Oxford LibGuides: Discovering online library resources: Other sources to try

Other sources to try

The resources below are general non-subject specific tools which are freely available online. Check your subject LibGuide for subject recommendations and Bodleian Libraries' subscriptions.

Mainly looking for books? Try...

Library Hub Discover Catalogue of UK Research Libraries (formally COPAC). A great source for books. If you find a book on Library Hub Discover but Oxford doesn't have a copy you can you use our interlibrary loan service
Worldcat Brings together Library catalogues from around the World
Google Books
European Library Searches the 48 national libraries of Europe and leading European Research Libraries.
Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog Searches library catalogues from around the World and allows you to select countries. Particularly good for European Studies
National Libraries
To find the national library of a particular country search Google for the name of the country and national library.
Interlibrary loans
If the item you need does not seem to be available in Oxford we may be able to get it for you.

Mainly looking for journals articles, pre-prints, conference papers, dissertations and theses? Try...

Google Scholar
Base Bielefeld Academic Search Engine Alternative to Google Scholar which may find different results.
CORE Multidisciplinary collection of open access research papers
OpenDOAR Open Access material deposited in university research repositories (typically theses, dissertations and journal articles)
JURN
Interlibrary loans
If the item you need does not seem to be available in Oxford we may be able to get it for you.

Looking for newspapers? Try...

The Bodleian subscribes to a range of e-resources covering historical and contemporary newspapers. For a list visit Databases A-Z > Newspapers. The following are free newspaper resources.

British Library Newspaper Collections The British Library holds over 34,000 titles.
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Search for printed and microfilm titles using the Explore catalogue (Tip: Choose "Advanced search" and then in material type select "Newspapers"). To search for online titles use the British Newspapers Archive (this can be searched freely from any location. However, to view items you must be in the British Library reading rooms or take out a personal subscription).
MIT LibGuide Guide to Foreign Language News and Newspapers

Looking for other media (e.g. audio-visual, software, archived web pages and more? Try...

Internet Archive A huge collection of digital materials including not only books and papers but also audio, broadcasts and other moving images, software and archived web pages.

Looking for copyright-free images?

When using material created by others, in teaching, publication or personal use (copying), there are many rights considerations. Here is a selection of resources, including Creative Commons licensed resources. These are usually free to use with some restrictions, such as crediting the creator (attribution).