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Membership Services

UCL students and staff are eligible to use and borrow books from the various UCL libraries, using their UCL ID cards. Qualifying UCL alumni and visitors must complete an online registration form before visiting.

Important information for all users

Restrictions on access to UCL electronic resources 

Offsite access to UCL electronic resources is only available to current UCL students and staff. Other library members will be able to access some of these resources via the onsite Explore Access terminals only.

However, the Alumni Relations team does provide free access to JSTOR, Project Muse and SAGE. This is available for UCL Alumni only. Please visit the Alumni e-journal access webpage for further details.

No public access to the Student Centre

Access to the Student Centre is only available to current UCL students and staff.

Photocopying

All UCL visitors including UCL alumni and NHS staff can photocopy from our Multi-Function Devices. Please note that printing is not available to UCL visitors. Photocopy credit can be purchased via credit/debit card from one of the card loader kiosks. Please see Adding Photocopy Credit for a UCL Guest or Visitor for further details

Qualifying criteria

Important
Please can all prospective applicants check the information below to confirm that they meet the qualifying criteria before completing the online registration request.
Library user approaching the Cruciform Hub entry gates

Joining the Library

We allow UCL alumni and qualifying visitors to visit our libraries. All applicants must complete an online registration form and have received an email confirming their Library membership before arriving at the Library to collect a library card.

UCL letters art sculpture outside the Student Centre

Current UCL Students and Staff

Full time UCL users do not need to apply for library membership. Registration is normally completed automatically. Re-sitting, interrupting, short-course and summer school students along with departmental visitors can apply for access.

Contact us

Membership Team

Lost, stolen or damaged library cards

Address

Membership Team
UCL Library Services
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT