Visitors guide to the Library

To access University of Exeter Libraries under the SCONUL access scheme:

1. Apply to SCONUL Access scheme
2. Wait to receive your SCONUL Access Approved email
3. Forward the email with your home address and phone number to library@exeter.ac.uk   
4. We will contact you with joining information

1. You must reapply for library access if your approval has expired

• Do not visit an institution until your new application has been approved.
• All information about applying for the Access Scheme is available on the SCONUL website.
• Your own institution’s library is the body responsible for considering and processing your application. Please be patient and allow them time to deal with your application.
• Please check the website in detail for information about the Scheme
  • before you contact your library
  • before you contact a library you wish to visit or before contacting SCONUL.
• Please remember access granted under the Scheme is a privilege and not a right.

2. Allow time for your application to be processed

• An extremely high volume of applications is being processed.
• How long your application takes depends on how many applications your institution receives.
• In some cases you may need to wait up to 4 weeks.
• Do not pressure library staff at your home institution - it will not speed up your application!
• Do not call the library you wish to visit or the SCONUL office about your application - it will not speed up the process!

3. Check on the day you would like to visit whether the institution you would like to visit is participating

• This allows for any sudden changes to pandemic-related restrictions.
• Check online at https://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access.

4. Prior access does not mean current access

• Some institutions that previously participated in the scheme are not participating at this time.
• You are not guaranteed access to an institution because you previously used it.
• Check before you visit! https://www.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access.
   

Who is eligible to apply?

* Please note, we will need to know in advance if Band R members would like to use the specific collections at St Luke’s Library as this building is swipe access only and we will need to request a card be made for you.  Forward your acceptance email with your home address, mobile number and a request to access the collections at St Luke's to library@exeter.ac.uk

Your primary access to e-resources will be provided by your home institution.

Please note that for licensing reasons, our online books and journals can only be accessed via our walk-in access machine. You would be entitled to use this facility during your visit and can find more information about it here.

If your home institution participates in the Eduroam service then you should be able to use this access the internet on your laptop or mobile device while you are visiting us. It is worth checking eligibility and ensuring your access options are configured in conjunction with your home university before you travel. Please see the Eduroam website for further details.