We make every effort to keep our catalogue accurate. However, if you're planning to travel to a library to borrow an item, we recommend that you telephone first to check that it's available - Library addresses and phone numbers. Most material located in Business Insight, and on Floors 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Central Library is not available for loan. However, we have begun a scheme to loan books from Arts, Languages & Literature, Social Sciences and the Science Library. Some items added to Central Library stock before 1973 may not be shown in this catalogue. If you can't find what you're looking for, please contact the library. Central Library phone numbers. To renew and reserve online, you will need to find out your PIN from any Birmingham Library. If you want to comment on the catalogue, please e-mail libraries@birmingham.gov.uk or fill in this feedback form.

Other public libraries catalogues Most public libraries in the West Midlands have online catalogues. You can check these by following the links to the catalogue. For catalogues of libraries throughout the UK, please follow this link. There is a separate listing of Public Library OPACs (online public access catalogues). British Library catalogue For catalogues of national library collections and other international catalogues, you can use the Karlesruhe University Virtual Catalogue

Academic libraries catalogues COPAC - the joint catalogue of 24 of the largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland PLUS the British Library and the National Library of Scotland. West Midlands academic libraries - follow the links on these sites to check the catalogues. Please note that there is usually a charge to use these libraries if you are not registered at the university.