Upgrades to your digital library experience

Smarter, faster, better: How your Libraries have improved digital access to more resources than ever.

Digital access to materials allows you to take the library collections anywhere. That’s why we’re constantly updating and improving access to make it faster, simpler and smarter

Access to millions more books

We recently subscribed to Perlego, giving you access to millions more electronic resources. You can find Perlego items through Library Search, then all you need to do is log in with your University credentials and you have access.

Perlego also has built-in accessibility features, so you can read what you need, how you need to read it.

Easier research with Lean Library

We also introduced Lean Library, a browser extension that allows you to take a shortcut through institutional logins when browsing the web for study material. It also signposts items that are in the Libraries’ vast collections and subscriptions. And if we don’t have it, Lean Library will find you open access alternatives.

Discover more with Library Search

Library Search is an essential tool for achieving success in your academic life. 

We’ve refined that tool so when you use Library Search as part of your studies, you’ll now get better results; with better listings of materials, links to related works, clear navigation and even a map to items kept outside of the libraries. 

Discovering your reading lists

We’ve also introduced a reading list discovery page. This super useful tool comes in handy for any assignment or exam revision, allowing you to find all the things your tutors recommend in one handy place.

Tell us what you think

And to ensure that you can always find what you need online, we added a feedback button to Library Search. So, if you find a broken link, a search doesn’t bring back what you need or the item and its description aren’t quite right, you can let us know and we can fix it!