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Guests and Visitors

Our spaces in Sunderland are open to our guest community during our staffed helpdesk hours. Guests can use the study spaces in Library at Murray and St Peter's Library, refer to our print collections, and connect their own devices to our WiFi networks.

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University of Sunderland graduates

As a University of Sunderland graduate, you can be part of the Alumni Association, which allows you to join the Library as a guest.

Members of the SCONUL Access scheme

SCONUL Access is a reciprocal scheme which allows many university library users to borrow or use books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme. The scheme covers most of the university libraries in the UK and Ireland.

Other guest types

We welcome a range of other guests, including:

  • Members of staff who have now retired and those granted Emeritus Professor status.
  • Members of Sunderland City Libraries, Sunderland Colleges, Sunderland City Hospital, and Sunderland Law Society.
  • Visiting professors and researchers actively working with the University of Sunderland.