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Information for Visitors

Erasmus students and visiting students / staff to the School

In order to join, please fill in a library registration form available from the Library Desk or download your own PDF copy of the form and hand in to the Library Issue Desk.

Your School ID card is also your library card.  You will need this card to borrow, reserve and renew library material.

Once registered with the Library, Erasmus and visiting students may borrow up to six normal loan books, three videos, four 7-day loan books and three overnight loans at a time. Normal loan items are issued for up to two weeks at a time. Fines for overdue items are charged at a rate of 25p per day for each normal loan item and 50p per day for each 7-day and overnight loan item.

Our short loan collection has a separate fine system as the books are heavily in demand.

Visiting staff may borrow up to ten normal loan items, and up to ten journals, three videos, four 7-day loan items and three overnight loan items at a time. Normal loan items are issued for thirty days and journals for three days at a time.

Students / staff from other University of London institutions

Under the University of London Libraries Access Agreement, current members of the University of London on production of their institutional ID card can use the Library to consult printed materials for reference.

Please check the Library’s online catalogue iLink and contact us via telephone (020) 7753 5833 or via email before visiting us to ensure that we have the material you require and whether it has to be ordered in advance.

Concerning access to electronic resources the Library subscribes to, visitors can have access to most of our resources on-site (except for restricted access) but would not be able to access resources offsite due to licence agreements.

Visitors do not have access to printing facilities in the building.  You can save documents on to a USB device or e-mail documents to your e-mail account.  The Library has 2 self-service photocopiers and in order to use these, you will need to buy a photocopying card from the Library Issue Desk.

Concerning the use of personal laptops in the library with the wireless network, you will need to contact the Computer Unit, tel: (0207) 753 5838.

Staff and students from SCONUL Access member institution libraries

Staff and research students (Band A) from SCONUL Access member institutions can join the Library to borrow materials.  A list of participating libraries in the scheme can be found on the Sconul website.  In order to join, you will need to bring your SCONUL Access card and home institution card along to the Library Issue Desk.

The expiry date on your library record will be that which is stated on your SCONUL Access card.

SCONUL Access members can borrow up to 4 normal loan item for a period of up to 30 days.

Please check the Library’s online catalogue iLink and contact us via telephone (020) 7753 5833 or via email before visiting us to ensure that we have the material you require and whether it has to be ordered in advance.

Concerning access to electronic resources the Library subscribes to, visitors can have access to some of our resources on-site (except for restricted access) but would not be able to access resources offsite due to licence agreements.

Visitors do not have access to printing facilities in the building.  You can save documents on to a USB device or e-mail documents to your e-mail account.  The Library has 2 self-service photocopiers and in order to use these, you will need to buy a photocopying card from the Library Issue Desk.

Concerning the use of personal laptops in the library with the wireless network, you will need to contact the Computer Unit, tel: (0207) 753 5838

Students / staff from other HE institutions (excluding University of London and SCONUL Access)

Students and staff from other HE institutions can use our Library for reference use only to consult print material we have in stock.  In order to use the library, we would ask you to bring along your institutional ID card to the Library Issue Desk and sign our visitors book.

Please check the Library’s online catalogue iLink and contact us via telephone (020) 7753 5833 or via email before visiting us to ensure that we have the material you require and whether it has to be ordered in advance.

Concerning access to electronic resources the Library subscribes to, visitors can have access to some of our resources on-site (except for restricted access) but would not be able to access resources offsite due to licence agreements.

Visitors do not have access to printing facilities in the building.  You can save documents on to a USB device or e-mail documents to your e-mail account.  The Library has 2 self-service photocopiers and in order to use these, you will need to buy a photocopying card from the Library Issue Desk.

Concerning the use of personal laptops in the library with the wireless network, you will need to contact the Computer Unit, tel: (0207) 753 5838

Outside visitors / members of the public

The Library permits you to use the Library for reference use only to consult material not easily available elsewhere, but does not allow you to borrow material.

In order to use the Library, please bring along proof of identity and address when you come to visit (e.g. driving licence, passport, utility / council tax bill, bank statement).

Please check the Library’s online catalogue iLink and contact us via telephone (020) 7753 5833 or via email before visiting us to ensure that we have the material you require and whether it has to be ordered in advance.

Concerning access to electronic resources the Library subscribes to, visitors can have access to some of our resources on-site (except for restricted access) but would not be able to access resources offsite due to licence agreements.

Visitors do not have access to printing facilities in the building.  You can save documents on to a USB device or e-mail documents to your e-mail account.  The Library has 2 self-service photocopiers and in order to use these, you will need to buy a photocopying card from the Library Issue Desk.

Concerning the use of personal laptops in the library with the wireless network, you will need to contact the Computer Unit, tel: (0207) 753 5838