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 EThOS for online access to PhD theses
Find out how to request Research Reserve items and digitisations.
Intersite loan requests
If you wish to collect a long loan 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 intersite 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 regret 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.