Special collections & archives
| Special collections & archives in the University Library | Listed by subject and alphabetically |
| A2A (Access to Archives) | Catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day. |
| Access to Archival Databases (AAD) | Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 U.S. federal agencies on a wide range of topics |
| AIM25 | Archives in London and the M25 area |
| AMARC | The Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research collections |
| Archives Hub | A national gateway to archive collections held in U.K. universities and colleges |
| Britain in Print | A project to provide access to information about British books published between 1475 and 1700 |
| British Library Manuscript Collections | National repository of manuscripts and private papers and archives, mostly in Western European languages |
| British Pathe News Archive | Preview items from the entire 3500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970 |
| Culture24 | Museums, galleries, heritage sites, archives and libraries in the U.K. |
| DIAMM | Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music |
| Early Printed Collections: related Internet resources | A collection of links from the British Library for users of British materials printed before 1914, and elsewhere in Europe before 1850 |
| GLAM | Group for Literary Archives and Manuscripts |
| Guide to 19th Century Pamphlets | Guide to the pamphlet collections retro-catalogued in the framework of the 19th Century Pamphlets Project, a RSLP project led by RLUK (Research Libraries UK) (formerly CURL, the Consortium of University Research Libraries) |
| Imperial War Museum collections online | Searchable database covering most of the collection |
| Intute - Internet for Archives | Free tutorial on how to use online resources to find archive or primary source materials for your research. |
| Library of Congress Digital Collections | Digitized material from the Library of Congress including digitized photographs, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, and books, as well as "born digital" materials such as Web sites. |
| MALVINE | Manuscripts and Letters via Integrated Networks in Europe |
| MASC25 | Mapping Access to Special Collections in the London Region - a consolidated online resource guide to printed special collections in university libraries in the M25 Consortium |
| National Archives | National archive for England, Wales and the United Kingdom |
| National Maritime Museum (NMM) | Online access to this important museum, which hosts collections showing the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people. |
| National Preservation Office | Register of Collection Strengths and Preservation Status |
| National Register of Archives | Contains information on the nature and location of manuscripts and historical records that relate to British history |
| Online Gallery | Images from the British Library's famous collections |
| RASCAL | Gateway to research resources in Northern Ireland |