Library essentials for students and staff 2020-21

This guide is for students and staff to find the latest information on Library Services support for your research and teaching in 2020-21. This information is subject to change at short notice, so please check this guide, and the main COVID-19: UCL Library Services webpage, regularly for updates.

New students

If you are a new student, please see our Getting Started online induction guide. 

Re-opening our libraries

We are preparing to re-open our libraries for the new academic year, with measures to protect students and staff to make sure UCL libraries and learning spaces are as safe as possible. Alongside offering access to books, study spaces and other in-library facilities, we also provide many thousands of digital resources, available online 24/7.

Here to help

Our expert staff are here to help you learn how to get the best information you need for your research and study.

These pages are developing and we will be adding more content regularly. If there is any other information you'd like to see here, please let us know.

This guide covers:

The main contact point for any library-related enquiries is library@ucl.ac.uk. This service will be staffed Monday to Friday, 9:00 -17:00, and enquiries will be directed to relevant colleagues.

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