SUNCAT Blog

SUNCAT is the Serials Union CATalogue for the UK research community.

SUNCAT is a free EDINA service enabling researchers, librarians and others to locate serials held in libraries throughout the UK. The catalogue contains information on both print and electronic serials, including journals, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, annual reports and other publications of a continuing nature.

SUNCAT currently contains serials' information from over 70 UK research libraries, including the British Library and the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales. New libraries continue to be added to the catalogue on a regular basis.

Friday, 28 January 2011

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

  • Cardiff University (24 Jan 11)
  • CONSER (26 Jan 11)
  • Dundee University (06 Jan 11)
  • Durham University (24 Jan 11)
  • Edinburgh University (21 Jan 11)
  • Exeter University (07 Jan 11)
  • Hull University (16 Dec 10)
  • Natural History Museum (20 Jan 11)
  • London School of Economics & Political Science (10 Jan 11)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (14 Jan 11)
  • Newcastle University (19 Jan 11)
  • Royal Society of Medicine (14 Jan 11)
  • University College London (10 Jan 11)
  • University of East Anglia (22 Dec 10)
  • University of the West of England (UWE) (23 Jan 11)
  • Warwick University (21 Jan 11)
To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

Friday, 21 January 2011

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the last week. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

  • British Library (24 Dec 10)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (10 Jan 11)
  • CONSER (19 Jan 11)
  • Glasgow University (06 Jan 11)
  • Kingston University (11 Jan 11)
  • Leicester University (20 Jan 11)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (13 Jan 11)
  • Queen's University, Belfast (01 Jan 11)
  • Royal College of Music (12 Jan 11)
  • St Andrews University (05 Jan 11)
  • Sheffield University (14 Jan 11)
  • Society of Antiquaries of London (06 Jan 11)
  • Sussex University (05 Jan 11)
  • Swansea University (15 Dec 10)
  • University of London Research Libraries (ULRLS) (15 Dec 10)
  • York University (11 Jan 11)
  • Zoological Society (22 Dec 10)
To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Open University – the latest SUNCAT Contributing Library

SUNCAT is pleased to announce that the Open University is its latest Contributing Library, with just over 35,000 serials records having just been added. The Open University is a distance learning and research university, with the main campus located in Milton Keynes. The Open University Library provides a wide range of print and electronic resourcescovering a range of subjects from art history through to sports science. Their print collection includes over 4,000 print journal titles, while they also hold more than 30,000 electronic journal titles.

Friday, 14 January 2011

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the three weeks. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

  • Bristol University (07 Jan 11)
  • Cambridge University (04 Jan 11)
  • CONSER (12 Jan 11)
  • Edinburgh University (21 Dec 10)
  • Liverpool University (05 Jan 11)
  • National Library of Scotland (05 Jan 11)
  • Reading University (14 Dec 10)
  • Southampton University (27 Dec 10)
  • University College London (06 Dec 10)
  • Warwick University (06 Jan 11)
To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.

Friday, 7 January 2011

SUNCAT updated

SUNCAT has been updated. Updates from the following libraries were loaded into the catalogue in the three weeks. The dates displayed indicate when the files were received by SUNCAT.

  • Cambridge University (01 Dec 10)
  • Cardiff University (22 Dec 10)
  • CONSER (22 Dec 10)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (13 Dec 10)
  • Dundee University (07 Dec 10)
  • Exeter University (03 Dec 10)
  • Glasgow University (10 Dec 10)
  • Imperial College, London (01 Dec 10)
  • Kent University (01 Jan 11)
  • London Business School (01 Jan 11)
  • London School of Economics & Political Science (13 Dec 10)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (07 Dec 10)
  • Loughborough University (17 Dec 10)
  • Nottingham University (04 Jan 11)
  • Royal Society of Medicine (03 Dec 10)
  • University of the West of England (UWE) (23 Nov 10)
To check on the currency of other libraries on SUNCAT please check the updates page for further details.