Library Access

[banth]

If one is a full time student at a University can one access books from any other University library?

[dafyd]

Generally, yes - there is an agreement between most UK libraries sharing resources. Your best bet is to ask at your uni library - but there is some information at http://www.sconul.ac.uk/use_lib/vacation.html

[Hgrove]

As far as I know this arrangement is for part time students under the UK Plus scheme.  For more information you may visit http://www.uklibrariesplus.ac.uk/index.htm

You may also find useful info on www.sconul.ac.uk

[Hgrove]

Apologies - I have just realised Dafyd had already given you the sconul url.

[maxi29]

I can't speak for other universities but Sussex, our nearest uni, offers access to anyone for nothing (if you pay, you're allowed to take books out).

[cassimer]

I am at St Andrews and we use a system appropriately called inter-library loan. Not all that great though - firstly it costs (about �10 a book, of which the univeristy absorbs some of the cost), secondly there is no guarantee that you will get the book as the other universities are under no obligaiton to send it especially if they have it on short loan etc, and thirdly it is expected to take up to a month for a book.
So if you are desperate its a possability, and i have used it before for my dissertation. However most univerisities have reciprocal arrangements with local unis where you can borrow directly from thier librarys - we use Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen if we want to. At least this way you know you are getting the book in good time although there is a little extra travelling!

[kaktus]

I realise that this is a question in the question, but does it really cost money to loan books from other uni libraries/libraries (if your local library doesn't have the book) in the UK?