Guides and databases: Anthropology: Other libraries and resources

Other Libraries

Find out more about using other libraries, and links to other library catalogues. To locate material not held by UCL you can use the Library Hub Discover site: an online catalogue with records of the holdings the top research libraries in the country.

Senate House Library
This is the University of London Library in Malet Street. It has a strong collection in languages, the arts and social and historical sciences, and is especially strong in periodicals holdings. Any registered member of UCL can join the library and borrow from there.
London School of Economics (LSE) Library
This library holds the best collection in the UK for economics and has substantial material on social sciences and anthropology. It is available for reference use by any member of UCL, but only academic staff and research postgraduates may borrow from there.
The School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) Library
This library has excellent collections in African, Asian and Middle East material, which is relevant for regional studies. It is available for reference use by any member of UCL, but only academic staff and research postgraduates may borrow from there.
The Anthropology Library at the British Museum
This Anthropology library and Research Centre within the British Museum incorporates the original Library of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) and the British Museum’s Ethnography Library, and is effectively Britain’s national anthropology library. The library is open to the public for reference and research only. Fellows of the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) are eligible to borrow books donated by the RAI. The catalogue is available to search.
British Library
This is one of the six copyright libraries in the UK, located on Euston Road. Users need to register first for a reader's pass for access to the reading rooms where material is consulted.

Search - Library Hub Discover (Jisc)

Library Hub Discover Library Hub Discover, gives access to details of materials held in many UK national, academic and specialist libraries. It contains content created and contributed by 160 institutions.

Search - Senate House Library Catalogue

Senate House Library Catalogue Senate House Library Modern collections focus on the arts, literature, the humanities and social sciences.
Apply for Senate House Library membership Complete the online form to become a member of Senate House Library.

Search - British Library Main Catalogue

British Library Main Catalogue The British Library Main catalogue contains millions of records for books, journals, newspapers, printed maps, scores, electronic resources, sound archive items etc. held in the Library's collections
Apply for a British Library Reader's Pass You need a reader's pass to view material in British Library reading rooms. Apply here.

UCL library doesn't have the item I need

If you identify a piece of information that would be beneficial to your research and you can't access it via UCL, the library will try and source a copy for you via the Inter Library Loans service.
To make a request: log into UCL Explore and then click on the three dots 'show more' menu to access the Inter Library Loan Request form.

Inter library loans