Lifelong Libraries - professions and organisations

The Royal Society covers a number of scientific subjects and has extensive historical collections in its library.  

• See the Collections / visitors page for details on visiting the Library  
• The Journals page also has information about Royal Society journal publications and access

News: For a useful update on news items from the scientific world, see the SciCentral website.

• Royal Geographical Society
• Geographical collections including photography

• British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists
  UK Professional Body
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 
  UK Professional Body Online Library Service (Members only)      

• Royal Society of Biology
  UK body.  

• The British Library is the national library with its main collections and Reading Rooms near Euston Station in London: see the "Join" pages for information about membership.
• The National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh is Scotland's largest library and the world centre for the study of Scotland and the Scots.
• The  National Library of Wales  in Aberystwyth holds over  over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the largest collections of archives, portraits, maps and photographic images in Wales.
• The National Library of Ireland  is in Dublin.
• The National Art Library is located in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London