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The UCL library system comprises 17 libraries located across several sites within the main UCL campus and across Bloomsbury, linked together by a central networking catalogue and request system called Explore. [16] [17] [18] The libraries contain a total of over 2 million books. [19]
The Main Library contains UCL's collections relating to arts and humanities, history, economics, public policy and law. [5] The Flaxman Gallery, a collection of sculptures and paintings by artist John Flaxman , is located inside the Main Library in the Octagon Building under UCL's central dome.
The British Library, which contains around 14 million books, is also located close to the main UCL campus and all UCL students and staff can apply for reference access. [226] UCL's open access institutional repository, UCL Discovery, and UCL Press, UCL's open access academic press are managed by UCL Library Services. [227]
SCONUL was founded in 1950 as the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries.In 1994 when British polytechnics became universities it merged with COPOL, the Council of Polytechnic Librarians, and in 2001 it extended its membership to libraries of Colleges of Higher Education and changed to its current name.
Member institutions of the University of London are colleges and universities that are members of the federal University of London. The University of London was initially configured as an examining board for affiliated colleges , but was reconfigured as a teaching university for London, with many London colleges becoming schools of the ...
The library isn’t just a place to get free books — it’s also a de facto community center. Most libraries have a variety of free events that they plan for cardholders.
The Maughan Library (/ m ɔː n /) is the main university research library of King's College London, forming part of the Strand Campus.A 19th-century neo-Gothic building located on Chancery Lane in the City of London, it was formerly the home to the headquarters of the Public Record Office, known as the "strong-box of the Empire", [4] and was acquired by the university in 2001.
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is a member institute of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.Founded in 1947, it is a national academic centre of excellence, serving the legal community and universities across the United Kingdom and the world through legal scholarship, facilities, and its comparative law library.