Search & Explore the Collections

This page provides links to the relevant catalogues for each collection.

A selection of thematic resources for the University's collections.

Edinburgh University Library’s rare book collections are internationally important and include many books found nowhere else. The Centre for Research Collections (CRC) is an ideal place to conduct research on rare books.

The University of Edinburgh holds some of the world’s most important archives and manuscript collections, providing unique resources for the study of a wide range of disciplines, cultures, technologies, people, and places.

Discover over 8,000 works of art collected over 400 years in the University Art Collection.

Information about how to explore the collections including access to the online catalogue and instrument images.

Lothian Health Services Archive holds the historically important local records of NHS hospitals and other health-related material.

Details of recent acquisitions to support teaching and research.

Over 40,000 items in the collections have been photographed by the Digital Imaging Unit.