Libraries of the World

Libraries of the World And their catalogues

General Sites
Britain in Print: project aiming to provide free access for all to information about collections of early British books held in twenty-one of the nation's most important libraries.
Canadian Library Gateway
Cataloque Collectif de France
Catalogues Worldwide (by country): from LibDex
Europeana: digitised resources from Europe's archives, museums, libraries and audio visual collections
LibDex: a worldwide directory of library homepages
Libraries of the World - Bibliotecas del Mundo: search forms for libraries all over the world
Library Associations Around the World
Library Links from BUBL
Library Jargon Explained: a glossary of library, information and computing terms from Swansea University Library and Information Services
Libraries Around the World
Lib-web-cats: a directory of libraries throughout the world
LibWorm: a search engine for library blogs
London Libraries: gateway to libraries in London
LoveLibraries: a campaign to make English Libraries even better
Nordic Libraries
The Open Library: aims to have a web page for every book ever published
The UK Higher Education Archives Hub
UK Libraries Plus: now part of SCONUL Access
UNESCO Library Portal
WorldCat [OCLC]: search in over 10,000 libraries worldwide
World Digital Library: aims to make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, archi­tectural drawings, and other significant cultural materials
Yahoo Links to Library WWW Pages

Academic Libraries
Academic Libraries: Yahoo (Mainly US)
Cambridge University: Digital Image Collections
COPAC :Web Interface
Catalogues :(mainly) North American Higher Education Institutions
Libweb: Library Servers via WWW
Unfortunately OBI: opacs in Britain and Ireland: seems to be discontinued
Lib-web-cats: a directory of libraries throughout the world: a good source for public and academic libraries
Western European Library Catalogs on the Internet

National Libraries
Note that not all libraries will have an English version of their catalogue or website. Also some libraries will not have online catalogues.
I only have links to libraries that have websites.
National Library Websites from the University of Queensland, Australia is a good resourceThere is also a list of National Libraries on the Wikipedia Site
The British Library
British Library Public Catalogue
British Library: Turning the Pages
The European Library: searches the content of European National Libraries
National Library of Andorra
National Library of Argentina
National Library of Armenia
National Library of Aruba
National Library of Austria
National Library of Australia
National Library of Bangladesh
Royal Library of Belgium
National Library of Bolivia [temporarily unavailable]
National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Library of Bhutan
National Library of Brazil
National Library of Bulgaria
National Library of Burkina Faso
National Library of Canada
National Library of Chile
National Library of China
National Library of Colombia
National Library of Croatia
National Library of Cuba
National Library of the Czech Republic
Royal Library of Denmark (National Library Of Denmark)
National Library of the Dominican Republic [temporarily unavailable]
National Library of El Salvador [temporarily unavailable]
National Library of Ecuador
National Library of Egypt
National Library of Estonia
National Library of Ethiopia
National Library of the Faroe Islands
National Library of Finland
Bibliotheque nationale de France (National Library of France)
National Library of Georgia
German Library: Frankfurt
National Library of Greece: catalogue
National Library of Greenland
National Library of Guatemala
National Library of Guyana
National Szechenyi Library: Hungary
National Library of Iceland
National Library of India
National Library of Indonesia
National Library of Iran
Iraqi National Library and Archive
National Library of Ireland
Israel: Jewish National and University Library
National Library of Italy- Florence
National Library of Italy-Rome
National Library of Jamaica
National Diet Library, Japan
Kenya National Library Services
National Library of (South) Korea
National Library of Kuwait
National Library of Latvia
National Library of Libya
National Library of Lithuania
National Library of Luxembourg
Macedonia National and University Library "St. Kliment Ohridski"
National Library of Malaysia
National Library of Malta
National Library Republic of Mauritius
National Library of Mexico
National Library of the Netherlands
National Library of New Zealand
National Library of Norway
National Library of Pakistan
National Library of Panama
National Library of Peru
National Library of the Philippines
Poland Biblioteka Narodowa
National Library of Portugal
National Library of Romania
Russian National Library (St. Petersburg)
Russian State Library (Moscow)
National Library of Saudi Arabia
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Senegal
National Library of Singapore
The Slovak National Library in Matica slovenská
National Library of Slovenia
National Library of South Africa
National Library of South Korea
National Library of Spain
National Library of Sri Lanka [temporarily unavailable]
National Library of Sweden
National Library of Syria
National Library of Switzerland
National Library of Tailand
National Library of Taiwan
National Library of Turkey
National Library of Uganda
United States: Library of Congress
National Library of Ukraine
National Library of Uruguay
Vatican Library
National Library of Venezuela [temporarily unavailable, but information available at this Wikipedia site]
National Library of Vietnam
National Library of Wales

Other Institutions
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: modern library at Alexandria
British Film Institute National Library
British Library for Development Studies
British Library Newspaper Library
Chetham's Library
ECLAS: European Commission Library Catalogue
European Court of Human Rights Library
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Kew Library
National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum
National Library for the Blind
Natural History Museum Library
The Poetry Library
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain: Library Catalogue
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Royal Institute of British Architects' British Architectural Library
Royal Society of Chemistry
St. Deiniol's Library
School Libraries on the Web
Science Museum Library
Wellcome Trust Library
The Women's Library
Working Class Movement Library
Zoological Society of London

Public Libraries
People's Network Enquire: enquiries answered online in real-time by library staff: a service from England's public libraries
UK Public Libraries Page: compiled by Sheila and Robert Harden
US public libraries on the Web
Cheshire Library Services
Cheshire County Council Online Reference Library: accessible via library card number
Cheshire County Council Peoples Network Library Links
Essex Libraries
Gardiner Public Library. Maine US: includes Annual Who Reads What? Celebrity Reading List
Georgia Library PINES system (Public Information