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AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
ARCHIVAL AND MANUSCRIPT REPOSITORIES IN THE UNITED STATES: Compiled by the Library of Congress
CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES: Includes catalogs of the largest research institutions
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ONLINE CATALOG
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA)
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY COLLECTION AND RESEARCH RECORDS SEARCH
NATIONAL UNION CATALOG OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS (NUCMC): Library of Congress' searchable catalog
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
PUBMED: NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
REPOSITORIES OF PRIMARY SOURCES: 4500 archival repository websites compiled by the University of Idaho
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
LIBDEX: Over 17,000 library online catalogs
 
 
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIES and CATALOGS
ARCHIEFNET Archives around the world (primarily European)
BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL: Spain's National Library
BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE: National Library of France 
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS TO 1500: Bodleian Library
BRITISH LIBRARY: National Catalog and Exhibitions
BRITISH LIBRARY: Manuscripts Catlog
CANADIAN ARCHIVAL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
CANADIAN LIBRARY INDEX  
CATALOGUE COLLECTIF DE FRANCE: Information about French libraries and locations of manuscript collections
COPAC: Catalog of the 20 largest research libraries in the UK and Ireland
KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK: National Library of the Netherlands 
LIBRARY HISTORY- THE BRITISH ISLES TO 1850: Information on 27,000 libraries in the British Isles
LIBWEB: 6600 pages from over 100 countries
HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE: Medieval manuscripts found in German collections
HILL MONASTIC MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY CATALOG
INTERNATIONAL HORIZONS: Library of Congress' portal to international digital collections
NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF EUROPE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SCOTLAND
PUBLIC AND NATIONAL LIBRARIES IN EUROPE 
PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM
SAGANET: ICELANDIC MEDIEVAL LITERATURE DATABASE
UNESCO ARCHIVES PORTAL
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL REGISTER OF ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY KARLSRUHE, GERMANY: 75 million books and serials in library and book trade catalogs worldwide
 
 
 
BOOK DEALERS and ONLINE DATABASES
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
ABEBOOKS.COM
ADDALL USED AND OUT OF PRINT SEARCH
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES
BOOKFINDER.COM
BIBLIOFIND
CANADIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
FIND THE BEST PRICE FOR USED BOOKS BY ISBN
WORLD BOOK DEALERS
DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHERS' CATALOGUES: National and International
 
 
BOOK HISTORY, SOCIETIES and CULTURE
AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BOOKPLATE ARCHIVE
BOOK HISTORY ONLINE: 24,500 records from the Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries
CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
GUILD OF BOOK WORKERS
HISTORY OF BOOKS AND PRINTING: NYPL's research guide
HoBo: Histoy of the book events and resources throughout the United Kingdom
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS
MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR THE BOOK
PRINTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UNITED KINGDOM
SHARP WEB: Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia
 
 
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS
ACQWEB: Directory of Book Reviews
ARTS & LETTERS DAILY: Book news and reviews
ATLANTIC MONTHLY BOOK SECTION
BOOKBROWSER: Reviews and reading lists for popular fiction
BOOKFORUM: Book reviews for art, fiction and culture
BOOK REPORTER: Book and author news, and reviews
BOOK SENSE: Independent booksellers
BOOKS in DEPTH: Newspaper reviews from the US and Canada
BOOKS UNLIMITED: Book reviews from the Guardian and the Observer
BOSTON GLOBE BOOK REVIEWS
BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS
C-SPAN BOOK NOTES
EPICURIOUS COOKBOOK REVIEWS
GAY LITERATURE: Reviews
GLOBE AND MAIL BOOK NEWS
HORN BOOK
JANUARY MAGAZINE: Reviews and interviews
LIBRARY JOURNALS' REVIEWS AND PUBLISHING NEWS
LITERARY TRAVELER
MOSTLY WE EAT: Book group suggestions
MYSTERIES.COM: A&E's site for excerpts, interviews and games
MYSTERY REVIEW
NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK SECTION
PARIS REVIEW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Reviews and book news
RAIN TAXI: Review of books
READING GROUP GUIDES
SALON.COM BOOK SECTION
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
UNDER THE COVER BOOK REVIEWS: 3700 reviews
UTNE READER: Book reviews
VILLAGE VOICE LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
YAHOO'S LINKS TO AUTHORS
 
 
BESTSELLER LISTS AND AWARDS
ABA'S BESTSELLER LISTS
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S NOTABLE BOOKS LIST
BESTSELLER LISTS, 1900-1995
MAN-BOOKER PRIZE
CALDECOTT AWARD WINNERS
CANADA'S MAJOR LITERARY AWARDS
CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD
INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER BESTSELLER LIST
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARDS
NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOKS AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST
NEWBURY AWARD WINNERS
NOBEL PRIZE
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS
PEN/FAULKNER AWARD
PULITZER PRIZES
 
 
EXTRAS
ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS: HISTORY, SCIENCE, PRESERVATION
ALCIATO'S BOOK OF EMBLEMS
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PAPERMAKING
ASPECTS OF THE VICTORIAN BOOK: British Library
BRITISH LIBRARY'S DATABASE OF BOOKBINDINGS
GUTENBERG HOMEPAGE
CODICES ELECTRONICI ECCLESIAE COLONIENSIS
MOSHER PRESS
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN PRINT: The making of America in books
THE TYPOPHILES
HUNDRED HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE KONINKLIJKE BIBLIOTHEEK
IN AEDIBVS ALDI: THE LEGACY OF ALDUS MANUTIUS AND HIS PRESS, from Brigham Young University, includes Checklist and scanned images



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