What find it! does
find it! allows you to search for any subject that interests you across the collections of the best libraries in the country. You can use a straightforward search of all libraries or chose Advanced Search and look only at libraries in your own region or even within say, 10 miles, of where you live.

find it! also has details of opening hours and what you need to do if you are visiting a library eg taking some form of ID, or phoning in advance. So you’ll know where to go, when and what you need to have with you. Access to all these libraries is free.

Who find it! is for
find it! is for anyone aged 16 or over* who wants more information than they can find in their own library. If you haven't used a library before, visit your local public library first and they will provide any help and guidance you need.

* Public libraries allow any age, many academic libraries have insurance policies that don’t allow admission of under 16s

Who created find it!
find it! is supported by libraries of all kinds: public libraries, university and college libraries, health libraries and many specialist libraries too. The website was commissioned by Inspire, funded by The British Library and built by codegent.

Inspire is funded and supported by the following organisations:

• The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
• British Library
• Society of College, National & University Libraries
• Birkbeck, University of London
• The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
• Coventry City Council
• The Society of Chief Librarians
• Cornucopia

Copyright Information

Copyright and database right in material on find it! are reserved by SCONUL (www.sconul.ac.uk ) and/or by institutions participating in Inspire. Reasonable non-commercial use of material in find it! is permitted.

Photographs courtesy of Nottinghamshire Libraries, Archives and Information Coventry Libraries & Information Services, University of Newcastle.