Print and electronic books

Sign in to Library Search for best results and to read books online.

Simply type a word or phrase that best describes what you are looking for on the search line. You will have a list of resources coming from different libraries.

You have various options on the left:

• You can sort your results by publication date (e.g. newest or oldest)
• You can select London Library in Library Location to limit your results to print books on our shelves
• You can select your Resource Type, e.g. books
  

Click on the title of the book to see availability on the shelves.

Every book has a shelf number so that you can easily locate books on our shelves. They start from 000 (on the ground floor) and go up to 999 (on the first floor).

Shelf numbers consist of a string of numbers (every subject category has its own number) followed by letters (the first three letters of the author's surname). For example, 658.4012 LYN comes from:

Main subject category	Sub-category	Author's surname
Management	Strategic management	Lynch
658	.4012	LYN

You can also request a book to come and collect from the Library desk. In Library Search, you can see the detailed information about the book most of the time, including the table of contents, to help you decide whether you want to request that book.

If no one else is waiting to borrow the book you have, you can renew your books several times.

• Renewing from home (or from anywhere in the world): sign in to your library account in Library Search to extend the due dates of your books.
• Renewing on Campus: use our touchscreen self-service circulation machine by selecting RENEW and following instructions on the screen.

You can also request books for us to collect and put them aside for you:

• Find the book in Library Search and use the REQUEST option (you have to be signed in).
• Make sure London Library is the pickup location and confirm.
• You will receive an email once the item is ready for collection.