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 | |
| Catalogue | Description / Home Page Links |
| Library Catalogue | McMaster's Library Catalogue includes holdings for Mills, Innis, Thode, Health Sciences libraries and affiliates |
| Fonds/Collections Descriptions & Finding Aids | William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections @ Mills (Lower Level) |
| BRACERS | Bertrand Russell Archives Catalogue Entry and Retrieval System Bertrand Russell Archives and William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections @ Mills (Lower Level) |
| HHS and FHS Collections | Archives of Hamilton Health Sciences and Faculty of Health Sciences @ the Health Sciences Library |
| Library @ IAHS Catalogue | Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences Select Mohawk IAHS from the drop-down Campus menu. |
| Lyons Catalogue ON CAMPUS USE ONLY (or through the VPN). |
Lyons Instructional Media Centre |
| OPIRG Resource Centre Listing | Ontario Public Interest Research Group - McMaster |
| CLL Library Search | Centre for Leadership in Learning |
| Hamilton |
| Hamilton Public Library Catalogue |
| Mohawk College Library Catalogue - BIBCAT |
| Redeemer University College Library Catalogue |
| Southwestern Ontario |
| Brock University Library Catalogue |
| Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
| Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo (TriUniversity Group) - TRELLIS Library Catalogue |
| Media Catalog - Search audiovisual materials in selected Ontario universities. |
| RACER (Rapid Access to Collections by Electronic Requesting) - Search Ontario university library catalogues and more. |
| 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 | |
| Catalogue | Description |
| AMICUS | Canadian National Catalogue - Library & Archives Canada |
| Canada | Provides links to Canadian library catalogues and home pages by province. |
| CISTI | Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information |
| Ontario | Provides links to Ontario library catalogues and home pages. |
| International Library Catalogues | |
| Catalogue | Description |
| British Library Integrated Catalogue | Great Britain |
| COPAC | U.K. & Ireland Consortium of University Research Libraries & British Library, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales |
| CRL Catalog (Center for Research Libraries) | A consortium of North American universities, colleges and independent research libraries.[More Info] |
| The European Library | Gateway to Europe's national 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 |
| National Library Catalogues Worldwide | Provides links to national library catalogues by country. |
| 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 category (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. |
| WorldCat - McMaster Users Only WorldCat - Free version |
A compendium of library catalogues worldwide. |
| Union Catalogues | |
| Catalogue | Description |
| AMICUS | Canadian Union Catalogue - Library & Archives Canada |
| BIBCAT | Library holdings for all Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology |
| British Library Integrated Catalogue | Includes several British library catalogues. |
| CCFR | Catalogue Collectif de France |
| COPAC | Provides access to the merged online catalogues of major UK and Irish university research libraries, plus the British Library & the National Library of Scotland. |
| The European Library | Gateway to Europe's national libraries |
| Media Catalog | Search audiovisual materials in selected Ontario universities |
| RACER | Ontario University Libraries Virtual Union Catalogue |
| WorldCat - McMaster Users Only WorldCat - Free version |
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. |