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Support for Research

Library Collections

Library Catalogs and Journal Databases

UB Libraries Catalog
Other Libraries' Catalogs
• Journal Databases and Resources by Subject or by Title

Purchase Recommendations

Request materials not owned by the Libraries

Interlibrary Loan

Place a request ( to borrow material online that is not held by the Libraries )
• Contact Interlibrary Loan
Arts and Sciences Libraries
Health Sciences Library
Law Library
Center for Research Libraries ( An important source from which to borrow research material; consult its detailed Handbook )

Archives, Museums, and Special Collections

WorldCat ( Limit to "Archival Material" to identify specific manuscript and archival collections )
ArchivesUSA ( Materials in archival and manuscript repositories in the US )
Ready, 'Net, Go! Archival Internet Resources ( Search engines for archival and manuscript collections and repositories worldwide )
Archives Hub ( National gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges. )
A2A - Access to Archives ( English strand of the UK archives network )
Virtual Library Museums
Musée ( Museums worldwide )

Web Reference

Associations, Organizations, Societies, and Universities


Scholarly Societies Project ( Societies worldwide and across all disciplines )
General Education Online ( Colleges and universities worldwide )
• Research Centers Directory ( Research centers in the US )
Law Ref AS25. D5
• World of Learning HSL, Law, Lockwood, SEL, UGL Ref AS2.W6