Where is the Library Located?. Undergraduate Library Aungier Street Postgraduate Library Dame Street Portobello Library

Opening Hours Term –Time Monday to Thursday 9am-10pm Friday 9am-9pm Saturday 9.30am-5pm Sundays11am -5pm Majority of Bank holidays(run up to exams) The Library is open four evenings per week until 10pm all year round. Library opening hours remain extensive over the summer.

Library Collections 50,000 books 200 print journals Multi-media collection (DVDs etc) Rapidly expanding e-book collection 45,000 full-text e-journals and A-Z journal software Subscriptions to extensive portfolio of databases Webfeat: Enables students to search all the Library’s electronic resources at the same time. Go to search all resources on the Library Website to use this facility.

Accessing Library Materials You use your student card to borrow Library materials Undergraduates can borrow 6 items at a time Books can be renewed twice Key texts are available for lending periods of two weeks, one week, 3 days and two hours. The Library buys one core text per ten students.

Fines Fines are levied to ensure fair and equitable access to books. If you return your books on time, you incur no fine. Fines are doubled one month prior to exams to ensure that students to not return books late during this key period. All monies raised are ploughed back into the Library Service

Virtual Location

Close up of Library website

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Library Catalogue (located under Search all Resources on the Library Website)

Online reservations

Accessing your Library Account

What your online Library Account Looks like..

Electronic Books (Dawsonera.com) (under Search all Resources on the Library Website)

The Library is a one-stop shop Experienced Staff Library Classes and support on essay writing and referencing Self Issuing Stations Extensive seating Study rooms for collaborative study Photocopying and printing facilities Fully equipped PCs Wireless network Loan of memory sticks/calculators Guides available in the Library and on the Library website to all library services and resources

For further information…. Please consult the Library’s video and audio tours on the Library Website. Audio tours are available in English, French, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu. Library staff are always on hand to assist you.

Don’t forget… Don’t forget to get your Library PIN so that you can reserve and renew books online. Library staff are here to help you with any of your enquiries and can be contacted by:  Dedicated Information Points in the Library  Phone ( )   Instant Messaging (It is now possible to chat live with Library staff via the Library Website)  Student Blog (

Follow the Library on… DBS Library Website ( Student Blog ( Facebook Twitter Flickr

An important Tip! Students that use a range of Library resources in their assignments: books, journals and databases achieve higher marks in their assignments. Books JournalsDatabases