Library

Library - Information for Weekly Class Students

Are you on an OUDCE course at the University of Reading?

Various library services are available to support your studies.

Reading University Library

As a member of the public, you are able to use the Library at University of Reading for private study. You will have access to all printed material but you will not be able to use electronic information resources, and you will not be able to borrow books. You can make photocopies within copyright restrictions. You can find out more on the Library website, which includes a link to the library catalogue which can be searched from any internet connection.

Rewley House Continuing Education Library

As an OUDCE student, you can become a member of the Rewley House Continuing Education Library in Oxford. This enables you to borrow books and access electronic resources using PCs in the Library. All information on the For Weekly Class students page applies to you, but please note the following:

You will not receive a library registration card, so please bring course confirmation with you on your first visit to the Library if possible
Your reading lists will not be shown on the Library website

You may also find other helpful information on our Library website, for example, subject-based lists of freely-available websites.

Public libraries

You can also use public libraries to support your course. Most public library services now offer the following services in addition to traditional book loan:

Access to their online catalogues from any internet connection
The ability to reserve books out on loan via the internet
Free online access to key reference resources from any internet connection using your library card. These include:
- Dictionary of National Biography
- NewsUK
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference, a collection of Oxford University Press reference books
- Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985
DVD collections
Free internet and PC access