Search and browse National Library resources

The search icon (magnifying glass) brings you two search options:

• 'Search our websites' gives results from web pages on this National Library of Scotland site and from the Moving Image Archive catalogue and the Digital gallery
• 'Library Search' is our search service, which brings results from catalogues, databases and digital collections, along with electronic resources and databases.

You can also use Library Search from the home page and the Collections overview page.

Summary of these resources:

Catalogues

• Catalogues, databases and indexes
  Some collection items are not listed in Library Search, but you can find details of them in other catalogues, databases and indexes. Some of these resources also list material found in other Scottish libraries and elsewhere.
• Manual catalogues
  Find out about catalogues that are not online, but which you might find useful if you are visiting our reading rooms.

Search and browse digitised material

• Digital gallery
  Explore our growing range of special web features. See items scanned from our collections. Read books and manuscripts online.
• eResources
  Thousands of subscription journals, books and websites are available for you to use free online if you have registered for a library card. Others are available to everyone.
• Map images
  Search the Map images website, or browse lists of maps and mapmakers. Thousands of maps from our collections are freely available for you to use.
• Moving Image Archive catalogue
  Search the catalogue records of the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive (formerly Scottish Screen Archive). You can watch films and film clips too.

Search and browse web pages

• Subjects A-Z list
  We have listed here some of the main subjects on the site to help you find particular topics and pages.
• Site map
  Browse a list of pages in the main section of the website, or use the site search box.