Visitor access
If you're not based at UWE Bristol you can still visit the Library, join the Library and borrow books free of charge.
Join the Library
We remain closed for external users at this time.
Services available to members of the public
Latest update: Monday 19 July 2021
We remain closed to external users at this time.
Our Libraries are currently open for UWE Bristol students and staff only. As a result of our significantly reduced occupancy and restrictions on campus, we are unable to invite external users back into our buildings at this time. We recognise that this may be disappointing for some of you.
Some of you have books that you may be hoping to return. Our customer service team should have been in touch with you directly to discuss a variety of options for return. Alternatively, you can contact us to discuss your options.
What needs to happen before you can invite us back to on to campus?
We are awaiting government guidance for Higher Education institutions about how we should be operating once other national restrictions are lifted. We are expecting to receive this on or around Monday 19 July. We will need some time to digest this and what it means for how we configure our spaces for the autumn semester. We are unable to invite you back whilst we still have reduced occupancy levels.
If our library spaces are allowed to return to their normal occupancy levels, then we will work with our Health and Safety team and Public Health England on a suitable date for inviting external users back to our library buildings.
We look forward to inviting you back when it is safe to do so.
What will you be able to offer me when I return?
We have been working behind the scenes to improve our offer to you:
- Fixing the technical issues we had with offering you access to electronic resources, such as databases (on campus).
- When you return, we are hoping to be able to issue you with assigned user credentials (a log in) instead of you needing to request a temporary user credentials every time you visit. N.B. You will still only be able to access electronic resources on library computers.
- With your new assigned user credentials, you will be able to add printing credit to your account and use our printers.
Reference use of print books and journals
You can visit any campus library during staffed hours, search for books and journals on the library shelves and read them on the premises.
Photocopying facilities are not available to members of the public.
Borrow and reserve books
Once you join the Library and are issued a library card you can...
- Access any of our campus libraries during opening hours (or external borrower access hours for Frenchay campus library).
- Borrow up to 5 items, excluding audio-visual materials and laptop loans.
- Make 2 reservations at a time.
Guest access to databases
Guest access to databases is currently unavailable.
We have ongoing technical issues with this service. It is also only available in our libraries and we are currently closed to external users.
Internet access
UWE Bristol participates in the Eduroam service, which provides wireless internet access for visitors from participating institutions.
Visitors can access WiFi in all public locations at UWE Bristol (including in the library) using "_The Cloud".
Alumni
We remain closed to external users at this time.
UWE Bristol Library supports you in continuing your learning after graduation from UWE Bristol, be it for professional development, academic research, or personal interest.
Join the Library
You can join the Library after you graduate for free. You'll be able to borrow books and use the study spaces and facilities at any of our four campus libraries during opening hours (or external borrower access hours for Frenchay campus library).
You can borrow up to 5 items and make 2 reservations.
Access electronic materials
Guest access to databases is currently unavailable due to ongoing technical issues. We are working to restore access.
Alumni have guest access to databases. This service provides access to a wide range of our databases, but not all of them, due to licence restrictions. See the list of guest-access databases: A-Z.
This service is only available from library PCs on-site. Access to the computers may be limited during busy times. At present we have no off-site access to our databases.
Contact us
If you need help using our services or want to discuss ways we might be able to help you then please contact us.
Business
We remain closed to external users at this time.
UWE Bristol Library supports local business, in particular start-up and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are associated with UWE Bristol.
You can join the Library for free. You'll be able to borrow books and use the study spaces. Our books cover all the subject areas taught at UWE Bristol, including extensive business and law collections.
Access electronic materials
Members of the public have limited guest access to databases. This service is only available from library PCs on-site. This service is licensed only for academic, non-commercial use.
Not all online information is locked up behind subscription barriers. An increasing volume of academic research (including journal articles, conference papers and technical and experimental data) as well as official, business, and ‘trade’ information, is freely available on the internet for anyone to consult and use.
Explore our online reading list on free to access resources to support business. You can also access UWE Bristol’s own open-access Research Repository for open access to all of UWE Bristol's research output.
Contact us
If you need help using our services or want to discuss ways we might be able to help you then please contact us.
Students and staff at schools and colleges
We remain closed to external users at this time.
We welcome visits from schools and Further Education colleges. Find out what resources we can provide and arrange a visit.
