EECS Student Handbook 2023/24: 8.7 Library Services

Section 8 - Student Services

8.7 Library Services

Library Services

Library Services at Queen Mary provide the study environments, resources and staff to support your learning during your time at the university.

For 2020 we are providing as many ebooks and other eresources as we can, so you can gain access to online readings from wherever you are. Also we have a team answering emails at library@qmul.ac.uk who we will help you use the eresources and answer any questions you may have. For subject support please see the Library Subject Guides available from the Library Website. For support with finding, using and evaluating information and information about the academic skills services, please see our Find it! Use it! Reference it! module on QMPlus [https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6819]

You will find more detailed information for new students on the library’s welcome page.

The online services are backed up by some socially distanced service points who will provide drop-in help. We will be offering socially distanced study space in our 3 libraries at Mile End, Whitechapel and West Smtihfield, each with a character and ambience of their own. As this is such an unusual year, we will be offering some click and collect borrowing services, and some self-service borrowing. You will find up to date details of the library services for the new academic year on the library website [https://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/]

Archives & Special Collections

Archives & Special Collections manage institutional and personal archives dating from the 18th Century to the present day, as well as collections of rare or special materials.

Digital Archives are accessible via our website. To get started exploring the collections, try searching the archives catalogue: http://archives-catalogue.library.qmul.ac.uk/CalmView/default.aspx.

Visits to the Archives Reading Room on the 2nd floor, Mile End Library, are by appointment in advance; these appointments are limited for the start of 2020/21 due to social distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, but this will be reviewed and updated during the course of the year. The Archives Reading Room provides silent individual study space in which to access and research using these collections. For more information, see the Archives website: http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives.

Other libraries

As a college of the federal University of London, Queen Mary students have access and borrowing rights at Senate House Library: https://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/

Contacts

General:

Telephone: 020 7882 8800

Email: library@qmul.ac.uk

Website: www.library.qmul.ac.uk

Twitter: QMUL Library (@QMLibrary)

Subject Support:

Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: library-hss@qmul.ac.uk

Twitter: QMUL Library HSS (@HssQmul)

Highlights news, current research and events within the disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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