The Library and Resource Centre is a unique resource providing access to material focusing on international science, technology and innovation policy issues. The Library reflects the many research interests of Science and Technology policy Research (SPRU at the University of Sussex and Centre for Research in Innovation Management (CENTRIM of the University of Brighton) over the past 40 years. It is an exciting representation of research in this field of study and is the largest collection of its kind in Europe.
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Membership | The collection | Keith Pavitt Library catalogue | Borrowing and returning loans | Renewals | Reservations and recalled items | Study spaces | Photocopying and scanning
Membership
The Library's primary users are staff and students of SPRU, the School of Business, Management and Economics (BMEc), CENTRIM and visiting fellows. Membership is extended to the academic staff and post-graduate students of the Universities of Sussex and Brighton. UK-based individuals and organisations can become external members and visitors can arrange to use the library for reference purposes. To become a member please ask a member of the library staff to register.
The collection
Main collection
Material can be borrowed for one month.
Reserve/short loan collection
These have a loan period of one week.
Theses and dissertations
The work of Doctoral Researchers and Masters Students is part of the collection, including copies of selected SPRU DPhil and MPhil Theses and MSc Dissertations from the 1970s to the present day. These are available for one week.
Journals
Journals are not available for loan but may be photocopied/scanned in accordance with copyright legislation.
Reference collection
This includes dictionaries and handbooks.
Keith Pavitt Library catalogue
This can be accessed via the following link: sprulib2.central.sussex.ac.uk/heritage
Borrowing and returning loans
Items are issued by a member of staff from the library. You will need your University ID card to borrow items.
Renewals
If you would like to extend a loan email, phone or come into the library during opening hours. If an item has been requested by another library member you will not be able to renew it.
Reservations and recalled items
If you would like to reserve an item that is on loan, ask a member of library staff or email us with the details of the item (author & title) you are interested in. We will then recall the item.
Study spaces
There are a number of desks available for quiet study, some of which are equipped with PCs. Wireless coverage is also available for staff and students.
