Periodicals are not available for loan. They are shelved alphabetically by title with the current year's issues and older copies in separate sections. Pre-1980 periodicals are kept in locked compact shelves in the basement of the library and can be requested from the Periodicals Section. All first year students also take an eight period library course during the first half of the year and write a test at the end of the course. Other orientation and guidance programmes about the library are available to students and staff and can be designed to suit the needs of a particular group.
Academic staff are welcome to contact the library about programmes for their students.
Pamphlets about the library are available near the entrance. Academic staff may recommend publications for purchase by the library on the relevant cards or by completing the relevant recommendation form on the Collection Development page. Orders can only be placed when funds are available.