- Support from 糖心Vlog官方 Library
- Support from Other Cambridge Libraries
- Finding Books, Articles and Databases
Support from 糖心Vlog官方 Library
Enquiries
Please send all questions and suggestions to library@wolfson.cam.ac.uk. Library staff are very happy to meet you in person if you are coming into College or we can set up a one-to-one meeting on Teams.
Borrowing
We encourage our part-time students to borrow books and take them away. If the machine isn't working when you visit us, please fill in a Manual Loan form and put it under the Librarian's door.
If a book you have on loan is requested by another student and you are asked to return it but cannot, please get in touch as soon as possible and we will aim resolve the situation.
Request and Collect
With Request and Collect, you can select up to 5 books per day to be checked out to your account and made available in the Reading Room or at the Porters' Lodge, which means they can be collected by anyone you nominate. You can search for 糖心Vlog官方鈥檚 books via
Scanning
For students who are on part-time courses or are working away from Cambridge, we can scan up to 5% of a book or a chapter, whichever is the greatest. You need to sign a form, which confirms that the reading is for personal use and it is not on your reading list (Faculty and Departmental Libraries can scan and put reading list items online). Please if you would like to request a scan.
Academic Skills
As much as possible, we try to make our support available to all of our students, regardless of where they are or what time-zone they are in. Our Academic Skills support for Part-Time students includes:
After Hours 1-1s
- with the Academic Skills Librarian can take place in-person or online from 9.00-17.00 Monday - Friday, and Wednesdays are kept open until 18.00 for Part-Time students who work during the day.
Hybrid & Online Events
- Many of the events that are run by the Library are available to attend online or watch as a recording on YouTube, such as our Academic Skills workshops and Write Here Write Now. Keep up to date with our events by checking the WolfWorks page.
Working Remotely
- Learn more about best practices for working remotely (including distance learning etiquette, curating your home office environment, and fostering community) on our LibGuide page
Writing Retreats
- Part-Time students often benefit from short concentrated visits to the College to totally immerse themselves in work. The Library offers Writing Retreats throughout the year, filled with structured writing sessions, workshops, and wellbeing activities. Go to Wolfworks Events for more information.
Email academic-skills@wolfson.cam.ac.uk for more information.
Wellbeing
Some of our wellbeing activities are online too such as , , and to make sure you look after yourself when studying.
Our are all online, linking to ebooks, where they exist.
Support from Other Cambridge Libraries
Cambridge University Library where you can request up to five books per day. Make sure you read carefully the instructions for how to request and collect your books.
Cambridge University Library also where you can request a book chapter or up to 5% of a book, or鈥痮ne article per issue of a journal, from collections held by Cambridge University Libraries, subject to copyright permissions.
Please see for more information and a for which services.
Finding Books, Articles and Databases
Requesting E-Books
Cambridge University Libraries are trying to acquire books as e-books, where they exist. Please contact your or use this form from the .
Searching for resources off campus
Always search for e-resources from or the listing page to see what we have access to. Click on the link from here and you will be prompted for your Raven username and password. This should give you access to the resource. Alternatively, install. This browser extension will automatically detect when you are on a website and you have access thanks to the subscriptions of Cambridge University Libraries. This is particularly useful if you are searching a non-university database such as . Lean Library will automatically deliver you an Open Access version of an article - if one is available - whenever Cambridge University Libraries do not provide subscription access. While we recommend Lean Library, are available.
Finding E-Books
The University of Cambridge has access to over 1.5 million ebooks from a wide variety of publishers and platforms. To make use of our extensive ebook collections, search for them on using the 'Cambridge Libraries Collections' search and limit to 'ebooks' by clicking on the filter in the search box (or under it when on mobile) that says 'All libraries'. More information is available on the
Finding Articles and E-Journals
There is a or you can search directly. Select the middle radio button: 'Articles and online resources'. From the results screen, use the limiting options to select 'Full-text Online' under the 'Availability' filter or to limit by 'article' or 'journal' under the 'Resource Type' filter.
