The Library
Arrangement of the Building
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Basement: Lower Library & Microform Room
- Library Catalogue OPAC
- Great Card Index on microfilm - International Genealogical Index, 1992 edition - General Register Office indexes 1837-1920 - 1881 Census indexes / 1841-61 census - Scottish pre-1855 OPR indexes - Scottish GRO indexes 1855-1920 - Pre-1858 will indexes & calendars - Principal Probate Registry indexes 1858-1930 - CD-ROM computers (for IGI, etc.)- Document & Special Collections - access to English Origins on-line databases
Ground Floor: Reception, Common Room and Lecture Room
- The Reception is open on Mondays excepting Bank Holidays. A printed catalogue is available and there is an OnlineShop on this Web site.
- Common Room (open to non-members)
- Lecture Room
First Floor: Middle Library
- Library Catalogue Computers
- Enquiry Desk - Textbooks - Gazetteers - Finding Aids - GRD - BigR
- Sources for English counties - Scotland - Wales - Ireland - Channel Islands - Isle of Man
Second Floor: Upper Library
- Library Catalogue Computers
- Family Histories - One Name Studies - Schools and Universities - Armed Forces - Apprentices - Professions - Boyd's Marriage Index - Multi-county Directories - Marriage Licences & Wills - Peerages - Heraldry - Biography - Religious Denominations - State papers - Overseas - General Periodicals - Card Indexes