Edinburgh College of Art Library

Location and contacts

Access and opening hours

Staff and students of the University of Edinburgh have full access and borrowing rights. 

Regretfully, entry to the library is not possible for members of the public, Alumni and other external library members (with yellow cards) other than Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm. This includes visiting to collect your first library membership card

NHS Lothian staff can join UoE Library as members of the public or apply for other UoE Library membership options if appropriate and on production of the required documentation. Information regarding UoE Library membership is available on the Joining the Library web pages, but please be aware that during exam periods access may be restricted. 

NHS Lothian staff will continue to have access to a wide range of library and information resources and support from the NHS Education for Scotland Knowledge Network (external site)  

Access to the library is also available to other users but please be aware that during exam periods access may be restricted. Please note, that for some external users, the membership application process has changed. Please check up-to-date information on the Joining the Library web pages before visiting any library. 

There are a number of study spaces available in ECA Library. Please see the Study Space pages for more information and guidance.

Study Space

British Sign Language support

A video relay service is available, enabling British Sign Language users to contact public bodies and vice-versa.

This service operates from 8am to 12 midnight, 7 days a week.

Please visit https://contactscotland-bsl.org for full details.