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The Library holds international archaeological and heritage collections supporting teaching and research at the Institute of Archaeology.
Contents
- Space availability
- Opening hours
- Address and contact details
- Location and floor plan
- Subject coverage and guides
- Accessibility
- Services
Opening hours
Note: Help Desk services
The Help Desk is open at 10am on the last Friday of each month, except in September, when, due to the start of term, it will be moved one week earlier.
Address and contact details
- Address: 5th Floor, Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PY (View map).
- Tel: 020 7679 4788 (internal ext: 24788).
- Fax: 020 7679 7373.
- Nearest tube: Euston, Warren Street, Goodge Street, Euston Square.
- Library email address: lib-archaeology@ucl.ac.uk.
Entry to the library
The main door to the Institute of Archaeology building is locked and not accessible. All UCL staff, students, and visitors with an ID or library card should use the cardax reader to the right of the main door to the building to enter and come up to the library on the fifth floor as usual.
All visitors without a library card should preferably arrange a date and time for your visit in advance by emailing us on lib-archaeology@ucl.ac.uk or visiting our membership pages. On arrival, please telephone the library on 020 7679 4788 and library staff will let you in. UK and foreign academics are admitted without charge as are higher degree students. Undergraduates from other UK universities are admitted free of charge in vacation periods, see membership for details.
Location and floor plan
The Library is located on the fifth floor of the Institute of Archaeology building on the North (Euston Road) end numbers 31-34 of Gordon Square. The entrance to the building faces the square, see above for entry to the building.
Subject coverage and guides
The Institute of Archaeology Library houses collections relating to the following subject areas:
- Archaeology;
- Egyptology (the Edwards Library);
- Classical Archaeology collection (Yates Library).
Accessibility
There is currently no wheelchair access to the Library. However, we offer a range of other facilities for users with disabilities which are listed separately.
Services
Bookable study spaces
We have bookable quiet study seats in rooms 505 and 506 and at the rear of the library. The desks at the rear of the library are height adjustable.
Seats can be booked for five hours at a time and can be reserved three days in advance. These seats will be for the use of UCL staff and students only. A range of other seats, which do not require booking in advance, can still be found throughout the library.
Self-guided tour
Users of the library can familiarise themselves to general library resources and collections and make the most of all our services and facilities, with our self guided tour.
Printing
MFDs (multi-functional devices) are available throughout the Institute building and library, allowing staff and current students to print, scan and copy in both colour and black and white. All three services are offered in one stream-lined service through ISD and credit for copying and printing (scanning is free) can be obtained following the same routes. There is a cash loader machine in the library for topping up student print accounts. Accounts can also be topped up online using credit cards. Information on charges, credit and general printing can be found on the ISD web pages.
IT and audiovisual provision
There are three Explore catalogue terminals, two in the main reading room and one in the first of the side reading rooms.
We don’t have any video playback available here nor microfiche reader. Microfiche readers are available in other nearby UCL libraries.
Inter Library Loans
The Institute Library participates in the centralised inter library loans service for UCL staff and students.
