Using other Libraries

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Our [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/LibraryServices/User+Information/NewUser.htm New User] pages are designed to give you the basics to get you started in using Napier's library service.  You'll find our library Powerpoint presentation here, and an induction handout with all the key addresses.
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One of the best things about studying in Edinburgh is the wealth of other libraries you can use.   
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[http://www2.napier.ac.uk/inform/ In:Form] - Napier's Library's introduction to the information skills you'll need at university and beyond.
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If you want to visit another academic library we would always advise you to speak to the staff in a Napier Library first. You may need a [http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/users_info/ SCONUL Access] card, or a signed letter to gain access, and you must be in good standing with the Napier library service.
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[http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Information/Study+Skills/ NULIS Study Skills page] - Our collection of resources and sources of advice on study skills.
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Most academic libraries will only allow reading access for undergraduates, unless you pay their external user fees.  Postgraduates may be able to borrow some materials from some libraries.  Please respect the rules and regulations of the libraries you visit, they may not be the same as Napier.
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Some of the most useful ones for Creative Industries subjects are listed below: 
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[http://www.lib.eca.ac.uk/ Edinburgh College of Art Library] - you need a [http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/users_info/ SCONUL Access] card. [http://eca.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Search their catalogue]
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[http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Edinburgh University Library]
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- includes the former Reid Music Library. [http://catalogue.lib.ed.ac.uk/ Search their catalogue]. There is also a departmental library for Architecture and Fine Art. You need a [http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/users_info/ SCONUL Access]card. 
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[http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/leisure/Libraries Edinburgh City Libraries] - especially the Fine Art section upstairs.  [http://prism.edinburgh.gov.uk/TalisPrism/index.jsp Search their catalogue]. You are strongly recommended to join so that you can borrow items from their lending collections. Take proof of identity and addresss, e.g. a recent utility bill.
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[http://www.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland] - reference access only. [http://main-cat.nls.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Search their catalogue]. Undergraduates need a form signed by Napier library staff each time you go. Postgraduates can apply for a reader's card. 
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Our helpsheet on '''Edinburgh Libraries''' lists all these and more - available from our [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Information/Help+Sheets/OtherHelpsheets.htm Helpsheets page]
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You can use libraries in other cities also, if that happens to be convenient for you. See our webpage on [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Information/Bookshops/AccessingOtherLibraries.htm Accessing other libraries].
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If you can't find the thing you want in any local library, there still may be hope.  We may be able to request it via [http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/LibraryServices/DocumentSupply.htm Document Supply] for you - call into your nearest campus library.  We normally charge a small fee for this service.

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Using other libraries

One of the best things about studying in Edinburgh is the wealth of other libraries you can use.

If you want to visit another academic library we would always advise you to speak to the staff in a Napier Library first. You may need a SCONUL Access card, or a signed letter to gain access, and you must be in good standing with the Napier library service.

Most academic libraries will only allow reading access for undergraduates, unless you pay their external user fees. Postgraduates may be able to borrow some materials from some libraries. Please respect the rules and regulations of the libraries you visit, they may not be the same as Napier.

Some of the most useful ones for Creative Industries subjects are listed below:

Edinburgh College of Art Library - you need a SCONUL Access card. Search their catalogue

Edinburgh University Library - includes the former Reid Music Library. Search their catalogue. There is also a departmental library for Architecture and Fine Art. You need a SCONUL Accesscard.

Edinburgh City Libraries - especially the Fine Art section upstairs. Search their catalogue. You are strongly recommended to join so that you can borrow items from their lending collections. Take proof of identity and addresss, e.g. a recent utility bill.

National Library of Scotland - reference access only. Search their catalogue. Undergraduates need a form signed by Napier library staff each time you go. Postgraduates can apply for a reader's card.

Our helpsheet on Edinburgh Libraries lists all these and more - available from our Helpsheets page

You can use libraries in other cities also, if that happens to be convenient for you. See our webpage on Accessing other libraries.

If you can't find the thing you want in any local library, there still may be hope. We may be able to request it via Document Supply for you - call into your nearest campus library. We normally charge a small fee for this service.

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