Canadian Library Directories and Major Libraries
Canada's union catalog(ue)s and CISTI are great resources, even if you don't live in the Great White North.
This page:
Web Directories |
Union Catalogs |
National Library and Other Major Libraries |
Major University Libraries |
Major Public Libraries
Web Directories
- Canadian Library Gateway - Find libraries (by name, type, or region), union catalogues, special collections (Library and Archives Canada)
- Search for libraries by name or keyword
- Special Collections of Research Value
- LibDex: Canada
- Libweb: Libraries on the Web: Canadian Libraries
- WWW Library Directory: Canada (M. Sauers)
Union Catalogs
- AMICUS - Union catalog of 1,300 Canadian libraries (Library and Archives Canada)
- English
Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)
- Catalog of books published in Britain and its dependencies between
1473 and 1800. Includes holdings information for libraries in the
British Isles, North America, and elsewhere. This is a fabulous
resource for anyone doing historical or literary research!
(More about the ESTC)
- Canadian Consortia and Regional Catalogues (Library and Archives Canada)
A union catalog allows you to search multiple libraries' holdings at the same time.
Directories of Union Catalogs
National Library and Other Major Libraries
- Library and Archives Canada - New combination of the National Library of Canada/Bibliothèque Nationale du Canada and the National Archives of Canada/Archives Nationales du Canada
- CISTI, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
- Bibliothèque Nationale Quebec
Major University Libraries
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- McGill University
- Université de Montréal
- University
of Toronto
Web Directories:
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Member Libraries
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries - Member list
- Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries - British Columbia to Manitoba
- Directory of North American Research Libraries - Includes the members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Independent Research Libraries Association (IRLA)