A GUIDE TO HISTORY LIBRARIES AND
COLLECTIONS IN LONDON

BIRKBECK COLLEGE LIBRARY


NAME AND ADDRESS

Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX

TELEPHONE

(020) 7631 6239

EMAIL

library-help@bbk.ac.uk

WEB SITE

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/

LOCATION

The Library is located in the Malet Street building


HOURS OF OPENING

Please check the web site for up to date information.

Term:

Monday - Friday 1000 - 2230
Saturday: 1000 - 2000
Sunday: 1000 - 2000

During vacations check the web site for opening hours.


ACCESS

The Library is a member of the SCONUL Access Scheme. For full details regarding admission, see the information on the web site at http://www.bbk.ac.uk/lib/about/userinfo/visitors

University of London intercollegiate students taking a course at Birkbeck have full borrowing rights.

For full details of admission check here

READER PLACES

300

LIBRARIANS IN CHARGE OF THE HISTORY COLLECTION

Dr Aubrey Greenwood

STAFF AVAILABILITY

There is a Help Desk service. Outside service hours, assistance is always available on request.

CATALOGUES

On-line catalogue of almost all stock.  The catalogue can be accessed outside the College via the library website.

Search the library catalogue

CLASSIFICATION

Mostly Dewey.  Some of the older stock is classified using Bliss.

STOCK

Total stock is approximately 250,000.  Works relating to History in all forms total over 30,000 volumes.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR STRENGTHS

The collection has been developed to meet the teaching needs of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.


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