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'''Copac''' |
'''Copac''' is a [[union catalogue]] which provides free access to the merged online catalogues of many major university [[research library|research libraries]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, plus an increasing number of specialist libraries and the [[British Library]], the [[National Library of Scotland]] and the [[National Library of Wales]]. It has over 35 million records<ref name="copac_about"/> from over 50 libraries, representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac is freely available to all.<ref name="copac_about">[http://copac.ac.uk/about/ Copac.ac.uk]</ref> |
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Copac is searchable through an easy to use web interface as well as via a [[Z39.50]] client. It is also accessible through [[OpenURL]] and [[SRU]] interfaces.<ref>[http://copac.ac.uk/about/#interfaces Copac.ac.uk]</ref> |
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Searching Copac means you are searching a wide and varied range of library catalogues, from the collections of the Oxford and Cambridge universities to the libraries at the National Trust and Kew’s Botanical Gardens. Copac’s contributors run the gamut from conservatoires to the catalogues of the major Russian and East European Collections in the country. We are adding more libraries all the time and we have recently added the Middle Temple Library and Institution of Mechanical Engineers Library, which will mean that Copac will cover even more subjects and specialisms. |
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Copac is a [[Mimas (data centre)|Mimas]] service based at |
Copac is a [[Mimas (data centre)|Mimas]] service based at the [[University of Manchester]]. It is funded by [[JISC]] and uses records supplied by RLUK ([[Research Libraries UK]])<ref>[http://copac.ac.uk/ Copac.ac.uk]</ref> and specialist libraries with collections of national research interest.<ref name="copac_about"/> "Copac" is a registered [[trademark]] of the [[University of Manchester]], no longer standing for '''CURL Online Public Access Catalogue'''. |
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==References== |
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Copac is funded by JISC, to deliver a service to the UK community on the basis of an agreement with RLUK. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://copac.ac.uk/ Copac] |
*[http://copac.ac.uk/ Copac] |
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*[http://copac.ac.uk/interfaces/z39.50/ Copac Z39.50 information] |
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*[http://www.rluk.ac.uk/ Research Libraries UK (RLUK)] |
*[http://www.rluk.ac.uk/ Research Libraries UK (RLUK)] |
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*[http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ JISC] |
*[http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ JISC] |
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Revision as of 18:27, 20 September 2012
Copac is a union catalogue which provides free access to the merged online catalogues of many major university research libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland, plus an increasing number of specialist libraries and the British Library, the National Library of Scotland and the National Library of Wales. It has over 35 million records[1] from over 50 libraries, representing a wide range of materials across all subject areas. Copac is freely available to all.[1]
Copac is searchable through an easy to use web interface as well as via a Z39.50 client. It is also accessible through OpenURL and SRU interfaces.[2]
Copac is a Mimas service based at the University of Manchester. It is funded by JISC and uses records supplied by RLUK (Research Libraries UK)[3] and specialist libraries with collections of national research interest.[1] "Copac" is a registered trademark of the University of Manchester, no longer standing for CURL Online Public Access Catalogue.