-: Membership: Patron Types and Access

Members (currently registered students and staff) of the University have unlimited loans and full e-resources access.

All visitors to The Albert Sloman Library at Colchester may use selected library e-resources within the library building (known as Walk-in access). See the following for information on this service http://libanswers.essex.ac.uk/faq/192159

Note:

SL/SC stands for Short Loan and Student Collection. This is only at Colchester.
Visitors are only accepted at Colchester campus.

	Books	E-Resources	SL/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	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Special Categories
SCONUL A	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL B	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL C	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
SCONUL Ref	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Outreach	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Affiliate (Visitors)	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Associate (Staff)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Alumni Students	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌
Alumni Staff	✔ (Max 5)	❌	❌	❌	❌