We operate a collection delivery service because collection items are held in closed book stacks. Please submit requests for collection material within the times indicated below for same day delivery. Requests submitted after the latest listed time will be delivered to reading rooms on the next delivery day.
Material kept onsite
Our most heavily used collection items are stored onsite and they are generally delivered to reading rooms within 45 minutes, provided you have placed your request within the time frames given below.
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Saturday and |
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9.00am-5.00pm |
9.00am-3.45pm |
9.00am-3.45pm |
No deliveries |
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Petherick Reading Room |
9.00am-5.00pm |
9.00am-3.45pm |
9.00am-3.45pm |
No deliveries |
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Certain materials (sheet music, oral histories, rare books, special formed collections, ephemera) require staff supervision and are only available through the Petherick Reading Room. These materials are delivered at set times. |
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9.00am-4.30pm |
9.00am-4.30pm |
9.00am-4.30pm |
Reading room closed |
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9.00am–4.30pm |
9.00am-4.30pm |
Reading rooms closed |
Reading rooms closed |
*Note: If you arrange it in advance with staff in the relevant reading room, you can still use special collections material (e.g. Asian collections, manuscripts, maps, pictures, newspapers and microforms) on Monday to Thursday evenings and Saturdays. You can also arrange to use general Asian Collections, Newspapers and Microforms Collections in the Main Reading Room on Sundays.
Please note that requests for material to be used at the weekends need to be placed no later than 4.00pm on Fridays.
Material kept offsite and certain special materials
We deliver at set intervals throughout the working day as shown below. The Catalogue indicates from which reading room you can collect your requests.
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Cut-off times for requests |
For delivery by … |
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Monday-Friday and public holidays |
8.30am (overnight requests) |
10.30am |
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Saturday* |
As above |
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Sunday* |
No deliveries |
* Note: If you want to use material from offsite collections on the weekend, submit your request by 2.30pm on Fridays and your material will be available for use on Saturday morning at 9.00am.
There are no Oral History Collection deliveries on weekends or public holidays. Requests placed by 4.00pm Mondays to Fridays will be available for use in the Petherick Reading Room the following morning.
Collection material kept offsite comprises mainly:
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Certain special material comprises mainly:
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