A Library Catalogue...
- is an index to the contents of a library or group of libraries
- allows you to locate material by author, title, subject, etc.
- can include: books; journal, magazine & newspaper titles (not articles); government publications; archives; e-resources; other materials
- gives details (e.g., publisher, date of publication, etc.) required for bibliographies and endnotes
- may give the location, call number and status (e.g., checked out) of an item
- that is available online may be called an OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)
- that combines the contents of several library catalogues may be called a union catalogue
- can typically be searched by anyone, anywhere in the world, with no restrictions
McMaster University |
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| Catalogue | Description / Home Page Links |
| Library Catalogue (Encore) or select Catalogue tab from discovery.mcmaster.ca | McMaster's Library Catalogue includes holdings for Mills, Innis, Thode, Health Sciences libraries and affiliates |
| Search Research Collections (AtoM) | Indexes archival and manuscript materials in the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections @ Mills Memorial Library (Lower Level) |
| BRACERS | Bertrand Russell Archives Catalogue Entry & Retrieval System Bertrand Russell Archives and William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections @ Mills Memorial Library (Lower Level) |
| Lyons Resources via McMaster's Library Catalogue | Lyons New Media Centre @ Mills Memorial Library (4th floor) |
| Popular Reading Collection via McMaster's Library Catalogue | Learning Commons, Mills Memorial Library (2nd floor) |
| Digital Archive @ McMaster University Library | Provides access to McMaster's digitized special library collections, primarily from maps, research collections, and the general book collection. |
| MacSphere (McMaster's Institutional Repository) | Online works (e.g., theses, dissertations, working papers, etc.) created by authors affiliated with McMaster. |
| HHS (Hamilton Health Sciences) and FHS (Faculty of Health Sciences) Collections | Archives & Records Management of Hamilton Health Sciences & McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences @ Health Sciences Library (Lower Level) |
| Library @ IAHS Catalogue | Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences. Select IAHS from the drop-down locations list. |
| Canadian Baptist Archives via McMaster's Library Catalogue | Canadian Baptist Archives in McMaster's Divinity College |
| MacPherson Institute Resources via McMaster's Library Catalogue | Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching @ Mills Memorial Library (5th floor). formerly MIIETL (McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning) & CLL (Centre for Leadership in Learning) |
| McMaster Museum of Art via McMaster's Library Catalogue | McMaster Museum of Art is located in the Alvin A. Lee Building (attached to Mills Memorial Library) |
| OPIRG Resource Centre items via McMaster's Library Catalogue or via OPIRG's Library Catalogue | Ontario Public Interest Research Group at McMaster @ McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC), Room 229 |
| SHEC Resources via McMaster's Library Catalogue | Student Health Education Centre @ McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC), Room 202 |
Hamilton Libraries |
| Catalogue |
| Hamilton Public Library Catalogue |
| Mohawk College Library Catalogue |
| Redeemer University College Library Catalogue |
Southern Ontario Libraries |
| Catalogue / Description |
| Brock University Library Catalogue |
| Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
| Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo (TUG - TriUniversity Group of Libraries) - TRELLIS Library Catalogue | Primo (includes holdings for all three libraries) |
| Media Catalog (Watmedia) - Search audiovisual materials in selected Ontario universities. |
| RACER (Rapid Access to Collections by Electronic Requesting) - Search Ontario university library catalogues simultaneously. |
| Ryerson University Library Catalogue |
| University of Toronto Libraries Catalogue |
| University of Western Ontario Libraries Catalogue |
| University of Windsor Library Catalogue |
| York University Library Catalogue |
Other Canadian Library Catalogues |
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Catalogue |
Description |
| AMICUS | Canadian national catalogue with holdings of 1,300 Canadian libraries, including Library & Archives Canada |
| Canada | Provides links to Canadian library catalogues and home pages by province. |
| NRC-CISTI | National Research Council and Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information |
| Ontario | Provides links to Ontario library catalogues and home pages. |
International Library Catalogues |
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| Catalogue | Description |
| British Library | Great Britain |
| CRL Catalog (Center for Research Libraries) | A consortium of North American universities, colleges and independent research libraries |
| HAMNET (Folger Shakespeare Library) | Folger's web-based catalogue HAMNET contains bibliographic records for materials from the Folger collection, including many 18th century, STC and Wing books. |
| lib-web-cats | Library web sites and catalogs is a directory of libraries worldwide. Search by name, type and geography. |
| Library of Congress Online Catalog | United States |
| List of National and State Libraries | Worldwide |
| National Library of Medicine (NLM) | United States |
| UB Libraries Catalog - BISON | University at Buffalo (State University of New York) - United States |
| UNBISnet | United Nations Bibliographic Information System - Dag Hammerskjold Library |
| UNESCO Libraries Portal | Worldwide listing of libraries by type (e.g., academic, government, etc.) and by geography. |
| United States | Provides links to U.S. library catalogues and home pages by state. |
| World | Provides links to international library catalogues and home pages by country. |
Union Catalogues |
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| Catalogue | Description |
| AMICUS (Canada) | National union catalogue of Canada. English and French interfaces. |
| bibliotek.dk (Denmark) | Contains holdings of Danish public and research libraries and records for all Danish publications. English and Danish interfaces. |
| Catalogue Collectif de France (France) | Includes holdings from the BnF catalogue, SUDOC (academic & research libraries), Base Patrimoine (heritage collections), Base Manuscrits (manuscripts), municipal libraries and Rachel (Judaica and Hebraica libraries in Europe). French interface. |
| CiNii Books | CiNii Articles (Japan) | CiNii Books includes holdings from Japanese university libraries. CiNii Articles includes academic articles published by academic societies or universities. English and Japanese interfaces. |
| COPAC (United Kingdom) | Includes holdings from academic, special, and national collections in the United Kingdom. |
| The European Library | Gateway to Europe's national libraries and leading European research libraries. |
| GBV Union Catalogue (Germany) | Includes the collections of Common Library Network (GBV) participants which include the libraries of 7 federal states and the Foundation of Prussian Cultural Heritage. English and German interfaces. |
| Media Catalog (Canada - Ontario) | Search audiovisual materials in selected Ontario universities |
| Ontario Colleges Library Catalogue (Canada - Ontario) | Library holdings for publicly-funded community colleges in Ontario. |
| RACER (Canada - Ontario) | (Rapid Access to Collections by Electronic Requesting) - Search Ontario university library catalogues and more. |
| Trove (Australia) | Includes holdings from state, territory, public and university libraries, research repositories, cultural institutions, and industry organizations in Australia. |
| WorldCat - McMaster Users Only WorldCat McMaster WorldCat |
International union catalogue of research libraries, owned and operated by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center). Contains 1.3 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. NOTE: McMaster WorldCat highlights McMaster library holdings in the search results. |
| World Digital Library | Includes books, photographs, maps, recordings and other online materials from over 120 institutions around the world. |
Last Reviewed: August 16, 2017