Regional Users
Your Membership RightsAnglia Ruskin has collaborative partner colleges at a number of locations within the region.
If you are a student studying on an Anglia Ruskin course at one of these colleges you are entitled to use the University Library at Anglia Ruskin and seek advice and support from our staff. Your exact borrowing and access rights depend upon whether you are:
- A student studying on an Anglia Ruskin course at a partner college
- A student studying at a partner college but NOT on an Anglia Ruskin course
- A member of staff at a partner college
Check Membership rules
Library Registration and your Library Login
As a student studying on an Anglia Ruskin course at a partner college you are automatically registered to use the University Library at Anglia Ruskin on taking up your course. Staff who wish to join must visit an Anglia Ruskin campus library for registration and provide proof of address and ID including College membership card. Library membership rights for staff are limited.
All students need to use a Library Login to use library services including digital library resources. A Library Login consists of a library barcode number and PIN.
- Your Library Barcode Number
Your 14-digit library barcode number is printed on the front of your Anglia Ruskin Student ID card.
As a backup your library barcode number is also displayed on Anglia Ruskin University's administrative portal "E-Vision" - you'll need your Anglia Ruskin University student ID no. (SID) to login to check this.
- Your PIN
Unless you agreed a different PIN on joining the library or have subsequently changed it, your PIN is derived from the day and month of your date of birth. So, if your DOB is 17 August 1966 your PIN will be 1708. You can change your PIN at any time by logging in to the Library Catalogue and selecting the "My Library Account".
Electronic information services
Our website provides access to over 220 information databases, over 10,000 electronic journals and newspapers, E-books and Internet subject gateways (also known as portals or hubs); along with Internet searching tutorials designed for use by Higher Education students and staff. Please use the "Resources" links on the website directory listing.
Enquiries
Frequently Asked Questions
For general enquiries about library services, please first check our FAQs.
Online enquiries
For general enquiries not covered by the FAQs, or for help with finding specific information for your coursework, fill in an Online Enquiry Form. Subject specialist library staff
For advice and guidance on finding information for your studies, contact one of our subject specialist librarians.
Visiting the University Library
If you do live within travelling distance, or attend Anglia Ruskin for some part of your course, you can use any of our library sites in person. Always bring your Anglia Ruskin University ID Card (it is also your Library Card) if you wish to do so. We offer extensive opening hours, a loan allowance of up to 20 items for undergraduate students and 23 for postgrads, self-service issue and return facilities, and internet workstations.
The Library Catalogue, loans and reservations
The catalogue contains details of all material, including journals, held in the University Library. Loans can be renewed by using the self-service renewal option in the library catalogue - see renewing your loans. A loan cannot be renewed if another person has reserved the item. Do please return items reserved by other users as soon as possible.