Senate House Library
Library Induction Tour for Members
- Senate House Library
- Membership
-
Using
the
Library
- Using the Library
- Accessibility
-
Borrowing
and
renewing
books
- Databases and eResources
- Digital resources
- Information for new students
- Library Induction Tour for Members
- Online Library
- Reading Rooms and Study Spaces
-
Services
and
Help
- Services and Help
- Connect to wifi
- Copying, printing and scanning
- Digitisation Studio
- Document Supply Service
- Examination papers
- Help using the Catalogue
- IT Drop-in Sessions
- Laptop Loan Service
- Membership ID
- Reproductions
- Room hire and filming
- Theses
- Using Special Collections
- Virtual Reading Room
- Wellbeing resources
- User Charter
- Visiting the Library
-
Exhibitions
- Exhibitions
- Shakespeare’s First Folios: a 400-year journey
-
Senate
House
Library
150
- Senate House Library 150
- A new era - Power of Perspective (2000 - )
- Chapters in the SHL Story
- Dawn of a new Century (1900-1913) Gallery
- Founding Collections Gallery
- Modern Radicals (1960-1979) Gallery
- New Worlds & Technology (1980-1999) Gallery
- Post-War Progress (1945-1959) Gallery
- Power Struggles & Cultural Identity (1914-1944) Gallery
- Rare & Special Collections pre 1871 Gallery
- SHL Staff & Member Favourites
- Transforming the Modern Era (1871-1899) Gallery
- Childhood in Dickensian London
- Reformation
- Radical Voices
- Utopia and Dystopia
- Shakespeare: Metamorphosis
- Not with words but with things
- Illumination
- Research support
- Our collections
- News & Events
- Our blog
-
About
the
Library
- Contact us
If you need help finding your way around Senate House Library or using our services and facilities, we can offer a 30-minute in-person tour with one of our staff.
If you have a question, please contact us by email.
When do we run the tours
- We run the induction tours every Friday at 14:00
- The tour lasts approximately 30 minutes
- A booking is required in advance as spaces are limited
What is included in the tour
- A brief history of Senate House Library
- How to find books, other materials and access our digital resources
- Using the self-service kiosks and the laptop loan lockers
- Connecting to WiFi
- Using the print, copy and scanning machines
- How to find your way around the Library and BLOOM@Senate House
- Reading rooms, Special Collections and study spaces
- How to access other services we offer
How to book your place
- Use the red 'book a tour' button at the top of this page or click on the link below
- We will contact you to confirm your booking and let you know where to meet
- Induction tours are for Library members. Please bring your Library card with you on the day