SUNCAT contains the serials bibliographic and holdings information of 100 UK libraries and we are continuing to expand.
Our Contributing Libraries include:
- The British Library, National Libraries of Scotland and Wales, Trinity College Dublin
- A range of UK Higher Education institutions, including the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester, Imperial College London, University College London and the London School of Economics & Political Science
- A range of specialist institutions, including the British Film Institute, the Institution of Engineering & Technology, the National Institute for Medical Research, the Natural Environment Research Council and the National Art Library
- One public library so far
We are always happy to hear from institutions interesting in contributing their serials information and would like to reassure you that the process is pretty simple. All we would ask you to do is:
- Fill in a questionnaire about your serials data
- Send us a file of your serials bibliographic and holdings records
- Send us regular (normally monthly) update files to keep the information on SUNCAT as current as possible
- Add some links to and information about SUNCAT to your website (and we have a leaflet with some suggestions)
More information is available on our website
Benefits of contributing to the service include:
- Increased exposure of your serials collection at a national level
- Enabling your colleagues and users to search your serials collection alongside those of 100 other libraries
- The free download of quality MARC21 records to update and upgrade your local catalogue
- The ability to compare your journal collection with 100 other libraries
- For more benefits see Benefits & Expectation of Contributing to SUNCAT
If you are interested in contributing please get in touch with us via the EDINA Helpdesk at edina@ed.ac.uk – you might become our 101st Contributing Library!