The Library, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
http://www.history.ac.uk/library
(020) 7862 8760
Senate House North Block
Please check the web site for up to date information.
Term and Vacations
| Monday - Friday: | 0900 - 2045 (last admission 2030) |
| Saturday and most Bank Holidays: | 0930 - 1715 (last admission 1700) |
| Closed: | Public Holidays |
| 24 December 2008 - 3 January 2008; 9 - 14 April 2009 | |
Membership of the Institute is available free of charge to staff and postgraduate students of EU universities and of other foreign universities which subscribe to its Annual Payments Scheme. A fee is payable by other individuals. All users are asked to register individually. Forms can be filled in on the spot. Day tickets are issued to members of the public (including University of London undergraduates) who wish to consult material not otherwise available in London. No borrowing is allowed. Rooms are sometimes closed for meetings; visitors are advised to telephone in advance to confirm that stock is accessible.
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Robert Lyons
Member of staff on duty throughout opening hours.
The library’s holdings are included in the on-line catalogue of the University of London Research Library Services at http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk
Own scheme.
c. 174,000 volumes.
The library collects printed primary sources, bibliographies, guides to archives, periodicals and reference works covering the history of Western Europe and its expansion overseas from the fall of the Roman Empire. It does not normally collect secondary monographs.
Self-service photocopying. Microform readers and printer. Networked electronic resources and printing. Hot and cold drinks, lunches and teas in Common Room. Introductory talks are available by arrangement.
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