Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the National Library of the USA. It is considered the largest library of the world and it is the official library of the US Congress. Its collections are composed of more than 167 million articles, more than 39 million catalogued books and other printed materials in 470 languages, and more than 72 million manuscripts. Moreover, it hosts the largest collection of rare books in North America and the largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, scores, and sound recordings. To know more about ...
The British Library
The British Library is the UK National Library. As national legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in UK and Ireland, including also a large number of titles published in other countries and distributed in UK. Its collections cover 14 million books as well as a considerable number of manuscripts and historical articles dating back 2000 b.C. In addition to this, the Library acquires around 3 million objects every year.
Bibliotéque Nationale de France
The National Library of France is one of the most important in Europe and the world. Its collections, covering all disciplinary areas, are composed of million of books and printed documents, manuscripts, printings, photographs, maps and plans, scores, coins, medals, sound and video recordings, scenic elements. In 1997 BNF launched the Gallica digital library, giving access to digitized books, journals, photographs, collections of manuscripts and miniatures ... To know more about ...
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Biblioteca Nazionale di Berlino)
It is the National Germal Library and the largest scientific one in Germany. Founded in 1661, it hosts millions of printed materials, special collections of eastern and western manuscripts, autographs of musicians, personal collections, maps, and historical journals. The Library's collection includes also 10 million microforms. A large number of databases and other electronic resources complete its holdings. To know more about ...
WorldCat
WorldCat is a collective catalogue of more than 170 libraries from different countries, even though the Anglo-American ones are the most representatives. The project is under the management of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a no-profit cooperative organization of libraries operating from 1967. OCLC provides libraries, cultural organizations and their users with products, services, and informative systems. It is a searching tool not only for bibliographic records, but also for digital documents like photo and multimedia archives. Libraries use OCLC to search for documents, for cataloguing, and for inter library loan, as well as for developing their collections. Its headquarters are based in Dublin (USA) and other offices are located in Europe. To know more about ...