Bibliotheque nationale (France). Départment des Imprimés. Catalogue de l'histoire de France. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, 1855-79. 11 v.
SML Reference Z2176 +P36 (LC)

See also: -----. Catalogue de l'histoire de France. Paris: The Firm, 1987.
SML Microform Fiche B4168

In addition to republishing the printed Catalogue de l'histoire de France (1855-1895), this set adds unpublished card catalogs from 1895-1987. It represents the largest subject catalogue of the BN and lists and classifies by subject every publication on French history and culture in the broadest sense through 1987. The major subject divisions are: Miscellaneous, Historical Periods, Reigns, Journals and Publications, History of Religion, Constitutional History, Administrative History, Diplomatic History, Military History, Manners and Cusotoms, Archaeology, Local History, Social History, Family History, Biography and Economic History.

Guide: Sabatier, Isabelle. Guide de l'utilisateur du catalogue général de l'histoire de France de la Bibliothèque nationale. Paris: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991.
SML Microform Z2176 +P28 1991 (LC)

-----. -----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés de la Bibliothèque nationale. Auteurs... Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1897-1981. 231 v.
SML Reference Z927 P35 (LC)
SML Reference Fiche B1202 (LC)
SML Microform Fiche B1202 (LC)
Guide to microfiches: SML Microform Z927 P35 B47 (LC)

The first complete edition of the catalogues of the holdings of the Bibliotheque Nationale to 1969; consists of the corrected working copy of the catalogue for 1897-1959, the printed catalogue for 1960-69, and the supplementary card catalogue for 1897-1959.

Supplemented by: -----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés, 1897-1959. Supplement sur fiches. Paris: Chadwick-Healey France, 1986.
SML Reference Fiche B1273 (LC)
Guide: SML Microform Z927 P35 B47 (LC)

-----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés: auteurs, collectivités-auteurs, anonymes, 1960-64. Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1965- . 12 v.
SML Stacks Z927 +P35 1965 (LC)

-----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés: auteurs, collectivités-auteurs, anonymes, 1960-1969. Série I, Caractères latins. Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1972-1976. 23 v.
SML Reference Z927 +P35 1972 (LC)
SML Microform Fiche B1203

-----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés: Auteurs, collectivités-auteurs, anonymes, 1960-1969. Série 2, Caractères non latins. Paris: Bibliotheque nationale, 1972-1978. 4 v.
SML Reference Z927 +P35 1972B (LC)
SML Microform Fiche B1204

-----. Catalogue général des livres imprimés. Auteurs, collectivités-auteurs, anonymes, 1970-1979. Série en Caractères non latins. Paris: Bibliotheque nationale, 1983- .
SML Reference Z798 P22 F7 1983 (LC)

-----. Les catalogues imprimés de la Bibliothèque Nationale; liste établie en 1943, suivie d'un supplément (1944-1952). Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1953.
SML Reference Z927 P35 1953 (LC)

A useful though dated guide to BN catalogs; indexed.

The European Library

Access to the resources of the 43 national libraries of Europe. Searching, and some digital objects, are free; others are fee-based.

French National Bibliography (Bibliographie nationale française)

-----. Service de l'histoire de France. Catalogue de la Troisième République 1870-1940. Paris: Chadwyck-Healey France; Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991-1995.
SML Stacks Z2180 B58 1991 (LC)

Based on the Catalogue de l'histoire de France (1855-1895) and the Catalogue general de l'histoire de France (microfiche, issued by Chadwyck-Healey France). A compilation of all categories of printed material published during the Third Republic, this is the definitive bibliography of relevant works published between 1940 and 1960. Contains an index of names.

Nelson, Bonnie R. A guide to published library catalogs. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1982.
SML Reference Z710 N44X 1982 (LC)

A list of published catalogs of research libraries' special collections.

Western European Library Catalogs on the Internet. WESSWEB.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/eurocrats.html

See also the Yale Library Web site: Library Catalogs Worldwide
From these sites, you can get information about foreign library catalogs, link directly to European library catalogs, or search their databases.

A note on the annotations:

Balay = Guide to reference books. Edited by Robert Balay. 11th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
Shelved at Reference Desk

Sheehy = Guide to reference books. Edited by Eugene P. Sheehy. 10th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986.
Shelved at Reference Desk