Search for and find material
Browse our collections using Library Search or one of the other specialist catalogues.
Course Collection (1st floor)
In the Course Collection you will find copies of the essential books on your reading lists. You can borrow these books for 7 days.
View a map of classmark locations for the Course Collection.
Main Collection (across 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors)
In the Main Collection you will find our research collections and background readings from your reading lists. You can borrow these books for up to 90 days (reduced to 7 days if requested by someone else).
View a map of classmark locations for the Main Collection.
Locate material
Find out which floor the material you require is located on:
A table to show which floor you will find Main Collection classmarks on.
| Course Collection books | Floor |
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| A to Z |
1st |
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| Main Collection | |
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| Books | Floor |
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| A to HA |
3rd |
| HB to JV |
2nd |
| JX to Z |
1st |
| TWL@LSE books |
3rd (ref. only) |
| |
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| Journals |
Floor |
| A to JZ |
3rd |
| K to Z |
2nd |
| |
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| Other collections |
Floor |
| Lakatos and Schapiro collection |
3rd |
| Statistics |
2nd |
| Historical Statistics |
Lower ground |
| UK Parliamentary Papers 1901– |
Lower ground |
| Government Publications 4 –71 |
Lower ground |
| Government Publications 71(R28) – 83(R34) |
Lower ground - open access store |
Archives and other restricted access store collections
Would you like to access collections that aren't on our open shelves? Find out how:
Archives and special collections
Our reading room is closed, but we are able to offer a limited scanning service for small quantities of material from our archives and special collections.
Email us if you are interested in our archive collections.
Library store collections
Certain collections are located in on-site closed storage.
Items can be identified through Library Search and include:
- Russian collection
- Intergovernmental organisations (IGO) reports
- UK Government publications
- Microform and microfilm
- Historical newspapers
- Pamphlets
- LSE PhD theses
Request an item from the Library store. (Service suspended)
Library offsite store collections
Very low use collections are located in offsite storage.
Items can be identified through Library Search and include:
- Reserve Books
- Reserve Journals
Request an item from the offsite store. (Service suspended)
Get further help
If you need any further help or information, please email us.