List of M25 libraries participating in Access25
| M25 Consortium member | Access restrictions & additional notes |
|---|---|
| Aga Khan Library | – |
| Anglia Ruskin University | – |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Borrowing is also allowed: limited to 5 items. No borrowing of short loans or audio-visual items. |
| British Library | – |
| British Museum | For some departmental libraries appointments must be made in advance. |
| Buckinghamshire New University | – |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | No access during revision/exam time (ie. March-June) |
| City, University of London | Borrowing is also allowed: maximum 5 items at a time. No borrowing of short loan items permitted. |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | – |
| German Historical Institute London | – |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Borrowing is also allowed: 4 ordinary loan books for 3 weeks. No short loans or audio-visual items. |
| Horniman Museum | The library is only open 2 days a week so access is restricted to those days. Please enquire with the library for details. |
| Imperial War Museum | Appointment must be made through booking form on the Museum’s website and five working days’ notice is required |
| King’s College London | Borrowing is also allowed: up to five four-week loan items |
| Kingston University | Borrowing is available for a fee, please enquire with the library for details. |
| Lambeth Palace Library | – |
| – | |
| London Metropolitan University | – |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Borrowing is also allowed: maximum of 5 items |
| London South Bank University | Borrowing is also allowed: 4 books from our main library collection (books mostly have a loan period of 2 weeks at a time) |
| Middlesex University | – |
| Oxford Brookes University | – |
| Queen Mary, University of London | Non-QMUL Members have restricted access during term time. That is Mon-Fri from 7pm, weekends anytime. During our 24/7 period (around Easter vacation) we withdraw access to visitors |
| Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London | – |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | – |
| Royal College of Art | Borrowing is also allowed: limited to 5 items – no short loans and no films |
| Royal College of Nursing | – |
| Royal College of Surgeons of England | Please contact library@rcseng.ac.uk if you wish to visit. The Library is open 10:00-17:00, Tuesday to Thursday. |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Please contact library@rhul.ac.uk if you wish to visit and/or would like to borrow any items. |
| Royal Society of Chemistry | Please contact library@rsc.org if you wish to visit and/or would like to borrow any items |
| Royal United Services Institute |
The Library is closed for refurbishment until Spring 2023, please check the website for information https://www.rusi.org/about/our-work/rusi-library
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| Royal Veterinary College | Access is Monday to Friday, core hours. May be restricted at peak times. At least one day’s notice prior to visit is required |
| Science Museum | We are normally open Monday – Wednesday but please check the website in advance of visiting. |
| Senate House & SAS Libraries | Staff from libraries participating in Access25 will be issued with a free day ticket to access Senate House Library only, on production of the normal Access25 and home ID cards |
| SOAS, University of London | |
| St George’s, University of London | Borrowing is also allowed: two 3-week loan books |
| St Mary’s University, Twickenham | The main campus library is open access, however the Naylor Library (which houses the Education subject stock) is access controlled and therefore visitors must make an appointment in advance. Borrowing is also allowed: 4 items at a time (not DVDs) |
| The National Archive Library | |
| University College London | Borrowing is also allowed : 5 books at a time |
| University for the Creative Arts | Borrowing is also allowed: up to 6 ordinary loan items |
| University of Bedfordshire | – |
| University of Buckingham | – |
| University of East London | – |
| University of Essex | – |
| University of Greenwich | – |
| University of Kent | – |
| University of Reading | Access not available to M25 users during the Examination period outside core hours of 09:00 – 17:00 Mon – Sun i.e. overnight |
| University of Surrey | Borrowing is also allowed: 4 General loan items only, which are issued on a 2 week basis. All borrowed items automatically renew if not reserved by another user of the library |
| University of Sussex | – |
| University of the Arts, London | Access to all colleges is by appointment only. See: http://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/library-services/visitors-and-alumni/ |
| University of West London | Borrowing is also allowed: up to three 3-week loan items |
| University of Westminster | – |
| University of Winchester | – |
| Victoria & Albert Museum | – |
| The Wiener Holocaust Library | Borrowing available by becoming a library member (for a fee) |
The following libraries do not participate in Access25. However there may be another way to gain access, e.g. by paying. Please contact the library in question.
- Ravensbourne
- Regent’s University London