Other Catalogs

Other Catalogs

Catalogs are databases of bibliographic records of books, journals, newspapers, electronic files, and other media collected by a particular library (such as the Museum Library's Catalog). Union catalogs provide access to the inventories of multiple libraries and they indicate the items owned by each library.

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Restricted use. Available only from networked Museum computers and off-site via the proxy server. Please see the off-site access instructions for more information. Also, please be aware of the usage restrictions that apply to licensed resources.

Unrestricted use. Freely available to anyone.

Libdex

 Worldwide directory of library home pages and online catalogs.

 WorldCat Database

Database containing millions of records of books, journals, and other materials cataloged by OCLC member libraries.

WorldCat.org (free public version)

Database containing millions of records of books, journals, and other materials by a network of libraries. This version has fewer features than the subscription version of WorldCat (see above).

 Other Catalogs of Interest

New York City Metro Area Libraries

• BobCatPlus -- New York University Bobst Library
• CATNYP -- New York Public Research Libraries
• CLIO -- Columbia University Libraries
• New York Academy of Medicine Library Catalog
• New York Botanical Garden Mertz Library Catalog
• Other NY Metro Area Libraries' Catalogs

Natural History Library Catalogs

• MUSCAT -- Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (French National Museum of Natural History)
• SIRIS -- Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
• UNICORN -- Natural History Museum Library, London
• Other Natural History Libraries

National/International Libraries

• The British Library Public Catalog (BLPC)
• Library of Congress Catalog
• The European Library
• Other European Library Catalogs
• Libraries of the World, and their catalogues

Union Catalogs

• RedLightGreen
• Libdex (worldwide directory of library home pages and online catalogs)
• WorldCat (access is restricted to Museum staff members)
• Union catalog of libraries worldwide