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Library

Opening times

Currently closed
Monday to Friday: Closed until Autumn 2017
Saturday/Sunday/Bank Holidays: Closed

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Important: Changes to Library services from 2017 to 2020

In late spring 2017, the College Library will be closing to the public as part of a major refurbishment project. While online resources will remain available, most other services offered will change.

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FEATURED COLLECTION ITEM IN NEED OF CONSERVATION

The natural history of Carolina

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SurgiCat+: the Library, Archives and Museum catalogue

Search SurgiCat+ for books, journals and other materials (both online and physical) held by the Library, materials held by the Archives, and specimens, art, and other objects in the Hunterian Museum. You can also find links to online resources, including ClinicalKey and Acland's Video Atlas of Anatomy, along with help on accessing them. Visit SurgiCat+.

Library services

Latest

News

  1. 1
    Jun
    2017

    Availability of Thieme journals

    Due to ongoing discussions with the publishers over access, we are having to remove our Thieme subscriptions from the online catalogue for the time being. This includes the Journal of Neurological Surgery parts A & B and the European Journal of Pediatric Surgery and their predecessors.
  2. 19
    Jan
    2016

    Elsevier ClinicalKey

    The Library is pleased to announce its new subscription to Elsevier’s ClinicalKey resource.
  3. 20
    Nov
    2015

    The British Journal of Surgery Now Available to RCS Members from Vol 1 (1913)

    We are pleased to announce that we have purchased the back files of The British Journal of Surgery.
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Contact us

Email

Telephone

General library enquiries, including research information: 020 7869 6555

Online journal and resource enquiries: 020 7869 6556

Our lines are open Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm

Telephone service will continue throughout the redevelopment period

Visit

Please note that the Library Reading Rooms are closed until the redevelopment project is finished in summer 2020. Members of the College will be able to borrow books from our temporary Library Enquiry Point in the Members' Lounge from the autumn of 2017.

Location

Library and Surgical Information Services

The Royal College of Surgeons

35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields

London WC2A 3PE

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About the Library
The Royal College of Surgeons Library houses an outstanding collection of surgical literature that dates from the late 15th century to the present day.
Visiting the Library
The Library is located on the first floor of the College, next to the Hunterian Museum and is in two parts: the historic Barry Reading Room and the Lumley Study Centre.
Services for Members and Fellows
Members and Fellows enjoy a range of Library services, from use of online resources to our document delivery and literature search services.
Library Blog
The Library and Surgical Information Services blog explores treasures from our outstanding collections and updates readers on projects and rediscoveries.

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