SCONUL Access Membership (Band A)

Academic staff and PhD students from participating institutions may apply for membership.

Firstly, apply to SCONUL Access. Once you receive your approval email from SCONUL, you can apply for QUB Library membership by completing the online application form available here.

An email will be sent to let you know when your SCONUL Access Membership card is ready for collection. It can be collected from the Customer Service Desk on the Ground Floor of the McClay Library during staffed Service Desk hours. You should bring your SCONUL Approval Email and your staff/student card from your home institution.

Further information about the scheme is available on the SCONUL website.

Library Link: (CONUL Research & Access Scheme) Membership

Full-time staff, and students registered for a Doctoral or Master’s degree, at a participating institution may apply for a Library Link card to obtain reference only access to the Library.

Advance registration, using the Queen's Library Link Application Form, is required prior to your initial visit.

Student Vacation Access

Students from other higher/further institutions of education, including the Open University, are allowed reference only access to Queen’s Library during the University's Christmas and Summer Vacation dates.

Prospective students scheduled to embark on a degree course may also apply for access during the summer vacation in advance of commencing their studies.

Advance registration, using the Student Vacation Registration Form,  is required.

School students

Students under the age of eighteen are not normally admitted to the Library except as part of an organized school visit or when accompanied by an adult who is a member of the Library.