Photography, including markets: Other libraries

Library Hub Discover will find you books in other libraries in the UK (plus Dublin).

• video intro: finding books in libraries in London and the UK (3 mins)
• full guide: finding books with Library Hub Discover

Library Hub Discover does not tell you which of the libraries it lists you can access. For this info see: 

• other libraries in London

Key libraries in London for the study of photography include:

• British Library 
• National Art Library
• Tate Library - includes very large collection of photobooks donated by Martin Parr
• Westminster Reference Library
• Women's Art Library (at Goldsmiths) - for feminist photographers

Other useful libraries in London include:

• iniva - for British photographers of colour, and photography outside the West
• National Portrait Gallery - for British portrait photography
• SOAS - for Asian and African photographers.  Free access limited to three visits a year
• Wiener Holocaust Library - for photography in relation to the Nazi period and other genocides

WorldCat will find you books in other libraries worldwide.  Coverage is uneven; e.g. there are some major African cities with no libraries included.

• more info about WorldCat

The SIA librarians will help you find books and access libraries anywhere in the world: though please note our knowledge of many countries is limited.