University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Library

Visitors

We offer members of the public access to the Library to consult items in our collections.

Passes are issued for one day only.

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

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.

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