V&A Library by Lex McKee, Flickr Creative Commons i V&A Library by Lex McKee, Flickr Creative Commons

Other libraries

Visit libraries across London and the British Isles as a registered student from the Courtauld.

University of London Libraries

All staff and students have access to Senate House Library, as the central library for the UoL Federation, and students have access to King’s College London Libraries under the Courtauld/King’s Strategic Partnership. Please ask Courtauld Library staff for details.

The University of London Access Agreement provides reference access to institutional libraries within the University of London (UoL). Libraries may have different access arrangements, so please check with the library you intend to visit before traveling.

Accessing other libraries and archives

Courtauld students and staff may be able to access other libraries and archives:

  • As a University of London (UoL) member
    Your access and the services you can use will vary between member institutions and according to your level of study.
  • Through the SCONUL Access Scheme
    ‘Band A’ only – open to PhD, researchers and staff only
  • As an external user. Student and academic services can provide a letter of introduction if you need one.

Please check individual libraries’ websites for the most up to date information about external visitors, or ask Courtauld Library staff for advice.

Finding resources in other libraries and archives

  • Library Hub Discover
    gives details of materials held in many UK national, academic and specialist libraries
  • Archives Hub
    lists archives held by UK institutions
  • Worldcat
    includes more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
  • Artists’ Papers Register
    This archive of artists’ papers is privately held according to this National Archives record. A  2009 article from the Journal of Archivists gives you details about the Register. Visit the Association of Art Historians to read the papers.
  • The European Library
    searches the content of European national libraries
  • KUBIKAT
    collective catalogue of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence, Max-Planck-Institut, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art in Paris and Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte in Rome

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