Library

Come to the library after hours and see what happens.


The library building provides a splendid study facility over two floors. The first floor houses books and reference material on open shelves, and a second floor provides a comfortable study area equipped with computers and data points for laptops. The acquisitions policy is to add useful works of reference to the collection of books which have been given or bought over the years, and, where possible, to provide core textbooks where students indicate a need.

The library holdings are listed in the Union Catalogue of Libraries in the University, which can be accessed online from the library or your own computer at www.lib.cam.ac.uk .

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Can’t find the book you need?

 St Edmunds is a small library and hence we cannot cater for every literary desire.  If we don’t have the book you need on the shelves here are your options-

  •  Fill in a request form for us to buy the book.  Your request will be assessed and if deemed a suitable addition the book should be available within 2 weeks for you to borrow.  Request forms are available online from the CR website.
  •  If your book is specialised it is unlikely that we will be able to purchase it.  In this case search on the Cambridge Library systems (Newton) to see if the book is within the University.
  • If it is in the UL you should be able to access it without difficulty.
  • If it is in another College/Department, you must contact that College directly and ask if you can access it.
  • If the book is not within the system or it’s a journal, please fill in an Inter Library Loan form from the UL.  They will then source it from a non-Cambridge library.  There is a charge for this service http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/ill/
  • You can visit the British Library in London.  It is a 5 minute walk from Kings Cross Station where the Cambridge trains terminate.  Even if you don’t need a book, just go there and soak up the literary love www.bl.uk

* LibatCam photos- this group has put up some lovely new pictures of the library available here

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the library, please contact the Student Librarian, Shannon Bohle, MLIS, FRAS (sb838) or the Assistant Librarian, Ms Susanne Jennings (scj22).