You can access Bill Bryson Library to browse the shelves and borrow any available books you require. You must bring your campus card in order to access the building and borrow any books.
Loan type |
Library user |
Loan period |
Standard loan | All |
21 days (automatically renews every three weeks for up to 12 months, or card expiry) |
3-day loan |
All Not available to external borrowers |
3 days |
College items | College members |
21 days (automatically renews every three weeks for up to 6 months, or card expiry) |
Items that you borrow will renew automatically every three weeks for 12 months, as long as they haven’t been reserved by another user. After 12 months, you will then need to return these items to the library. (Please note, College items automatically renew for six months.)
See our separate page for details of overdue charges.
Visit our Getting Started guide to watch our helpful video guide. If you have any problems borrowing an item, please take it to the Help and Information Desk.
Our electronic resources are available in a digital format so you can access the information you need online. These resources include eBooks, eJournals, databases and eTheses.
There are a few ways to access our electronic resources:
You can ask to see items that we don't have in our collections, suggest new items or ask for additional copies, or request access to our print resources if you are not currently living in Durham.
You can get in touch through our live chat service or by email, and search our FAQs for answers to your questions.