University of London libraries: information and catalogues
Access
LSE Undergraduates and Taught Course Masters have reference access to most University of London libraries on production of your LSE card. There are some exceptions, see the table below.
Academic staff and Research students may apply for borrowing, but London Business School needs a SCONUL Access card.
What you need to know
Library websites give addresses and phone numbers, site maps, transport details, opening hours, as well as further information on admissions policy, access to material, use of catalogues.
Use the Union List of Serials to search for journals/periodicals/serials across all University of London libraries. If a University of London library is not listed here, try the ULL complete list of catalogues and access arrangements.
Or you can use the InforM25 catalogue to search for books or journals across most of the academic libraries in the London area
It is always advisable to check with a library for the latest information before making a visit.
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Birkbeck College Library
Subjects include: politics, psychology, sociology, women's studies
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Birkbeck catalogue |
Goldsmiths College Library
Subjects include: Caribbean studies, education, history, media studies, politics, psychology, social services, sociology, women's studies.
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Goldsmiths catalogue
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Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS)
Subject: law.
No undergraduates allowed. Borrowing available
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IALS via SAS catalogue
(School of Advanced Study)
IALS via SAS by Telnet
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Kings College Library (KCL)
Subjects include: Central American studies, computing, geography, Germanic studies, history, history of science, law, mathematics, philosophy, war studies.
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Kings catalogue
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London Business School (LBS)
Subjects include: accountancy, business studies, economics, finance, industrial relations, management.
Undergraduates are not admitted.
Masters students limited to one reference visit per month after 6pm
Academic staff and research students apply for borrowing with a SCONUL Access
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LBS catalogue
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Queen Mary (QM)
Subjects include: computing, criminology, economics, European Union, geography, government, history, history of science, law, mathematics, politics, women's studies.
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QM catalogue
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School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Subjects include: African studies, anthropology, Asian studies, economics, geography, government, history, international relations, Jewish studies, law, philosophy, politics, sociology.
Reference use only for undergraduates. Borrowing available for postgraduates.
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SOAS catalogue
SOAS by Telnet
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School of Slavonic and East European studies (SSEES)
Subjects include: East European studies, economics, geography, government, history, politics, sociology.
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SSEES via UCL catalogue
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University College Library (UCL)
Subjects include: economics, Germanic studies, history, Jewish studies, law, North American studies, philosophy, South American studies, anthropology, computing, geography, history of science, mathematics, psychology.
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UCL catalogue
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Senate House
Subjects include: anthropology, Caribbean studies, geography, government, history, history of science, law, management, North American studies, philosophy, politics, psychology, social services, sociology, South American studies.
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ULL catalogue
ULL Consortium by telnet
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Please note that Imperial College is no longer a member of the University of London
Imperial College Library
Subjects include: computing, history of science, mathematics, transport. No access to humanities/management/social sciences. Course students can visit in vacations only under SCONUL Vacation Access Scheme
Academic staff and research students apply for borrowing with a SCONUL Access
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Imperial catalogue
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