Where to find books, journals and theses
Once you have a list of books and articles to support your research how do you get hold of copies?
Libraries
The best collection of printed and audiovisual material relating to Nottinghamshire history is at the Local Studies Library at Nottingham Central Library. Although much of the collection is listed on the Library Catalogue (Nelib) a significant proportion of the stock is currently still only recorded on card catalogues and finding aids at the library.
Public libraries in all towns and many larger villages in Nottinghamshire have a local studies section. See the Nottinghamshire County Council website for further details.
Nottingham University's East Midlands Collection also has a fine collection of books, journals and theses on Nottinghamshire history. The University of Nottingham Library Online Catalogue provides information on their holdings.
Bromley House Library in Nottingham holds a wide range of local studies books. It is a subscription library so please see the website for information on how to join. Their local history collection is listed on the online catalogue.
Electronic books
A large number of older books and articles on Nottinghamshire history have been digitised and are available online:
- The Internet Archive Text Archive
- Google Books
- Nottinghamshire History (a good selection of books and a large number of articles, particularly from the Transactions of the Thoroton Society)
- British History Online (includes the full text of Throsby's edition of Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire)
Publications of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
Booksellers
- Nottinghamshire Books ("dedicated to books relating to Nottinghamshire - books about the county, its towns and people, books written by Nottinghamshire authors...")
- Bookworm - The Retford Bookshop (stock includes titles relating to north Nottinghamshire history)
- Geoff Blore's Books (good range of secondhand Nottinghamshire books)
Theses
- Nottingham eTheses (an electronic archive of research degree theses from the University of Nottingham)
- British Library's EThOS (electronic thesis online service)