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Library collections and services
Borrowing | Opening hours | Facilities & equipment | Library rules | External readers | Training | Archives
General loan
These are on the open shelves in the
Library. They can be borrowed for a 28-day period, subject to
recall.
Short loan (including week loan)
Books which are
expected to be heavily used, such as basic texts, are kept behind
the Service Desk at each site, in the Short Loan Collection. The
loan period is one day: books have to be returned by 2 p.m. on the
day after issue. Books borrowed on Friday and throughout the
week-end are due for return by 2 p.m. on Monday. Books borrowed on
the last day of term, must be returned by 2 p.m. on the first day
of the following term. Week loans are issued for a seven day
period.
For further information on borrowing materials, see Borrowing rules.
Reference collection
Some materials, such as Law reports and statutes, journals and
newspapers, theses and past examination papers, and reference
books, are intended for use within the Library. At each site there
is a Reference collection of books such as dictionaries,
encyclopedias and directories, covering a wide range of
subjects.
- The 'Critical Forum' Audiotape Archive
Past examination papers
Past examination
papers from 2001 are available online at any University
computer. Access is from your student desktop. Click the following
options:
"Start", then "Library Resources", then "Exam Papers Online". You
can search by "Department" and "Year" and narrow your search down
by a word from the examination title, using the keyword box as
necessary, e.g.:
"Department"
Law
"Year"
2005
"Keyword"
criminal
.
This service replaces the bound paper copies of examination papers which are held in the Library prior to 2002.
Document supply and Inter-library loans
Books and journals required for University courses are normally
available in the Library. Materials which are not available in the
Library, and which are needed by students doing research for
special projects, can be obtained from outside sources. The
Inter-library loan service is located at the Hunter Street
Library.
Copyright Information
If you intend to distribute extracts (such as chapters / articles) scanned from copyright protected books, journals or magazines, please contact the Librarian for details of how to prepare Digital Copies compliant with the terms of the CLA Higher Education Licence. This digital copy can only be downloaded and printed once by each user.
Please note that if you distribute a scanned extract to another individual or a group of students outside the terms of the CLA licence and you have not obtained the permission of the relevant rightsowner to do so, you might be putting yourself and the University of Buckingham at risk of an infringement of copyright law.
University Bookshop
The University bookshop stocks most of the recommended course
texts.
Information Services User Group (ISUG)
The ISUG is the key channel for students and staff to contribute towards the improvement and development of the University's Library and IT services.
Edward Legg local history collection
The University has a large collection of books on Buckinghamshire and adjacent counties, bequeathed by Edward Legg.