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These pages have been put together by your specialist subject librarian to provide guidance in the subject areas of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies.
Use the navigation menu to the left to view what's available, including print and online materials, how-to videos, and details of further training available through LibrarySkills@UCL.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
The Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies collections encompass a range of formats, from print and electronic books and journals, to databases and pamphlets (grey literature). Lesser used material, including back-runs of some print journals, are kept in off-site Stores.
Print collections
For Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, you will need to consult a range of both print and online resources. Resources are predominantly in English, but you may want to consult resources in other European languages; translations into English are not always available.
Ebooks
Find your module reading list to see what key readings you can access electronically or search on UCL Explore to find more e-books.
Key databases for Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
There is no single database that supports all aspects of research in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies. To find subject specific journal articles, conference proceedings and more, you are advised to search across a range of options, general and specific. The most effective general databases for these subjects are:
The Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies collections are predominantly located in the UCL Institute of Archaeology Library, although some relevant materials can be found in other UCL libraries.
The collections are international in scope and cover all aspects and all sub-disciplines. Materials relating to all areas of the world are included, with a strong emphasis on both the practice and theory of the subjects.
For training and support with Library reosources and research, book an appointment using my live bookings calendar.
Students and staff of UCL can consult the full list of new books in the Institute of Archaeology Library through our online reading list. This is updated each month.
