Visitors
We offer members of the public access to the Library to consult items in our collections.
Passes are issued for one day only.
Apply for a visitor's pass
You can apply for a visitor's pass if:
- You wish to consult material that you have been unable to locate elsewhere locally
- You are a visiting student from abroad
- You require access to the European Documentation Centre
- Access to Archives & Special Collection is by appointment only
How to apply
Apply in person at the Welcome Desk during staffed service hours - please bring a form of personal identification e.g. driving license or passport.
If you wish to apply for summer visitor access contact library@glasgow.ac.uk.
Please note: study spaces are limited; we are unable to offer access to people seeking a quiet place to study.
Part-time or placement student, distance learner, full-time postgraduate, or academic at another UK university?
You may be eligible to join the Library under the SCONUL Access scheme.
Please note: there is a new enrolment process in operation – contact library@glasgow.ac.uk before you travel.
Your University of Glasgow borrower's card allows you to:
- borrow up to five books from the Library for a four-week loan period (excludes one-week loan or High Demand books)
- access the Branch Libraries and Library Research Annexe for consultation purposes only
- access the Archives & Special Collections Reading Rooms
School Pupil Visitors
The Library welcomes pupils working on dissertations for Advanced Highers or A-Levels
Strathclyde Research PGs
Postgraduate research students from the University of Strathclyde are welcome to join the Library