Research online

Our website is a further source of information and inspiration to help you. For example you can search the online catalogues, view images from the collections in the online galleries and access over 30 member-only databases and websites such as Ancestry.com.

The Archives & Heritage Catalogue on the website allows you to search listings and find information from more than 1,500 collections, including religious, official and public records.

Other specialist websites supported by the Library of Birmingham include Connecting Histories, which documents the changing face of Birmingham’s culture and population.