Net gains: SITE UNSEEN
http://lcweb.loc.gov
The US Library of Congress site, which gives details (it claims) of virtually every book ever printed in America as well as many other countries. It has a rather labyrinthine design and can be difficult to log on to at busy times, but is unique, at least, in terms of the ambitiousness of what it offers.
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