Archives, Libraries and Museums
Public Libraries on the Web
Links to UK libraries which have their catalogues online.
British Library Integrated Catalogue
Search more than 12 million items in the British Library's collections and links to other specialised British Library catalogues.
British Library Newspaper Catalogue
Search the records relating to newspapers, periodicals, magazines and comics.
Copac academic and national library catalogue
The Copac library catalogue gives free access to the merged online catalogues of major University and National Libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library.
Royal Historical Society
Authoritative guide to what has been written about British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present day.
Imperial War Musum
National museum of war and wartime life from the First World War, through the Second World War, to the present day.
Collect Britain
Portal for the British Library's collections and exhibitions.
Project Gutenberg
The first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks (more than 11,000 titles).
The British Museum
Outstanding collections that cover world cultures from Prehistory to the present day.
National Library of Scotland
Search the catalogue for books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject.
Oxford University Library
Access to some of Oxford University's catalogue and digital collections.
Intute
Links to Internet resources for education and research. All material is evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the database.
FamilyRecords.gov.uk Consortium
Portal provided by the UK government to give easy access to web resources for family history.
National Archives
Repository of the UK's national archives. The site includes an online catalogue, research information leaflets and an education centre.
Family Records Centre
The Family Records Centre (FRC) is jointly run by the General Register Office (GRO) and The National Archives. Gives advice on how to obtain Birth, Death and Marriage certificates, and other records.
Familia
Museums Libraries Archives Council directory of family history resources held in public libraries in the UK and Ireland.
Cornucopia
Database of information about more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries.
24 Hour Museum
Guide to over 3,000 of the UK's museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage attractions.
ARCHON Directory
Database of record repositories in the United Kingdom.
National Library of Wales
Search the Library's collection of works about Wales and other Celtic nations.
Archives Network Wales
Standardised descriptions of the extent, type and scope of collections of documents held by Record Offices, universities and other bodies in Wales.