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© The Book of the Dead. The Papyrus of Ani. UCL Institute of Archaelogy Library.
The Egyptology Collection is located in the UCL Institute of Archaeology Library. Larger volumes, described as Quartos, are shelved in the main reading room. The main sequence is located in the Stacks. Please consult our floor plan to help you navigate the library space and this sequence.
Outsize volumes (Folios) and pamphlets are located in Stores and available to order. Please note that the age and fragile nature of many of these items means that they cannot be borrowed.
You can search for both books and e-books through the library catalogue, Explore. Here you will find details such as: library site, collection and shelfmark for print resources. Further information about finding, using, and citing e-books is available in our e-books guide.
A guide to the Garside classification scheme for Egyptology is available.
First Floor, Main Library
First Floor, Main Library
Second Floor (North End)
Consult introductory resources or general reference works for a broad overview of your issue or topic, and to identify key concepts, theories, and researchers in the field.
Introductory resources may include:
Introductory resources for Egyptology are held at EGYPTOLOGY/EGYPTOLOGY QUARTOS A or online. Also try:
An international cooperative project to provide high quality peer reviewed information on ancient Egypt.
On UCL Explore, you can look at the results of your search to quickly discover if a book is available in print or/and online: View Online means that the book is available electronically, while Available means that the book is available in print. In some cases a book is available both in print and online.
A brief guide to finding and accessing e-books via UCL Explore.
Check out our Explore guide to find out more about how to use Explore for your research.
ReadingLists @UCL is an online service that gives students easy access to materials on their reading lists wherever they are, and allows academic staff to create and update their own reading lists.
UCL Press is a leading open access scholarly publisher, publishing mainly scholarly monographs, edited collections, textbooks and journals.
Everything they publish is available to download freely in PDF form or to read online anywhere in the world, without the need to log in.
Follow the link below to browse what they have published on the subject of Literary Studies.
