Library Services A-Z
Find out about the services we have in place to help you
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- Accessible Study Rooms - book a specialised study room if you've registered for disbability support
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- Book picking - ask us to collect books from the shelves for you if you've registered for disbability support
- Book renewal - you don’t need to worry about this one: books will renew automatically unless requested by someone else and then you’ll be emailed
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- Cafe with hot water and microwave - if you’re here for a long study session you can get refreshments in the cafe area
- Chromebook Loans - borrow a chromebook for six hours at a time, so you don’t have to bring your own
- Click & Study - book a Study Room in the Library
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- Elements - build your research profile
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- Family Study Room - come and study in a space where your children can play. Register with our membership team: membership@sussex.ac.uk
- FigShare - store your research data
- Floorplans - find something in the building
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- InterLibrary requests - request a book from another Library if we don't have it
- ITS - get help with IT issues
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- The Keep - find materials from our Special Collections archive and beyond
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- Legacy Reading Room - book a space to look at items from our Legacy Collection and BLDS Legacy Collection
- Library Search - find where an item is located in the building or linked to online
- Library Service Desk - get help if you’re working in the building
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- Membership - become a member of the library if you are not already registered at Sussex
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- Online Chat - get help from Library staff if you’re working online (the yellow button on this page)
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- Printers/Photocopiers/Scanners - you could copy or print, but this machine can also scan and email to you free of charge
- Purchase suggestions - ask us to buy a book if we don't already have it
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- Research Hive - a space on the top floor of the Library for Researchers
- RLF Fellows - book a 1-2-1 with a professional writer who can help you to improve your writing
- Room bookings - book a study room in the Library for group work
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- SCONUL access - visit other academic libraries if you're away from campus
- Skills Hub - develop your academic skills and find out how to reference
- Social media library channels - keep up to date with library events, training and more
- Subject Guides - find Library resources for your specific subject area
A quick guide to our service points
Go to the Library Service Desk if you need to:
- Find something in the Library (or you can use our floorplans)
- Collect and return an interlibrary request
- Borrow headphones
- Use a stapler or hole-punch
- Speak to a member of staff
- Get help with any of our self-service points.
Go to the Reception Desk if you need to:
- Enter the Library
- Claim lost property (including library cards)
- Use a locker
- Borrow an iPhone or USB-C cable for the charging lockers
- Collect a library card (after you apply for membership online)
- Speak to a member of staff.
Self-service:
- Borrow books
- Return books
- Collect a reservation
- Borrow a Chromebook
- Print and photocopy
- Pay charges online via Library Search
- Book a study room or desk online
- Chat to a member of staff online.