Collections

Philosophy resources can be found in the following branches:

• Most Philosophy resources are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library
• The Arts and Social Sciences Library Library classmark scheme shows how the books and journals are arranged. Use the Library catalogue to find the classmark for an item.
• Other University libraries may also hold resources of interest to you, including Ethics in the Medical Library.  Use the library catalogue to find relevant material.

If you need an item which is not available anywhere in the library system here in print or online, you can use the Inter-Library Loans service to obtain it from another library. There is a charge for this service, though you may be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this. See the information for undergraduates, postgraduates or academic staff for details of how to obtain these vouchers. Access to other university libraries and the British Library may be a useful alternative.

New books

• See the information for undergraduates, postgraduates or academic staff for details of how to recommend the purchase of new books, or other materials

Course based materials

• Recommended textbooks may be found in the Short Loan Collection (SLC).
• Examination papers: sets of past examination papers (bound in years) can be found on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, on the shelves next to the pamphlet collection.

Thesis collection

Philosophy PhD and some MA theses of staff and students of the Philosophy Department, from 1910 to date, are available in the thesis collection in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Special collections

The Arts and Social Sciences Library contains a special collection of rare books.

General resources & collections

See our Library collections and eResources pages for details of our more general resources & collections, including electronic journals, electronic books and databases.

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