Our Collections

There is a wealth of printed material and online resources available for Library members. Explore our collections, find out how to access them, and where to go should you require help.

Our Collections

There is a wealth of printed material and online resources available for Library members. Explore our collections, find out how to access them, and where to go should you require help.

Research strengths of our collections

Discover the amazing richness of our collections in these nine thematic subject areas.

Special Collections

A wealth of primary research material from medieval to modern – exceptional strengths in literature, the arts, sociology, politics and economics.

Archives and manuscripts

1,800 archive collections, University of London (student archives, and military service archives)

The Senate House Library Periodicals Room

Print and electronic journals

We offer over 30,000 print and electronic journal titles.

Ebooks & digitized texts

The Library offers a range of eBooks. These complete texts are available online.

Readers using laptops in the Senate House Library periodicals room

Databases and eResources

How to access, use, and make the most of our eResource collection.