Finding resources

Use DiscoverEd to find books, ebooks, ejournal articles and more. Sign in using your University Login to access your Library Account and manage your loans, requests and fines.

The databases provided by the Library give you online access to valuable information including full text journal articles, abstracts, and rich digital archives of primary sources, audio-visual materials and more.

Exam Papers Online provides access for staff and students of the University of Edinburgh to the collected degree examination papers of the University from 2004 onwards. They may be used by students as a study aid only.

The Library has an e-preference policy which means that when an e-book is available we buy it in preference to the print copy. The Library provides access to more than 2.2 million e-books via a wide range of online platforms.

Helping you get the best out of the library with information on finding academic literature, referencing and more.

Information on finding and submitting theses.

Information about BrowZine, which provides additional ways of viewing and connecting to University of Edinburgh Library resources

Information about LibKey Nomad, a browser extension which provides easy access to full-text content from databases and websites.

The Library collection contains several million printed books, located across library sites, which are shelved in subject order according to the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal classification schemes. Help is provided on how to find printed books on the Library shelves.

Useful tips and advice to help find information for study and research online using Library databases, ejournals and the internet.