Libraries on Copac

Introduction to the libraries

Copac is formed by merging the online library catalogues of major UK research libraries:

• members of the Research Libraries UK (RLUK), including the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru.
• Specialist research libraries, such as the National Art Library at the V&A.
• Museum libraries, such as the library of the Natural History Museum.
• Specialist databases, such as the Register of Preservation Surrogates.
• Nationally important research collections held in academic libraries, such as the Russian and East European Studies collection at the University of Essex.

More library catalogues are being loaded in the future.

The presence of all the UK copyright libraries ensures broad coverage of UK materials, whilst the range and depth of the many research libraries and specialist collections makes Copac an ideal resource for tracking down hard to find documents or exploring materials on a particular subject.

Most libraries still have materials that are not recorded in their online catalogue, and are therefore not recorded on Copac. The situation is changing all the time a libraries carry out conversion of older catalogues. For full information on the collection coverage of any library's catalogue you need to check the library's own web site.

Contributing libraries list

The following lists the university and other libraries that contribute records to Copac. Each library name links to information about the library, including contact details and location.
If you wish to visit one of our contributing libraries you should check access arrangements. It is advisable to contact the library in advance to ensure the materials you need will be available.

A	Aberdeen
B	Birmingham, Bishopsgate, Bradford REES and Special Collections, Bristol, British Library, British Library Map catalogue, British Library Register of Preservation Surrogates, British Museum
C	Cambridge, Cambridge Colleges (Special Collections), Cardiff, Cathedral Libraries, Chetham's Library, City of London, Guildhall Library, Courtauld Institute of Art
D	Durham
E	Edinburgh, Essex REES & Latin American Collections, English Short Title Catalogue, Exeter Arabic & Special Collections
F	French Institute
G	Glasgow
I	Imperial College London, Imperial War Museum, Institute of Education, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
K	King's College London (KCL)
L	Lambeth Palace, Lampeter Special Collections: See Trinity Saint David, Leeds, Leicester Special Collections, Liverpool, The London Library, London School of Economics (LSE)
M	Manchester, Middle Temple Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
N	National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru,National Maritime Museum, National Portrait Gallery Heinz Archive & Library, National Railway Museum, National Trust, Natural History Museum, Newcastle, Nottingham
O	Oxford
P	Paul Mellon Centre
R	Reading Special Collections, Register of Preservation Surrogates (British Library), Royal Academy of Music, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal College of Music, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal Society
S	St. Andrews, St George's Chapel Library, Windsor Castle, School of Advanced Study (SAS), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Science Museum Library, Scott Polar Research Institute REES Collection (SPRI Cambridge), Sheffield, Society of Antiquaries of London, Southampton
T	Tate Library (Tate Britain), Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Saint David Special Collections
U	UCL (University College London), University of London - Senate House Libraries
V	V&A National Art Library
W	Warwick, Wellcome Library, Women's Library (London Met.)
Y	York Minster Library, University of York

If you wish to visit one of our contributing libraries you should check access arrangements. It is advisable to contact the library in advance to ensure the materials you need will be available.