Our Services

Our services are tailored to user needs and provided at multiple locations across campus, as well as online.

Visit the Phenomenal Bodies: Exploring Disability in Scottish Academic Collections, a project co-ordinated by the University of St Andrews.

 

Heritage Collections at the University of Edinburgh are open to all and we want everyone who visits our spaces to feel comfortable and welcome. We have created AccessAble Guides, Sensory Maps, and Visual Guides to help you familiarise yourself with our sites before and during your visit.

How to book an appointment to consult collections in our Reading Rooms.

We can offer specialist advice and expertise about your research enquiry.

We can support experiential learning through object-based teaching.

We work with community partners to co-develop and deliver inclusive civic engagement projects.

How to get involved with our work as a student volunteer or intern.

How to view collections remotely when you're unable to visit in person.

Find out more about our digitisation and image licensing services.

Discover our programme of events and exhibitions at St Cecilia's Hall, the Main Library, and beyond.

Find out more about how we use our collections to support research projects.

Important Information

Why some collection items may not be readily accessible.

General and visitor information in BSL.

User registration for access to our services.