Finding items

You can find books and all other kinds of Library material by using the library's Discover search engine. You can search by author, keyword (subject), book or journal title.

When the book you want shows in your search results, click Available at. This should take you to the item location screen. Note the level and shelf number.

For help finding items we have a Discover guide and a video guide on using the Smart tables.

Our books are arranged by subject.

  • Users can borrow books for two weeks which will automatically renew provided they have not been requested by another user.
  • Reference books are for use in the library only. They have a red reference label on their spine.
  • You can request Closed-access items from the Discover search record. You can collect them from the Library Desk the next day (excluding bank holidays).

Which numbers are on which floors?

The number sequence starts on level 4 and works down. See the table below for details:

CollectionLevelStudy type
001-349 books and journalslevel 4silent study
350-616 books and journalslevel 3silent study
617-999 books and journalslevel 2group work
research collections and archiveslevel 0group work