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Distance Learning Support - Using Libraries Near You
UK & Ireland
We belong to a co-operative
scheme, SCONUL Access, which allows you to use and borrow
from a large number of other University Libraries in the UK and
Ireland.
You can see
full details of the scheme, including a list of member
libraries
More information about the scheme is available from
our SCONUL Access co-ordinator
Jill Gallacher. You must be registered on one of the
University's Distance Learning courses and be registered as a
member of the Library. Complete the SCONUL Access Form and
email, post or hand it to the Service Desk for validation. The
application form is available from the Service Desk in Riccarton
and Martindale Libraries, or can be
downloaded from the SCONUL
Access web site. After we have validated your form, we will give you or send you a SCONUL Access card which you can use, along with your
Heriot-Watt ID/Library card, to borrow from participating Libraries. The host library may require you to
complete their library registration form and to supply a
photograph.
If you wish to visit a UK library which is not a member of the SCONUL Access scheme, you should check that Library's website or contact them directly to see whether you will be permitted to visit and to consult and/or borrow items. If necessary, we can provide you with a letter of introduction to support your request for admittance to another library, though we cannot guarantee that this will be granted. Contact your Subject Librarian if you would like a letter of introduction.
Libraries in other countries
If you wish to visit a library outside the
UK and Ireland, you should check that Library's website or
contact them directly to see whether you will be
permitted to visit and to consult and/or borrow
items. If necessary, we can provide you with a
letter of introduction to support your request
for admittance to another library, though we
cannot guarantee that this will be granted.
Contact your Subject Librarian
if you would like a letter.