When conducting research it is unlikely that any one library will be able to provide you with all the resources you require. You may need to access a variety of repositories, ranging from other academic libraries to archives, museums or government libraries. Your research may even take you abroad.

The conditions on which libraries will allow access to readers can vary enormously. The aim of this section is to highlight some of these differences and to offer advice and links to useful websites which will help you be better prepared for the various requirements you may have to fulfil. test