Other access agreements

Access arrangements are also in place for certain groups and organisations.

Library Membership

University of Edinburgh Libraries are fully open to all categories of external membership.

If you wish to join or renew your existing membership, please  e-mail us at  library.account@ed.ac.uk (Please state you wish to join/renew and include in your email your name,  category of visitor and existing card reference number starting ‘200..’ if applicable). 

We will reply to you with important information for access within a maximum of 7 days. Please wait for our reply before visiting our libraries.*

*We may not be able to process your membership if you do not follow these steps.*

 

 

 

*** Our Libraries have different opening hours during the festive vacation. The Site Libraries will be closed from 23 December - 3 January 2025 and the Main Library will have reduced hours over this period. Please check the Library opening hours web pages before you book a membership appointment 

School students

Associated institutions

Societies and other organisations

LEAPS students

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland

Retired members of staff

Friends of the Library

EUSA staff

Services for external members

Although, as a University service the library is partly funded from central government, it is not a public library. The extent to which it can offer facilities to external users free of charge is limited.

The library can offer some services only on payment of subscriptions or fees, which are set at realistic but reasonable levels. Income derived from these subscriptions and fees is used to maintain and develop collections and services.

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