UEL Students

Students must be fully enrolled and have a UEL ID card to access the library buildings, services and facilities. 

Student Library accounts will be created/updated within 24 hours of enrolment/re-enrolment.

To use online resources, students need to login with their UEL login and password.

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UEL Staff

Staff library accounts need to be created manually, to do this email library@uel.ac.uk from the UEL staff email.

UEL ID cards will allow staff to access the library buildings, services and facilities. 

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External Visitors

External visitors may be allowed reference access to our collections, or have limited borrowing privileges, depending on their circumstances. 

For security and copyright reasons, there is no access to electronic resources, room bookings, inter library loans or the UEL network. 

For more information, visit: External Visitors

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SCONUL Access

To be able to use our libraries you will need to have applied via the SCONUL Access scheme to your home institution. If they accept your application, they will send you a SCONUL Access approval email. For more information visit: SCONUL Access 

Once you have your approval email, you can apply for a library account with us by completing the application form.

To complete your application, you will need to upload both the approval email and a passport style photo of yourself.

We will aim to process your application within 2 working days, but this may vary depending on staff availability. Once your application has been processed, you will be invited by email to collect your new UEL Library card. Please wait for the invite before you visit us. You will need to visit during staffed hours (see Library Helpdesk opening hours). 

On your first visit you will need to bring the invite email and your home institution ID card to gain entry. Please arrive no later than 30 minutes before the helpdesk closes.   

A £5 fee is charged for the replacement of a lost or damaged visitor ID card, payments can be made here: Library Payments 

For more information visit: External Visitors or SCONUL Access

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Alumni 

UEL alumnus can purchase the Alumni Network Passport card for a one-off payment of £15.  
For more information, visit: Alumni Benefits and Discounts 

Alumni Network Passport card holders who does not want borrowing privileges can use any UEL Library free of charge for reference only. 

To activate Library Borrowing Rights, Alumni Network Passport card holders must additionally make an annual payment of £50 to UEL Libraries. Payments can be made online by visiting this link: Library Payments 

UEL alumnus must make their first visit to the library during staffed Helpdesk hours (see: Opening Hours) and bring their Alumni Network Passport ID, proof of address and library borrowing payment to activate their accounts. 

Once active, a maximum of up to five books at a time can be borrowed.  

For more information visit: External Visitors