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U.S. and Int'l Library Portals
Libweb: Library
WWW Servers
Homepages for libraries in 146 countries, including U.S. academic, public,
state, and others. See also lib-web-cats, another locator for libraries, archives and historical societies
IFLA Directories
From the International Federation of Library Associations: National Libraries, Libraries for the Blind, Union catalogues and more.
Repositories
of Primary Sources
A listing of over 4100 websites from all over the world
describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical
photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. From the University of Idaho.
COPAC: University
Research Library Catalog
Search simultaneously the online holdings
of 16 major UK and Irish Universities including Oxford, Cambridge, and
University of London.
Le Catalogue Collectif de France (CCFr)
A mega-online catalog for the libraries of France.
U.S. and Virginia
U.S. Federal Agency Libraries and the Library of Congress
U.S. state libraries, including the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Public Library Directory.
Council of State Archivists
The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is a national organization comprising the individuals who serve as directors of the
principal archival agencies in each state and territorial government.
Archive and
Manuscript Database
Search for manuscript collections in hundreds
of libraries, archives, historical societies, museums in the United
States. This database, taken from the National Union Catalog of
Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), covers approximately 200,000 collections
catalogued from 1986-1993.
Classification Systems
Library of Congress Classification System
A detailed guide from the Library of Congress. See also the Dewey Decimal
Classification System