Local Universities/Libraries: information & online catalogues

Libraries within the Edinburgh area: the links below provide general information and the option to search library catalogues.

Edinburgh University:

• Information about Edinburgh University & library & access the university's DiscoverEd

Heriot-Watt University:

• Information about Heriot-Watt University & the library & access their library catalogue

Napier University:

• Information about Napier University & the library & access their Library Search

National Library of Scotland:

• Information about the National Library of Scotland & the collections & access the main catalogue
• Information about the Faculty of Advocates Library & access their library catalogue

Other Libraries:

Various library catalogues are widely available - the list below provides links to some which may prove useful.

• Science Museum - access a world-class collection with their collections online & access their picture library
• Museum of the History of Science access their online exhibitions & find information on the library & archives & the catalogue
• British Library & access catalogue {with help page}.
• UK Web Archive access websites, across the UK, that have been archived search the archive
• COPAC - provides access to the merged online catalogues of major university research libraries in the UK and Ireland PLUS the British Library & the National Library of Scotland.

The Royal Observatory Edinburgh comprises the UK Astronomy Technology Centre of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh, the Higgs Centre for Innovation and the ROE Visitor Centre.