NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES GROUP RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN AND CANADIAN STUDIES IN SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES

Introduction

The following statements are meant to give some idea of holdings in the main Scottish university and research libraries of material of various kinds which is of interest for the study of the USA and Canada. In addition to the general descriptions of holdings, many sections offer more detail, which can be accessed by hypertext links.

The following also give more detailed descriptions of some of the holdings:

Collingwood, Judy: Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland: a guide to resources, 3rd ed. (Edinburgh: BACS, 1998)

Deering, Catherine M.: Union list of American Studies periodicals in UK libraries (Wetherby: British Library/SCONUL, 1983)

Raimo, John W.: A Guide to manuscripts relating to America in Great Britain and Ireland (London: BAAS/Meckler Books/Mansell Publishing, 1979)

Snow, Peter: The United States: a guide to library holdings in the UK (Wetherby: British Library/SCONUL, 1982)

SCURL North American Studies Group: US & Canadian newspaper holdings in Scottish libraries (http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/index.html)

Holdings by the main Scottish university and research libraries