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Joining the Senate House Library

Senate House Library, University of London, is a major academic library for the Humanities and Social Sciences, both nationally and internationally.

• Location: Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
• Holdings:
  • 2 million titles
  • 5,500 current periodicals
  • A wide range of electronic resources.
  • A number of outstanding research collections.
• More information about the Senate House Library, University of London.

Please note that the Senate House Library cannot lend items by post, nor are its electronic resources (other than those provided via this web site) available outside the library.

Any student registered with the University of London's International Programmes is entitled to membership of Senate House Library, on payment of the University of London membership fee. Library membership charges for international programme students are:

• Annual borrowing (8 books) - £130.72
• 6 month borrowing - £83.74
• Day reference ticket - £ 6.28
• 7 Day reference ticket - £31.40

**7 Day passes are available for the price of five, with the flexibility to make the visits consecutively or non-consecutively, up to one calendar year from the date of purchase.

In addition, all International Programme students are entitled to one reference visit free of charge (usual price £6.28).

If you wish to come and use Senate House Library you must bring with you:

• Photographic ID, e.g. national identity card, passport (ID requirements).
• Proof of address, e.g. utilities bill, bank statement, driving licence
• Confirmation that you are registered on an International Programme, e.g. Certificate of Registration.

To join the Senate House Library you will need to come to the membership desk on the fourth floor of Senate House. Details of how to get here can be found on the Senate House Library webpage at: http://www.shl.lon.ac.uk/library/gettinghere.shtml