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As an external borrower, you can:

• Access Western Bank Library and The Health Sciences Library sites at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Retired staff members may also visit the Information Commons.
• Consult the Library’s print collections - thousands of books, journals and other resources
• Borrow up to 5 items at a time. Items will automatically renew unless someone else requests them
• Discover materials using 
• Request books and manage your Library Account through 
• Explore our unique and original library collections

Services available:

• Guest WiFi (please ask at the Information Desk for details)
• Self-service photocopiers/scanners
• Onsite access to some e-journals. Complete a registration form to use the dedicated Walk-in access PCs in Western Bank Library and the Health Sciences Library sites to view electronic journals where the publisher permits access, in addition to many open access journals

The following is a list of those entitled to non-fee paying external borrower membership of the library:

• Members of the University Court or Council
• Teachers or FE lecturers employed in South Yorkshire
• Members of the Society of Glass Technology
• Clergy in the 91Ö±²¥ area
• GPs in the 91Ö±²¥ area
• 91Ö±²¥ retired staff members
• Affiliated community researchers
• Confucius Institute members
• Asylum seekers and refugees

You will need to provide proof of your fee exemption when you fill in the application form.

Fee paying membership:

The library also offers fee paying membership of the library for either 3 or 12 month periods. Fee paying members are entitled to the same services as non-fee paying borrowers, as listed above. 

• 3 month membership £15
• 12 month membership £50

If you have any enquiries, please contact the , or visit Western Bank Library or the Health Sciences Library during opening hours.