilia Romagna:
Ferrara:
Toscana:
- MetaOpac Regione Toscana (Università
di Firenze, Giunta Regionale, Provincia di Livorno, Provincia di Prato, REA.net (Rete delle
Biblioteche lungo l'Elsa e l'Arno), SBIAF, Provincia di
Arezzo, Servizio Bibliotecario Senese
- BNCF Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze,
OPAC (includes Biblioteca Marucelliana)
- Accademia della Crusca: telnet access, login: BIB, logout: STOP
- IRIS Associazione di biblioteche storico-artistiche e umanistiche a Firenze, OPAC: Berenson Library (Villa i Tatti), Uffizi, Fondazione Roberto Longhi,
Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Dutch University Institute of Art History
- IMSS Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
- KHI Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, OPAC (includes
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (München) and Bibliotheca Hertziana (Rome)
- The British Institute of Florence, Harold Acton Library
- BIFI Catalogo Unico delle Biblioteche
Comunali fiorentine
(former OPAC)
- SBIAF SBIAF Sistema
Bibliotecario Integrato dell'Area Fiorentina: Bagno a Ripoli, Calenzano, Fiesole, Greve in Chianti,
Impruneta, Lastra a Signa, San Casciano Val di Pesa, Scandicci, Sesto Fiorentino, Signa, Gabinetto Scientifico-Letterario Vieusseux,
Giunta Regionale Toscana
Rome:
- Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana: see URBS
- CASPUR Consorzio
Interuniversitario per le Applicazioni di Supercalcolo per Università e Ricerca,
Old OPAC /
New experimental OPAC
- URBE Unione Romana
Biblioteche Ecclesiastiche (URBE), OPAC
- URBS Unione
Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche (American Academy, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana,
British School, Danish Academy, École Française, Finnish Institute, Istituto
Patristico «Augustinianum», Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta, Österreichisches
Kulturinstitut, Norwegian Institute, Spanish School, Swedish Institute)
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Netherlands
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Norway
- BYBSYS:
"shared library system for all Norwegian University Libraries, the National
Library and a number of research libraries"
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Poland
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Portugal
- Biblioteca Nacional, PORBASE / PORBASE - National Bibliographic Database (telnet access
from 8:30 to 19:30 local time).
"PORBASE is the Online Union Catalogue of the Portuguese libraries. Established in 1986,
PORBASE is coordinated by IBL and its OPAC is available since 1988. PORBASE main objectives
are the automation of the General Catalogue of the National Library, including the current
Portuguese bibliography, and the construction of the national union catalogue,
through the participation of contributing libraries"
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Spain
- BPE Bibliotecas Públicas
del Estado: Collective catalogue for the Public Libraries of the State in Andalucía,
Aragón, Baleares, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Cataluña,
Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia, Pais Vasco, Valencia
- CCPB Catálogo
Colectivo del Patrimonio Bibliogràfico: monographs printed in Spain (15th-20th cent.)
and in deposit in Spanish libraries
- CCUC Catàleg Col·lectiu
de les Universitats de Catalunya: Collective catalogue
of Universitat de Barcelona,
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra,
Universitat de Girona,
Universitat de Lleida,
Universitat Rovira i Virgili,
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya,
Biblioteca de Catalunya
- CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas,
Red de Bibliotecas (Catalógos CIRBIC): Collective
catalogue of various scientific libraries
- RUECA Red Universitaria
Española de Catálogos Absys Collective catalogue of Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad de Castilla-La
Mancha, Universidad de La Rioja, Universidad
de Murcia, Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
- RUEDO Red Universitaria Española
Dobis/Libis: Collective catalogue of Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Córdoba,
Universidad de Deusto, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Navarra, Universidad Nacional de
Educación a Distancia (UNED), Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad del País Vasco,
Universidad de las Palmas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad de Sevilla,
Universidad de Valladolid
- BNE Biblioteca Nacional
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Switzerland
- IDS Informationsverbund Deutschschweiz (Basel, Bern, Zürich, Sankt Gallen, Luzern)
- RERO Réseau des bibliothèques romandes et
tessinoises (Fribourg, Genève, Neuchâtel, Valais, Vaud)
- NEBIS Netzwerk von Bibliotheken und Informationsstellen in der Schweiz (ETH Zürich and other, mostly technical, institutions)
- SGBN Sankt Galler Bibliotheksnetz, OPAC
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United States
- LOCIS Library of Congress,
can also be searched via DB Connect or via DDB Z39.50 Gateway and other OPACs
- Brown University,
Library Catalogue
- CDL California Digial
Library, shared collections of the University of California, includes the Melvyl Union Catalogue and California
Periodicals Database.
- University of Chicago --
Library:
Catalogue
- CRLCatalog Center for Research Libraries --
Catalog
- CARL Colorado Alliance of Research
Libraries, Search
- Columbia University --
Libraries / Resources --
Catalogs
- CIC Committee on Institutional
Cooperation (CIC), Virtual Electronic Library (VEL) (through U of Chicago). Gives access to the
following library catalogues: U of Chicago, U of Illinois-Chicago, U of Illinois-Urbana, Indiana U, U of Iowa, U of Michigan, Michigan State U, U of Minnesota, Northwestern U, Ohio State U, Pennsylvania State U, Purdue U, Purdue Media Library, Wayne State U, U of Wisconsin Madison.
- Cornell University --
Library --
Catalog
- Dartmouth College --
Library Catalogue
- Duke University --
Library Catalogue
- Emory University --
Library Catalogue
- Florida State University --
Libraries Databases
- Georgetown University --
Lauinger Library --
Catalog
- Harvard University --
Harvard OnLine Library Information System (HOLLIS)
- Iowa State University online catalogue
- University of Minnesota --
Libraries
- State University of New York at Stony Brook -- Library Catalogue
- University of Notre Dame:
- Princeton University --
University Libraries --
Catalog
- University of Washington --
University Libraries --
Catalog
- University of Wisconsin --
Library Catalogue
- Rutgers University --
Libraries
- University of South Carolina --
Library --
UCSCAN
- University of Southern California --
Library --
Catalog
- University of Virginia --
Library --
Catalogue
- Yale University --
Library Catalogue
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