Requesting Research Reserve and inter-site items

Research Reserve

Theses and some older, less frequently used books and periodicals held in the Main Library Research Reserve are only available to consult upon request.

• Most books and serial monographs are loanable
• Journals and periodicals are reference use only and can only be used in the library
• Theses are reference use only within the Library. See the University of Birmingham eTheses repository for online access to PhD theses.
• Find out how to request Research Reserve items and digitisations

Inter-site loan requests

If you wish to collect a book from another library (e.g. an OLRC book from the Main Library or vice versa) please ask a member of staff to place an inter-site loan request for you. You may do this in person or online by contacting us.

You should allow up to a week for the book to be delivered and you will receive an email when it is ready for collection.

We are unable to transfer journals or reference and library-use only books in this way.

This service is only available for University of Birmingham staff and students.