Closed collections

Stack books and University of Southampton theses

Older books which are not in day to day demand, and copies of University of Southampton PhD theses are stored in the Library stacks and are fetched by members of staff for readers to borrow or to use within the Library.

A book will be in the stack if there is a call number prefix stack on WebCat or a prefix s in the card catalogue.

All theses are Reference Only and will be kept at the Loans Desk for use in the Library.

To request a stack book or thesis, login to WebCat with your User ID & PIN and select the ‘Requests: Inter-library loan & Stack’ option. Follow the Stack link and enter the details of the book required. Collections are made Monday to Friday at 09:00.

Rare Books

Books with call number prefix Rare Books on WebCat and x or xq in the card catalogue are kept in the Special Collections Division on level 4 and must be used in the Archives Search Room. The Search Room is open between 9.30 and 17.00 Monday - Friday (Wednesday 10:00-17:00).

To request a Rare Book, complete a Closed Collection card and take it to the Special Collections Reception Office. Books cannot be produced between 12:45 and 13:45 or after 16:45 but an appointment can be made if the material is not available immediately.