Details of the main book stock will be found in the 'Union catalogue of departmental and college libraries' section. There is a card catalogue for the current year of the Cambridge Evening News cuttings service.
Earlier years have volume indexes in the lever arch files.
Loans Periodicals are non-borrowable with the exception of some annual series. Borrowable volumes may be identified by the date slip inside the front cover. Most volumes from the textbook collection may be borrowed. The loan period is four weeks with a possible renewal period of four weeks. Readers may have a maximum of five books on loan at any one time.