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Can students from other Universities use Aberystwyth University libraries?

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SCONUL Access is a reciprocal scheme which allows many university library users to borrow or use books and journals at other libraries which belong to the scheme. The scheme covers most of the university libraries in the UK and Ireland. 

Aberystwyth University is a member of the SCONUL Access Scheme and welcomes access applications from the following categories of user from other participating organisations  

  • staff (both academic and support staff) on an open or fixed term contract
  • postgraduate research students registered for a PhD, MPhil or similar qualification
  • part-time, distance learning and placement students
  • full-time postgraduates
  • full-time undergraduate students (reference use of Aberystwyth University libraries only)

You can find more information here: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/forms/sconul-access/