Collections
Politics resources can be found in the following branches:
- The Arts and Social Sciences Library holds the bulk of materials relevant to you. Class J in the library classification stands for Political Science, and there are the following subdivisions of it: JC - Political theory; JF,JJ,JK,JL,JN,JQ - Political institutions and public administration; JS - Local government; JV - International migration and colonial studies; JZ - International relations. In addition, many books of political relevance are classified in the History section, Classes D through F in the library. The Special Collections department of the Arts and Social Sciences library holds a number of collections of importance to political researchers, including the National Liberal Club pamphlet collection
- The Geographical Sciences Library contains a certain amount of Politics-related material, (books on globalisation, for example)
- The Wills Memorial (Law) Library has a complete set of British Statutes. It also houses the European Documentation Centre, an important source of information about the European Union.
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
Course based materials
Materials to support Politics courses are available in the Arts & Social Sciences Library:
- Recommended textbooks (books in high demand for essays, for example) are kept in the Short Loan Collection (SLC)
- Examination papers: past papers can be found on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, on the shelves next to the pamphlet collection.
Thesis collection
University of Bristol Politics PhD theses are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library thesis collection, kept in a locked cage on the first floor. They may be consulted within the library, and you will need to complete a slip for each one. Please ask at the library issue desk.
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