Kingston University Library and Learning Services

Kingston University Library and Learning Services Library and Learning Services is key to the success of our students and staff in pursuing their learning, teaching and research ambitions.

Welcome to Kingston University Library and Learning Services. The focus of the department is on the delivery of high quality learning resources and services to students and staff, supporting a wide range of information driven activity from skills support through to innovative online learning experiences. This work is achieved through:



The 4 Learning Resources Centres (Libraries) on each of

the main teaching campuses
Providing 24 hour access (term time) to the LRCs at Kingston Hill and Penrhyn Road
Generous opening hours at all sites throughout the year
Access to over 350,000 books and audiovisual materials, and 270,000 e-books
Subscriptions to over 73,000 electronic journals
Over 1800 open access PCs
Wireless access on all campuses
Expert advice and support for the development of web and multimedia content
Extensive support for disabilities in our specialist Access Technology Rooms



The LRCs also provide a base for Careers, Accommodation and Student Finance consultations.

02/05/2024

Join us to 'Map My Day'! As part of Cultural Diversity Week 20-24 May, we are partnering with HSSCE to find out more about how you use your campus on a typical day, using annotations, drawings, emojis and stickers on cognitive maps. If you'd like to take part please do sign up on KU Extra 🙂

01/05/2024

A reminder that Monday next week is a Bank Holiday 🌸🌞đŸŒŋ

Penrhyn Road Library will be open from 10:00 onwards and will be open overnight into Tuesday. Please bring your ID card if you're planning to be in the Library after 21:00.

Kingston Hill, Knights Park and Roehampton Vale will be closed for the day and will reopen usual time on Tuesday.

The Information Centre team at Kingston Hill have put together this bright display of books and resources (and greenery!...
25/04/2024

The Information Centre team at Kingston Hill have put together this bright display of books and resources (and greenery!) to support your wellbeing through this cold Spring đŸĨļ and run-up to exams! Check the Health and Wellbeing section on My Kingston for the various ways the University can support you 🌸đŸŒŧđŸŒē🌷đŸĒģ🌷đŸŒēđŸŒŧ🌸

Great to see everyone at the at today! We saw so many people we ran out of freebies! Thank you for all your book sug...
08/02/2024

Great to see everyone at the at today! We saw so many people we ran out of freebies! Thank you for all your book suggestions 🙂📚

20/12/2023

Need Library support? Subject Librarian unavailable? The answer you need might be waiting for you on Library Canvas!

Access via Canvas > Dashboard > Library Canvas then choose your Faculty and Subject

19/12/2023

Can you name these Christmas films?

Check our 'Christmas Movies' playlist on BoB to see if you got them right! Access via iCat > Find a Database > BoB then search Christmas Movies. And you can watch them all online for free with your KU password!

With only a week to go until the Big Day we thought we'd trawl the archives for some festive fun from Christmases past!
18/12/2023

With only a week to go until the Big Day we thought we'd trawl the archives for some festive fun from Christmases past!

11/12/2023

There will be a pause in inter-library loan requests over the festive break! You can continue to request interloans on iCat over Christmas and they will all be kept safe and sent off in January

It's beginning to look a lot like at Kingston Hill 🎄🎄🎄
05/12/2023

It's beginning to look a lot like at Kingston Hill 🎄🎄🎄

It's started! The lighting project at Kingston Hill will take 3-4 weeks to complete. The first floor books will be inacc...
06/06/2023

It's started! The lighting project at Kingston Hill will take 3-4 weeks to complete. The first floor books will be inaccessible during this time, but the rest of the Library is open as usual 😊 Thank you for your patience while we work towards a brighter future 💡

22/02/2023

Spring is on its way and this time next week it will be March 😮 Here's what we've got coming up next month - to book your place on any of our Workshops, search 'Library' on KU Extra. We look forward to seeing you 😊

10/02/2023

We are looking forward to welcoming Caroline Ball from and to an online panel discussion on March 15 🗓ī¸ about ebooks and where we go from here...

All students and staff welcome - book your place on KU Extra 👍

All about in 1min! https://youtu.be/tuZUJs72288

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