UL Survival Guide 
Behind the Scenes at the UL: Interesting Collections
We have a huge collection of manuscripts and rare books.
The library has a dedicated Rare Books department including material dating right back to the first European printing presses, including the Gutenberg Bible, produced in Mainz around 1455 by Johann Gutenberg.
There are also more than seventy rare books collections in the Library, with incredibly varied subjects and history. For example, the Waddleton collection focuses on books illustrations and engravings, and we even have the archives of the Society for Psychical Research which covers subjects such as haunted houses and poltergeists!
Introducing the Digital Resources Area
The Digital Resource Area at the UL provides 60 PCs, with facilities for printing and internet access. Students can access the UL online collections, including over 400 databases and over 60, 000 e-journals from these computers. Register for a password online or pick up an application form at the Entrance Hall.
Alternatively, we also have wireless access in many areas if you prefer to use your own laptop.
The Betty and Gordon Moore Library
In addition to the UL site on West Road, there are four Dependent Libraries that contain subject focused collections. Over the first four weeks of term we will take a brief look at each library.
The Betty and Gordon Moore Library serves the maths, physics, astronomy, computer science, materials science, and engineering community in Cambridge. It is one of the newer libraries in the University, having been opened in 2001. It was designed by the architects to echo the Thomas Jefferson design for a library: Jefferson believed that a circular layout was liberating and conducive to both private study and the cross fertilization of ideas. The colour scheme of the library was inspired by the painting Cantus Firmus by Bridget Riley.
In this library you can find 34,000 monographs, 72,000 journal volumes and plenty of comfy work spaces as well as computer access. You will need to register at the main enquiry desk on your first visit sp have your university ID card with you. There is a short guide to finding your way around the Betty and Gordon Moore Library available here
eresources@cambridge
The UL subscribes to over 60,000 e-journals, over 400 databases and a growing collection of e-books. Unsure of where to start? Try here!
This site allows you to search for electronic resources by subject or title, without bringing up records for printed collections. So whether you are trying to find JSTOR or JustCite, why Google it? Instead, log on via eresources @ cambridge
Each resource is listed alongside a link providing access to the journal or database. If you are logging on from within your college, department or library you will get automatic access. When away from Cambridge you can still access the resources, just look for the Institutional Log-in or Alternative Log-in tab on each resource homepage and enter your Raven password
