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Visitors to the Library

We welcome anyone from outside the University who wishes to make use of the Library's collections in our Edinburgh or Galashiels campuses.

 

Using the Library for Reference

If you wish to use the Library for reference only, please sign our Visitors' Book at the Service Desk each time you visit the Library.

 

Borrowing from the Library - External Membership

If you wish to borrow from the Library, you may apply to register as an External Borrower:

  • Staff & students of Edinburgh College of Art have the same borrowing entitlements as Heriot-Watt staff & students, and may register as borrowers at the Service Desk on production of their ECA Library/ID Card.
     
  • Staff of Universities which are members of the SCONUL Access scheme may register as borrowers at the Service Desk.  You need to complete an application form and  bring your SCONUL Access Card and your University Library card.
     
  • Postgraduate students of other universities may register as borrowers at the Service Desk.  You need to complete an application form and bring your SCONUL Access card and your University Library card.
     
  • Distance Learning, placement and part-time undergraduate students of other universities may register as borrowers at the Service Desk.  You need to complete an application form and bring your SCONUL Access card and your University Library card.
     
  • Full-time undergraduate students of other universities and colleges are not permitted to register as borrowers, but you may use the Library for reference after signing the Visitors' Book.
     
  • External membership is available, at the University Librarian's discretion, to anyone who can show a need to borrow from the Library .  You need to complete an application form, and provide evidence of your identity.

Library services for Visitors and External Members

  • External Borrowers may not borrow textbooks and other items which are in heavy demand by Heriot-Watt students.  You may borrow Standard Loan books and periodicals, but copies of heavily-used student texts in the Week Loan category may only be used in the Library, and 3 Hour Loans may not be used by External Borrowers.
     
  • Self-service photocopiers are available in the Library; copies may be made after purchasing a pre-payment card in the Library.
     
  • External Members may use the Inter-Library Loan Service to request items not held in the Library.  There is a minimum charge of £20.00 per item.
     
  • The University is a member of the EduRoam service; visitors from other member institutions can logon to the University's wireless network using their "home" institution username and password.
     
  • Licence restrictions mean that visitors to the Library may not use certain networked resources, e.g. databases and electronic journals to which the University subscribes, as their use is restricted to staff and students of Heriot-Watt University.

More information

For more information, contact:

Ms. G. McDonald
Heriot-Watt University Library
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
Phone: 0131 451 3584
Email: G.A.McDonald@hw.ac.uk

Mr. P. Sandison
Martindale Library
Heriot-Watt University
Scottish Borders Campus
Galashiels TD1 3HS
Phone: 01896 753351 ext 2155
Email: P.E.C.Sandison@hw.ac.uk