From 1st August Loughborough University Library is a member of the SCONUL Access scheme. SCONUL Access has been formed from the merger of two existing schemes – SCONUL Research Extra and UK Libraries Plus and is a reciprocal service supported by over 170 academic libraries in higher education institutions across the UK and Ireland.
SCONUL Access provides borrowing privileges for most:
- academic staff on open or fixed term contracts
- postgraduate research students registered for a PhD, MPhil or similar qualification
- part-time, distance learning and placement students
- full-time postgraduates
SCONUL Access also provides for a reference only service for most full-time undergraduate students.
You must complete an application form (available online or from the Library Issue Desk) and will be given a SCONUL Access card to take to other institutions.
Please note, that unlike UK Libraries Plus, there are no restrictions on the number of universities that can be visited and that old SCONUL Research Extra cards and UK Libraries Plus slips will be accepted whilst they are still in date, so there is no need to reapply if you still have one of these old forms.
For further information ask at the Issue Desk in the Library, visit the Library webpage on Access to other Libraries or the SCONUL Access website.
