Visitor access

Information about visiting the Library as an external visitor.

Visitor memberships

Visitor membership applications for the Library are currently paused. They will resume in June.

If you are a member of the SCONUL access scheme and wish to visit our Libraries, please contact us.

You must have a membership to visit the Library to browse or borrow from our collection.

You must be over 18 years old to apply for a year's visitor access.
You will need to provide a photo for your ID card.
If you wish to join us using the SCONUL access scheme, please apply using the form below.
If you are a UWE Bristol alumni and would like to visit the Library, borrow books and use study spaces, please apply using the form below.
To renew an existing membership, please apply using the form below.
We aim to process new memberships within 21 days but it may take longer during busy periods.
You will be contacted when your ID card is ready.
New memberships cannot be processed during April, May, September or October as this is a busy time for our staff and students.

Service	Availability
One-year membership	Yes
Check out up to five print books during library staffed hours	Yes
Place up to two reservations	Yes
Access to all UWE Bristol Libraries during library staffed hours	Yes
Access to library study spaces during library staffed hours	Yes
Use free visitor WiFi provided by BT	Yes
Log in to personal library account online	Yes
Use the RFID self-service kiosks to return loans	Yes
Use the RFID self-service kiosks to issue loans	No
Log in to the PCs in the Library	No
Use the LapSafe lockers to borrow a laptop	No
Use the printing, scanning, or photocopying facilities	No
Access eResources found on the UWE Bristol Library Search	No
Use swipe card to access any other spaces on campus	No
Place inter-library loans	No