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Catalogues and searching tools

An impressive range of catalogues and search tools will help you find books, journals and electronic resources at Birmingham and beyond.

Library catalogue

This is the main catalogue in which most of our holdings, in whatever format, are listed. You can search by author, title and keyword, as well as restrict your search to specific formats eg periodicals, theses, or to specific site libraries.

If your item is held in store you can ask for it to be retrieved.

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eLibrary

This provides access to all electronic resources (including ejournals, ebooks and journal searching databases) available to University of Birmingham staff and students.

Elibrary provides seamless access both on and off-campus. You will need to sign up to Hallsnet to access these resources from your University accommodation.

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Pre-1972 card catalogue

This lists publications which were acquired before 1972 and which have not yet been catalogued online. If you are looking for an item published before 1972, and you do not find it on the library catalogue, check here too.

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Archives and manuscripts catalogue

This lists the archives and manuscripts held by Special Collections at the University of Birmingham.

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Further support and training

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