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The toilet facilities on the Alpha and Beta Staircases are currently undergoing refurbishment.
The facilities on Floors Ground-4 on Alpha Staircase and Floors 2-4 on Beta Staircase will be refitted with modern fixtures and fittings including water-saving taps and energy-saving hand driers...
Updated 27 January 2022
In line with...
Updated 15 March 2022
The University has been notified by the University and College Union (UCU) that a further round of strike action is planned in relation to pay, working conditions and pensions.
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*Last updated 16 March 2022.
Building repairs to roofs around the library’s central courtyards began on 18 October 2021. Works are ...
Edited 03 February 2022
We know the UL Tea Room is an important place to meet friends and take a break from your work.
We’re really sorry that we aren’t able to provide catering on site at the moment. The pandemic has...
Updated 13 December 2021
As COVID-19 restrictions evolve on University of Cambridge sites, we are so glad to be able to remove some limitations on your experience of using the libraries this academic year, 2021-22.
The University Library is open Monday-Friday 09:00-19...
Last updated: 02 December 2021 (to reflect the reintroduction of mask protocols)
As COVID-19 restrictions are gradually eased on University of Cambridge sites, we are so glad to be able to remove some limitations on your experience of using the libraries ahead of the academic...
Updated 20 July 2021: We have further updated our plans for summer services. Please visit Summer at Cambridge...
First published 30 June; updated 09 July
When access to our physical collections was limited due to restrictions made necessary by the pandemic, HathiTrust, in response to the COVID-19 emergency, created an...
All registered library users can now book to consult Special Collections at the University Library.
We are proud to have a wide community of readers at the University Libraries, from writers to independent scholars. We're...
In Easter term, there are increased opportunities to book a study space, book to consult material, and borrow items at the University Library.
Current University of Cambridge students can book a study space...
At the moment, current students and staff at the University of Cambridge can borrow items.
We are reactivating the recall system from 27 April 2021, to give you the option to request books that are on loan. This will give you more opportunity to access the materials you need.
Like...
As we once more welcome current staff and students to book to visit the University Library in Easter term, we are happy to reopen booking to consult non-borrowable modern material in the Main Reading Room.
‘Non-borrowable...
Are you missing those occasions when you happen upon a great book whilst scanning the open stacks? We're really happy to let you know that our Browse and Borrow service enables any current staff member or...
CUL has recently become a member of HathiTrust, a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries, which preserves over 17 million digitised items. Through our membership of HathiTrust, our libraries are able to subscribe to HathiTrust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS...
University of Cambridge students can book to consult Special Collections and electronic legal deposit material at the University Library.
The service is available to all undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Cambridge who need to access special collections and...
Students at the University of Cambridge can book an appointment to visit the University Library and the Seeley Library.
Students can book study space in the Main Reading Room at the University Library on weekdays, 10:00-12:30.
These...
A new set of electronic resources is available for 2021 thanks to funding from the University of Cambridge to support continued teaching and learning throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
We have added the resources to our vast ...
Information for Cambridge students about University and Faculty and Departmental Library Services in Michaelmas term 2020
Posted on 21 September 2020 on behalf of Jessica Gardner (University Librarian and Director of Library Services) and the Cambridge University Libraries Gold and...
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