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Other Library Catalogues

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You may wish to find out about the holdings of other academic libraries in order to discover what literature has been written on a topic. A growing number of library catalogues are now available via the internet. The following links provide direct access to a range of local and comprehensive library catalogues. To find out more about accessing other catalogues from the College Network see the Linking to Library Catalogues guide.


Local catalogues

Purple bullet   University of Brighton
Logon: Automatic.

Purple bullet   Canterbury Cathedral Library
Ask at the library enquiry desk for login and password.   
At the "Telnet gateway (? for help) ->" prompt, type "connect myrtle.ukc.ac.uk"
At the login prompt, enter the login and password
At the prism prompt type bq search term    e.g.    bq canterbury & cathedral
To search for author, type bq author surname: a   e.g.    bq somner:a
To search for keyword in title, type bq keyword in title: t    e.g.    bq canterbury:t
Search operators:    & = and, ! = not, | = or.    Type quit to exit.

   Canterbury Circle of Libraries
Canterbury Circle of Libraries comprises of University, College, School, Public and Special libraries in the Canterbury area. Information on accessing the libraries, contact details, opening hours, special holdings and resources is available, along with links to the individual institutions' library pages and, wherever possible, their catalogue.
Logon: Automatic.

   South Thames Libraries
Logon: Automatic.

   University of Greenwich
Logon: Automatic. To exit, follow instructions.

Purple bullet   University of Kent at Canterbury
Logon:Automatic

Purple bullet  University of London

Purple bullet  South Bank University
Logon: type lrlib and press 'Enter'. To exit, follow instructions.


Comprehensive Catalogues

Purple bullet  University of Cambridge

Purple bullet  COPAC - the new national OPAC - currently gives access to the combined university catalogues of:

  • Birmingham
  • Cambridge
  • Durham
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
  • Leeds
  • Manchester
  • Nottingham
  • Oxford
  • School of Advanced Study
  • Sheffield
  • Southampton
  • Trinity College, Dublin
  • University College London
  • University of London Library
  • University of Warwick           (for further information see the COPAC user guide)
  • Purple bullet  Library of Congress - The National Library of the United States of America

    Purple bullet  OPAC 97 - the British Library's online public access catalogue.

    Purple bullet   University of Oxford
    Logon: State terminal type (PC or VT100). To exit, follow instructions.

    Purple bullet   University of Sheffield
    Logon: Automatic


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