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Our libraries
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Thursday 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm) All students and staffThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm)
- Tuesday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm)
- Wednesday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm)
- Thursday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm)
- Friday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 9am to 9pm)
- Saturday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 11am to 5pm)
- Sunday
- 8am to 2am (Help Desk 11am to 5pm)
Location
Contact
University of St Andrews Library
North Street
St Andrews
KY16 9TRPhone: +44 (0)1334 46 2331/2
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Thursday 9am to 1am 44 drop-in workspaces All students and staffThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 1am
- Tuesday
- 9am to 1am
- Wednesday
- 9am to 1am
- Thursday
- 9am to 1am
- Friday
- 9am to 1am
- Saturday
- 9am to 1am
- Sunday
- 9am to 1am
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
Location
Contact
St Mary's College Library
South Street
St Andrews
KY16 9JU -
Thursday 8.30am to 1.30am 40 drop-in workspaces Current staff and postgraduate studentsThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Tuesday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Wednesday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Thursday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Friday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Saturday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
- Sunday
- 8.30am to 1.30am
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
Location
Contact
Martyrs Kirk Research Library
80 North Street
St Andrews
KY16 9HHPhone: +44 (0)1334 46 2331/2
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk
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Thursday 24 hours Libraries and Museums managed study rooms. Postgraduate lounge with kitchen area.This week's opening hours
- Monday
- 24 hours
- Tuesday
- 24 hours
- Wednesday
- 24 hours
- Thursday
- 24 hours
- Friday
- 24 hours
- Saturday
- 24 hours
- Sunday
- 24 hours
ID swipe card access to the study rooms, PG lounge, and PC classrooms.
Location
Contact
Butts Wynd
St Andrews
KY16 9AJ -
Thursday 9am to 6pm 70 drop-in workspaces All students and staffThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 6pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 6pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 6pm
- Friday
- 9am to 6pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Location
Contact
School of Physics and Astronomy
North Haugh
St Andrews
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Thursday 9am to 9pm 52 drop-in workspaces All students and staffThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 9pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 9pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 9pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 9pm
- Friday
- 9am to 9pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Location
Contact
The Gateway
North Haugh
St Andrews
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Thursday 9am to 5pm 10 drop-in workspaces All students and staffThis week's opening hours
- Monday
- 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday
- 9am to 5pm
- Wednesday
- 9am to 5pm
- Thursday
- 9am to 5pm
- Friday
- 9am to 5pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the advertised closing time for the building. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time.
Location
Our community
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Negotiations are ongoing with Springer Nature to secure a sustainable read and publish agreement for Nature, Nature research journals and Palgrave journals.
The Library has worked to increase access to electronic resources, either through databases, digitised content for reading lists, or through buying more ebooks.
The Library is working with Schools to make as much material as possible available online.
Community bookshelf
Items on this shelf are selected by the community at St Andrews. If you want to suggest a theme, or curate a collection, please get in touch library@st-andrews.ac.uk.
If you or someone close to you is going through a difficult time or coping with a condition or stress, sometimes reading about these situations can help. The University Library, Student Services and the University Occupational Health team have brought together a selection of books under common themes for you in the Shelf Help reading list. These books and resources are available to borrow from the Library or read online.
