Libraries

• www.wakefield.gov.uk/Libraries - Libraries information for the Wakefield area.
• www.bl.uk - The British Library.
• www.leeds.gov.uk/Leisure_and_Culture/Libraries.aspx - Information about Libraries in the Leeds area.
• www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries - Information about Libraries in the Sheffield area.
• www.barnsley.gov.uk/libraries - Information about Libraries in the Barnsley area.

Specialist Libraries

• www.rnib.org.uk - Offers information, support and advice to people with sight loss. Talking books available to borrow for an annual fee. Also Braille, maps and large print stock.
• www.rnid.org.uk/information_resources/rnid_library/ - Information on opening times. Books with signed characters available to loan. Also research reports, journals and text books about deafness.
• www.bma.org.uk/library - Online research site for doctors, nurses and medical students. Registration necessary.

Archive Services

• www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ - Contact numbers, hours of opening, online catalogue.
• www.nationalarchives.gov.uk - UK government’s official archive.

Online Library Catalogues and Services

• www.openlibrary.org  - A growing online database which aims to list all books currently available in libraries, bookstores etc. Search for books and edit pages. Some full texts are available.
• copac.ac.uk -Copac is a freely available library catalogue, giving access to the merged online catalogues of many major UK and Irish academic and National libraries, as well as increasing numbers of specialist libraries.
• www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.asp
• dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html - List of all authorities who have online library services. Details of catalogues and reviews of library websites
• www.cilip.org.uk - Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals