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://test.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.
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/