The Library

 

Welcome to the Library!

The Library is located on the ground floor of the University Centre. It has a wide variety of online and print resources, which you can use in college or borrow and use at home.  

We are a lending library only; study space can be found elsewhere on the college campus. You may browse, borrow and make enquiries. 

Got any questions, or interested in joining? Please feel free to pop in and chat to our knowledgeable staff.

 

Help and information are never far away as the Library is open at the following times.

• Term-time opening hours
• Holiday opening hours

• eBook Library

  You can access a wide range of e-books to support your studies, which can be downloaded to your own computer or device to read on or off-site. Many core resources are available in this format.

• Books

  We have a collection of print books which can be issued to you, to support your studies alongside our digital resources. Each student is provided with a Library account when they enrol. Search the Heritage Catalogue to find the title you need,

• E-Journals & digital resources

  The Library has active subscriptions to 1000's of online Journals, subject specific resources and databases. These can be accessed via Discovery or through Heritage online.

  You are provided with an OpenAthens authentication account to access all online materials from home; this is just your NCL login and password.

• Leisure reading

  Need a break from your college work? Then check out our selection of fiction books. You’ll find them just inside the Library entrance

  You can find guides and information and a resources list on The Library intranet page.

• Borrowing

  You can borrow up to 5 books at once - University Centre students are able to borrow 10 books. These can be loaned for four weeks at a time and are renewable 3 times.

  When you borrow items from the Library we stamp a return date inside and ask you to return the items on or before that date. If you need to keep your books longer, no problem. You can renew your loans by speaking to staff at the Library counter, by phoning us, by using your own account on Heritage.

  You can reserve items that are already out on loan. When they are returned to the Library we will hold them for you and let you know that they are ready to collect. The Library also provides an efficient Inter-Library Loans service for items that are not held in our Library collection. You can make requests using our online form and then we do the rest.

  Please remember:

  • • You are responsible for any items loaned to you, including any damage or loss.
    • Each book has a unique number on its barcode to identify it. Please make sure you keep and return the actual books you borrowed from the Library, in order to avoid confusion and overdue charges.
      Interested in joining? Come in and speak to staff at the Library counter.

• The Study Store

  The study store is located in The Student Gateway, on the ground floor of the West Mall in the Main Building. We are cashless and the minimum spend is £1. Students can use their Bursary here.

  We sell everything you may need, pens, notebooks, folders and other materials for your studies. All stock is very competitively priced. You can also get your projects and dissertations bound and items laminated here.

Library

Tel: 0191 375 4370
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The Study Store

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