The Lady Smith of Kelvin Veterinary Library

University of Edinburgh staff and students are automatically members of all our libraries, including the Lady Smith of Kelvin Veterinary Library. Please remember to bring your ID card to access our libraries.

We are also pleased to welcome external students, researchers and visitors to the Library, subject to the access restrictions above. In advance of a visit in person please email us at library.account@ed.ac.uk.

Please check up-to-date information on the Joining the Library web pages before visiting any library. 

Joining the library

The Veterinary Library is located within the Teaching Building of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the Easter Bush campus. Easter Bush is located eight miles to the south of Edinburgh city centre, near Penicuik. 

Easter Bush is directly served by several local bus routes. Parking facilities are provided for our visitors and clients. A permit is not required but visitors and clients should register their vehicle at the nearest reception. 

The Veterinary Library has wheelchair access and disabled parking located in the car park outside the main entrance door.

Travelling to the Easter Bush campus

The Veterinary Library entrance is on the first floor, above the cafe area. There is lift and stair access to this level. 

The Library provides study desks, including a height adjustable desk and some informal seating.

Use the orientation guide below to find your way around the library once you are here. 

Veterinary Library virtual orientation

Veterinary Library access

To find out more about we assist disabled users here at the Veterinary Library please visit:

Veterinary Library accessibility information

A guide to the Veterinary Library is available on the AccessAble website.

AccessAble

More information on University Library accessibility

Find information on the physical accessibility of the libraries and the services offered to disabled users.

Library Accessibility

EdHelp

The Veterinary Library's EdHelp desk is located by the main entrance to the Library and is staffed during opening hours. EdHelp can help with library, IT, student administration and finance related enquiries. You can also contact them online.

EdHelp

Borrowing and returning books

If you need to borrow or return books, there are self-service machines within the library. If you have any problems please visit the EdHelp desk.

How to borrow, renew, and return books

Wi-Fi and computer access

• Free Wi-Fi access
• 7 open-access PCs for staff and students
• Laptops for loan (students only)
• Walk-in access PCs - access to limited e-resources 

Eduroam

VisitEd guest wi-fi

DiscoverEd

Laptop loan service 

Card Services

If you have lost or damaged your card, or if it has expired, you can get a replacement at the EdHelp desk.

Replacement card desks 

Getting your first card 

Card Help 

Food and drink

Covered drinks are allowed throughout the library. No food is allowed anywhere in the library. Food includes biscuits, crisps and other packaged snacks.

There are two cafes at the Easter Bush campus, Dolly's and The View. Both are open during term time and non-term time.

Easter Bush cafe information

Toilets

There is an accessible toilet on the same floor of the Library but not in the library itself. The toilet is right hand side transfer.

Quiet and silent study

The Veterinary Library is a quiet study space with 60 study spaces, most of which have power sockets and 10 soft seating chairs for informal study.

There is also dedicated silent study space adjacent to the Library which offers 32 study spaces and 10 workstations with PCs. 

Study space with computers

There are 6 open access computers and 1 standing quick use computer in the Library. 

The printing/photocopying/scanning facilities are available in the Library and in the Study Landscape. 

Accessible study space

There is an adjustable height desk with an accessible PC with assistive technology located by the tutorial room 1.46. 

The standing height desk is located by the window in the far corner of the Library. 

Information on accessible study space

Assistive technology 

Study spaces at other libraries

Information about study spaces across all ten University Libraries can be found at the following link:

Library study space

Library Regulations

All users of the University Library must observe these Library Regulations and observe special regulations relating to any Library premises which they may use.

Library regulations

Food and drink

Drinks with a lid are permitted, but food is not allowed.

Food and drink policy