Research resources
Research resources
Our collections are used extensively in University teaching and research programmes. We also have strong links with other regional, national and international institutions, engaging in outreach and collaborative projects which benefit both the University and the wider community. Below are links to local, UK and international archival, print and online resources.
- University of Exeter Library
- Archives and Special Collections - Library Service for Penryn Campus, University of Exeter and Falmouth University
- Libguides - online platform for Library support including Copyright and Primary Sources
- Centre for Literature and Archives
- Digital Humanities
- University of Exeter Doctoral College
- Research Collection resources - online and print resources
- Devon Archives and Local Studies - South West Heritage Trust; Devon Archives and Local Studies, Exeter
- North Devon Record Office - South West Heritage Trust, North Devon Record Office, Barnstaple
- Devon and Exeter Institution - Subscription library founded in 1813, Cathedral Green, Exeter. Membership is free to students and staff of the University of Exeter.
- Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives - library and archive facility spanning the 10th to 21st centuries.
- Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation
See also our pdf guide giving information on literary archives held throughout the region Location list of Archives
- UK Data Archive is the curator of the largest collection of digital data in Social Sciences and Humanities in the UK
- Archives Hub Gateway to archives in UK universities and colleges
- Discovery The catalogue of The National Archives
- British Library manuscripts catalogue
- RASCAL (Northern Ireland)
- ANW (Wales)
- AIM25 and GASHE (HE archives: London area / Scotland)
- Location Register of 20th Century English Literary Manuscripts (literary papers in UK repositories)
- Cecilia Backstage (performing arts)
- Artists’ Papers Register (art and design)
- NAHSTE (science)
- Hospital Records Database (historical medical records)
- Repositories of Primary Sources (A listing of over 5000 international websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar)
- Europeana - Explore Europe's cultural collections
- UNESCO Archives Portal
- National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (US and other collections)
- Mundus (international resource for missionary history)