Library Services

The quality of our library provision is consistently rated as excellent. We have been awarded the government's Charter Mark five times in a row.

In the latest International Student Barometer Survey we ranked as one of the world’s top 10 university library services.

The Robinson Library is the main campus library. It contains:

  • over 1 million books and 5,000 print journal titles
  • local, national and international databases
  • over 15,000 full-text electronic journals, accessible at any time
  • seating for over 2,000 people in a range of study environments: silent/quiet study, group and social study spaces
  • over 200 networked computers and a laptop loan service
  • laptop docking stations and wireless connectivity
  • Special Collections that range in scope from rare books and archives to woodblocks and illustrations dating from the mid-15th to 21st century

Take a virtual tour of the Robinson Library.

The Walton Medical and Dental Library and the Law Library are located in their respective academic schools. They provide extensive resources for students in those subjects.

A team of Faculty Liaison Librarians have specialist subject knowledge. They deliver inductions for all new students and are available throughout your studies to provide advice and guidance.

Find out more on the Library website.