Library & Cultural Services: Membership: Patron Types and Access

Campus-based Members (currently registered students and staff) of the University have unlimited loans at Colchester and Loughton and full e-resource access throughout their time at the University.
For information about physical loans at the Southend campus, please see the section on 'Your Library' in our Getting started guide.
Library access expires on the last day of the course / final day of employment.

For more information on access, please click on the relevant links in the table below, or contact us

Note:

SC stands for Student Collection (books on Essential Reading lists). This collection is only at Colchester.
ILL stands for Inter-Library Loan availability
Visitors are only accepted at Colchester campus.

	Books	E-Resources	SC	Laptops	ILL
Partnerships
University of Essex Online Staff (Kaplan)	❌	✔	❌	❌	✔ (e-format only)
University of Essex Online Students (Kaplan)	❌	✔	❌	❌	✔ (e-format only)
Kaplan Singapore Staff	❌	✔	❌	❌	❌
Kaplan Singapore Students	❌	✔	❌	❌	❌
University of Essex International College Staff	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
University of Essex International College Students	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
North West University Students	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust	✔	✔	✔	✔	❌
Colchester Institute Students (PG)	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Writtle College Students	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Aegean Omiros College (AOC) (Students)	❌	✔	❌	❌	❌
Aegean Omiros College (AOC) (Staff)	❌	✔	❌	❌	❌
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation (EPUT)	❌	✔	❌	❌	❌
Special Categories
SCONUL A	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL B	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL C	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL Ref	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Outreach	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Affiliate	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Associate (Staff)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Alumni Students	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Alumni Staff	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Visitors (Colchester campus only)	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

All visitors to The Albert Sloman Library at Colchester may use selected library e-resources within the library building (known as Walk-in access).