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LSE Library (also known as the British Library of Political & Economic Science) is the working Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences.

 

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LSE Library goes digital|

For 100 years, LSE Library's collections have been at the heart of the life and research of the School, and of internationally recognised importance to the social sciences. 

The first major collection to be made available through the Digital Library is the diary of Beatrice Webb, with funding from the Webb Memorial Trust.  More ...|

 
Self Service

Visitors and the Library catalogue|

Visitors with borrowing rights can now access self-service options on the Library catalogue.

 
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New ILL service for journal article requests|

Instead of collecting a paper copy from the Library, ILL journal article requests will now be supplied electronically. See the ILL pages for more information.

 
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Lent term training now available| 

Need help finding information for your dissertation or creating your bibliography?  Take a look at the LSE training system to see what's available. 

 
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Watch our get started videos |for taking out and returning books on the self-service machines: 

 
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Watch this video to see why our users love LSE Library! |
 
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Welcome to all our new students!|

On these pages we've brought together all the things you need to know about using the Library in your first few weeks. 

 
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Listen to our audio tour|

Get yourself familiar with the Library building by listening to our short audio tour. The tour will work on any PC or mobile device that can play MP3 files.

 
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Try the Orientation quiz!|

We have set up two quizzes to help you find your way around the Library.

The quick Armchair quiz can be done without leaving your computer, and the main Orientation quiz will take you all around the Library.

Give them a try!

 
 

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