Other Libraries for Politics, International Relations and Related Subjects

The following are part of the SCONUL Access scheme. SCONUL Access cards are available from any LondonMet library. Just print the application form from the website and bring it to your nearest LondonMet Library.

Please note: some libraries restrict access during exam periods. Please phone the library you wish to visit before starting your journey.

• Birkbeck, University of London
  Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX.
  Tel. 020 7631 6369
  Subject coverage: development studies, economics, management, and politics.
  
  
• City University London
  Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB.
  Tel. 020 7040 8191
  Subject coverage: economics and international politics.
  
  
• Goldsmiths, University of London
  Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
  Tel. 020 7919 7150
  Subject coverage: Social sciences including politics, also history.
  
  
• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  10 Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HD.
  Tel. 020 7955 7229
  Subject coverage: wide social science collection, particularly strong in economics, political science, and public administration.
  
  
• London South Bank University (Perry Library)
  250 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 6NJ.
  Tel. 020 7815 6607
  Subject coverage: development studies, European studies, management, and social and policy studies.
  
  
• Middlesex University
  Sheppard Library, Hendon Campus, The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT
  Tel. 020 8411 5852
  Subject coverage: most aspects of politics and international relations, including economic development, the European Union, history of Latin America, Africa and Asia, international trade, and international migration.
  
  
• Queen Mary, University of London
  Mile End Library, 328 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
  Tel. 020 7882 8800
  Academic staff and postgraduate research students only. Restrictions on visits by taught postgraduate and undergraduate students exist. See the website for details.
  Subject coverage: Subjects supported by the collection include politics, management, economics, and history.
  
  
• School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
  Tel. 020 7898 4163
  Academic staff and postgraduate research students only. Charges apply for taught course students except during vacations. See the website for details.
  Subject coverage: Many African, Asian and Middle Eastern topics, including international politics and diplomacy, development, migration, and terrorism.
  
  
• University of East London (Docklands Campus)
  Docklands Library and Learning Centre, Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD
  Tel: 020 8223 3434
  Subject coverage: economics, International Development, NGO management, politics, refugee studies.
  
  
• University of Westminster
  Regent Library
  4-12 Little Titchfield Street, London W1W 7UW
  Tel: 020 7911 5000 Ext.2537
  Subject coverage: politics, international relations, diplomatic studies.

• British Library
  96 Euston Road, London NW1
  Tel. 020 7412 7676
  Access only to material unavailable elsewhere. Entry not always guaranteed. Two forms of I.D. needed to obtain a readers pass. See the website for details.
  
  
• Chatham House Library
  The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE
  Tel. 020 7957 5723
  Non-members of Chatham House can use the Library for reference purposes only, subject to demonstration of a research need to consult their materials. Phone before you visit.
  Subject coverage: Great for international relations topics. Collections have a particular focus on politics, economics, security and the environment.
  
  
• City Business Library
  Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
  Tel. 020 7332 1812
  Subject coverage: Largely business information, but also has a good collection of resources giving country information in the areas of economic policy, domestic economy, foreign trade, etc. UN, IMF & OECD publications are available, and access to a number of electronic resources is free.
  
  
• Senate House Library
  Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
  Tel 020 7862 8500
  There is a charge to use the library, please see the website for up-to-date visitor information.
  Subject coverage: includes the libraries of the Institutes of Commonwealth Studies, Germanic Studies, and Latin American Studies. Sizeable collection of politics materials, including public policy. Good for Asia Pacific studies, development studies, peace and conflict studies, and public administration.
  
  
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) Library Collections
  London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road Learning Centre, 236-250 Holloway Road, London N7 6PP
  Tel. 020 7133 3726
  Subject coverage: The collection focuses largely on the trade union movement, with union publications from the UK and other countries, working conditions and industrial relations, and campaigns and policy areas in which the TUC has been involved.
  
  
• UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library
  16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW
  Tel: 020 7679 8701
  Free reference access during UCL vacations only. Please see the website for further details.
  Subject coverage: “one of the leading teaching and research collections in the UK for the study of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia”. All aspects including history and culture.