LJMU Library
Your Library sits at the heart of LJMU. Our library buildings and spaces provide a welcoming, comfortable and inclusive environment to support your study and research. In addition to our on-site facilities and extensive digital library services, the Library team offers guidance on developing your skills for study or research.
⚡ Library update - Friday 9 May 2025
⏰ Summer opening hours start Monday 12 May. During the summer vacation Aldham and Avril Robarts Libraries will be open Mon-Fri 8.45am - 5pm and closed at the weekends. SLB remains open 24/7 and Library staff will be on site every day. Staff will also be available online through the usual channels. Please check Visiting the Library for full details.
- Student library services, resources and support
- Expert services and resources provided to LJMU students including Library Skills, Academic Skills and Digital Skills.
- Academic skills
- Expertise from the Academic Achievement Team in maximising your study time including academic writing, maths, statistics.
- Library skills
- How to find library resources and reference them in your work.
- Subject resources
- Subject resource guides and librarians listed by faculty and school.
- IT support in the Library
- The Digital Engagement Team provide expertise in using LJMU IT facilities available in the Library and online.
- Teaching staff library resources, services and facilities
- Expertise from the Academic Engagement Team for academic and teaching staff.
- Reading list service
- Description of the Reading list service, purchasing commitments and the expertise offered by the Academic Engagement Librarians.
- Partner institution staff
- Advice to Partner institutions staff about access to LJMU Library electronic resources.
- Researcher library resources, services and facilities
- Expert advice, resources and facilities that the Library provides to researchers.
- Open research
- Benefits of Open Research at LJMU and advice on how to share your research with the community.
- LJMU open repositories
- Deposit publications and data in order to make them available to the research community.
- Open access publishing
- How we can help you to ensure you meet the REF, funder and University policy requirements through open access publishing.
- Research data management
- How to safely store and preserve access to your research data.
- Responsible metrics
- Responsible metrics refers to the ethical and appropriate use of means of evaluating research.
- E-Theses service
- Deposit your thesis in the electronic archive of LJMU research degree theses.
- Open journals service
- Publication and hosting service for LJMU online academic journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS).
- Special Collections and Archives
- Special Collections and Archives (SCA) manage the University’s collections of historical, rare, and unique archival and print materials, including photographs, manuscripts, books, video and audio resources.
- SCA collections by theme
- Explore collections held by Special Collections and Archives by theme.
- Search SCA catalogue
- Search our online archive via CALM.
- Browse SCA collections A to Z
- Browse our online collections via CALM.
- SCA news and events
- Keep up with news and events from SCA on our blog.
- SCA digital exhibitions
- View online Special Collections and Archives exhibitions.
- Volunteering at SCA
- Volunteering and internship opportunities within Special Collections and Archives.
- Donating to SCA collections
- How to donate material to Special Collections and Archives.
- Collaborating with SCA
- Suggest an internship, exhibition or research project with Special Collections and Archives.
- SCA frequently asked questions
- See answers to common questions about Special Collections and Archives.
- Visitor services available in our Library locations
- Overview of the Library locations, facilities, opening hours and services available.
- Opening hours and locations
- Location of the library sites and their opening hours.
- Contact us
- How to get in contact with the Library team through telephone, email, library chat (LibChat), HelpMe and the Contact Us form.
- Visitors
- Library services for external visitors including Sconul Access and members of the public.
- Facilities and access
- Overview of the library sites, facilities and study space available and how to gain entry.
- Borrowing
- How to place hold requests, borrow books and check your library account.
- Replacing ID cards
- How to get a replacement LJMU card (or 'Library card') from the Library.
- Support for disabled users
- Library facilities, software and support for users with disabilities.
- Partner institution students
- Services resources and support available to students from LJMU partner institutions.
- Access all Library resources
- Overview and access to all the information resources made available by LJMU Library Services.
- Request service
- Access to additional information resources through purchase request, Inter Library Loan and Digital Scanning Service.
- Resource guides
- User guides on how to access and use LJMU Library resources.
- Children's reading corner
- The Children's Reading Corner provides a space and resources for education students, early years practitioners, and the wider community.
- Language learning resources
- A selection of free resources to support your language learning.
- LinkedIn Learning for students
- LJMU provides access to LinkedIn Learning an online video-based learning platform.
- Library policies, regulations, services and standards
- Library policy, regulations, customer service commitments and service standards.
- Evacuation procedures
- Evacuation procedures for Aldham Robarts Library and Avril Robarts Library.
- Service standards
- How we measure the library services we provide and the latest published standards.
- Library news
- New events and developments from around Library Services.
- Special Collections and Archives news
- Keep up with news and events from SCA on our blog.
- Researcher Engagement news
- Keep up with news from our Researcher Engagement team.
- Library systems status
- View the status of the systems within the Library.
- Contact us
- How to get in contact with the Library team through telephone, email, library chat (LibChat), HelpMe and the Contact Us form.
- Follow the Library on Bluesky
- Keep up with LJMU Library news and events on Bluesky.
- Follow the Library on Instagram
- Keep up with LJMU Library news and events on Instagram.
- Follow the Library on X
- Keep up with LJMU Library news and events on X.
- Subscribe to the Library on YouTube
- Keep up with LJMU Library news and events on YouTube.
Related Links
Opening hours
Thursday 15 May 2025
- Aldham Robarts Library
- 8.45am - 5pm
- Avril Robarts Library
- 8.45am - 5pm
- Student Life Building
- 24 hours
- Student Life Building - Library Desk
- 8.45am - 7pm