General orientation tour: University Library [West Road] Beginners
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower...
Please note this tour does not cover the University's vast electronic and digital collections: to find out more about using these, please see check for courses on our timetable or ask a member of Library staff for help.
- All University members (this includes Colleges, Departments, and Affiliated Institutions)
- UL Readers
- Particularly suitable for those new to the UL
- Further details regarding Cambridge University Library's eligibility criteria
Number of sessions: 1
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
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1 | Fri 7 Feb 17:30 - 18:15 | 17:30 - 18:15 | University Library | map | Liam Austin |
- To find your way around the building and its print collections
- To navigate our search platform, iDiscover
- To order from the closed shelves and find your book on the open shelves
Walking tour and demonstrations
- To enter the University Library you must have either a current University of Cambridge ID card or a current Reader's Card. For more information and to apply for a Reader's Card, please see the Registration webpages
- Large bags and rucksacks may not be brought into the UL. Please leave yourself sufficient time before the tour to put your bag away securely in the locker room.
One session of forty-five minutes
A number of times per term
Booking / availability