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From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
Subject: Re: Education Publications and Online Books: Indexers and Genealogists
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:39:16 -0600
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wrote:
> Is there any way to look up a book title to find out what libraries
> hold it? I am thinking mainly of US libraries. I know librarians can,
> or were able to a few years ago, but I wondered if something like that
> is available online to the private sector.

The database that many libraries use is WorldCat. Most university and
larger public libraries allow free access (by those associated with the
University in the first case, by card-holders in the second). As it is
a subscription service by the libraries, as far as I know there is not
general free on-line access.

taf

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