Visitor information and Library services
People who aren't members of London Business School can visit our Library, although there may be a charge.
Access for most visitors is on a reference-only basis, apart from people on the SCONUL Access Scheme: Band A, which allows limited borrowing. Visitors can use our Library Catalogue, but not our PCs or other electronic resources.
Read about:
Free access
Paid access
Day tickets and photocopying
SCONUL Access Scheme: Band A
Free access
Free access to our Library as a visitor is available for
- academic staff and postgraduate research students (MPhil/PhD) of any academic institution
- postgraduate taught-course students of the University of London, under the University of London Libraries Access Agreement
- postgraduate taught-course students from SCONUL member institutions - during the summer vacation only - under the SCONUL Vacation Access Scheme
You'll need to produce proof of your status at your home institution
Paid access
Access to the Library is available at £30 per day for:
- undergraduate students
- postgraduate taught-course students who don't qualify under the University of London or SCONUL schemes
- members of the public
Day tickets and photocopying
Before you visit, check the Library Catalogue to make sure the titles you want are available.
Day tickets cost £30 per day, plus a £10 deposit for a temporary visitor's card. This will be refunded at the end of the day when you return your card.
Photocopying costs 5p per A4 copy. You'll need to observe copyright regulations, which are displayed next to the photocopiers.
SCONUL Access Scheme: Band A
Academic staff and postgraduate research student members of this scheme can borrow up to three books from our main collection for up to a fortnight. You'll need to produce your access scheme card and proof of your status at your home institution.
You can only borrow once you have a library card. These can't be produced on the same day as your first visit.
Library Catalogue
Opening times
Taunton Centre is open 24/7
Welcome desk is open:
Monday-Friday 8:00-20:00
Saturday-Sunday 10:00-19:00
