Visitor Access
To see details of visitor access choose which of the following categories you belong to:
- Academic staff, researchers, non academic staff, and students in higher education institutions in UK or Ireland
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Local access arrangements
- Clinical staff in NHS Hospital Trusts
- Greenwich Foundation for the Royal Naval College yeoman guides
- National Maritime Museum
- Staff and students in University of Greenwich partner institutions
- Universities at Medway INVICTA Access scheme
- University of Greenwich alumni
- Members of the public, commercial researchers, charitable organisations
Please note that suppliers’ licensing rules prevent us offering visitors (with the exception of those studying or teaching on a University of Greenwich validated programme at one of the university's partner institutions) access to university IT facilities or electronic resources, other than searching the library catalogue. However, the university is a member of Janet Roaming (Eduroam) which allows those in participating institutions wireless access, via their laptop, to the Internet by using their home institutions’s username and password. View further information here.
For information about special needs access and facilities consult the web pages for the campus library you wish to use:
Academic staff, researchers, non academic staff and students in higher education institutions in UK or Ireland
You can use our library by registering, through your home library, with the national access and borrowing scheme SCONUL Access. To check that your home institution is a member of this scheme, and to find information as to how to register, go to the SCONUL Access web site. View information about your membership entitlements here.
Staff and researchers in M25 institutions that are not members of SCONUL Access, but are members of the M25 Access and Borrowing scheme, can also use our library. Membership entitlements are the same as for those using the SCONUL Access Scheme.
When you visit the library you must bring your SCONUL Access or M25 Scheme card with you, together with a valid ID card, bearing a photograph or a digitised image, issued by your home institution. Security staff may decline to admit those not able to identify themselves in this way.
The library is also a member of the SCONUL Vacation Access Scheme.
If you are based in a higher education institution that is not a member of these schemes, please contact the Campus Manager at the library you wish to use to request access:
Local access arrangements
Clinical staff in NHS Hospital Trusts
Clinical staff in NHS Hospital Trusts for which the university provides education and training for nurses, midwives, and other staff, can join the library and borrow up to 5 ordinary (month loan) items from the Health stock. Please complete the Library Registration Form (PDF document) and bring this to the library together with a passport sized photograph, proof of address and work ID card.
Greenwich Foundation for the Royal Naval College yeoman guides
Yeoman guides employed by the Greenwich Foundation for the Royal Naval College can join the library and borrow up to 5 ordinary (month loan) items. Please complete the Library Registration Form (PDF document) and bring this to the library together with a passport sized photograph, yeoman guide ID card and proof of address.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) and the University of Greenwich have a Memorandum of Agreement. This allows NMM Library readers reference access to the university maritime studies resources (excluding electronic resources) and university students reference access to the NMM Library. Access is on the basis of referral by library staff of users of good standing.
Staff and students in University of Greenwich partner institutions
Those studying, or teaching, on a University of Greenwich validated programme at one of the university's partner institutions are able to use our library. View student and staff entitlements.
Other staff and students should contact the Campus Manager at the library they wish to use to request reference access:
Universities at Medway INVICTA Access scheme
The INVICTA Access scheme is a local collaborative borrowing scheme between the partner institutions of the Universities at Medway i.e. the University of Greenwich, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.
University of Greenwich alumni
University of Greenwich alumni are entitled to free reading rights in all our libraries. You will need to show your alumni card, which can be obtained from the Alumni Office, when you visit the library. Alumni can also borrow up to 5 ordinary (month loan) items at a discounted alumni rate of £50 per year. If you wish to have borrowing rights please complete the Library Registration Form (PDF document) and bring this to the library together with a passport sized photograph, fee, proof of address and alumni card.
Members of the public, commercial researchers and charitable organisations
Individuals in charitable organisations should contact the Campus Manager at the library they wish to use:
Campus Managers will then make arrangements for their admission on a discretionary or charge basis. Borrowing entitlements are for up to 5 ordinary (month loan) items.
Members of the public should contact the Campus Manager at the library they wish to use to request reference access:
Members of the public, and commercial researchers, can also apply to join our library as individual subscribers for £100 pa which allows the borrowing of up to 5 ordinary (month loan) items. If you wish to borrow please complete the Library Registration Form (PDF document) and bring this to the library together with a passport-sized photograph, fee and proof of address.
Last updated 19 November 2010.