Welcome!

A big welcome to all new Biochemistry undergraduate students at South Kensington. This blog aims to give you, and all the researchers and staff at South Kensington campus, news and information from the library and details about the resources you need for your studies.

You’ll be seeing a lot of us over the next few weeks!

We say ‘hello’ on Wednesday 10 October at your library training session, where you’ll be given an overview of the services we offer as well as an induction pack to get you started.   Later on in the next couple of weeks we will also be showing you how to locate and use the online resources provided by the library, and what’s available via the internet as well as how to reference your work.  Everythings we show (and more) is available via Olivia – our Online Virtual Information Assistant.  Olivia will be with you for the duration of your time at Imperial College London, so if you are in doubt and need help – check Olivia.

We are here to help you so please contact us if we can be of any assistance.

You can contact us by email, telephone, or leave a comment here on the blog and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.

Contact Julia by email j.garthwaite@imperial.ac.uk or by phone on 020 7594 9307.

Central Library Closure

The Central Library will close between Saturday 23 June – Sunday 1 July to allow our move from the ground floor at the start of building works. There will be no access to the building or print collections. Staff will be available to take enquiries, renew books etc via

Telephone – 0207 594 8820
Email – library@imperial.ac.uk and issuedesk@imperial.ac.uk
In person – Civil Engineering Department Library (Monday to Friday 10.00 – 17.30)

Or contact your Liaison Librarian – Julia GarthwaiteTelephone – 0207 594 9307Email – j.garthwaite@imperial.ac.uk

Students finishing their degree this year are advised to either return borrowed material prior to closure, or may return items to the Civil Engineering Department Library. All other staff and students are encouraged to renew their loans during this period.

The Inter Library Loans service will operate as usual and ILLs can be collected from the Civil Engineering Department Library.

The Library will reopen on Monday 2 July with a temporary access route via Level 2 of the Sherfield Building. All desk services will be delivered from Level 2 and staff will be able to advise on any service restrictions.