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British Library

The British Library

96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Tel: 020 7412 7676

Postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD) students and staff may apply for a 5 year pass. Please take proof of your status as a research student/staff member, proof of signature (credit card, passport, driving license) and proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, driving licence) to the British Library when applying.

Taught postgraduate (MA/MSc etc) and undergraduate students may be eligible to use the British Library to view material not readily available in other libraries. Referral forms are no longer required. Please take your student id card, proof of signature (credit card, passport, driving license) and proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, driving licence) to the British Library when applying.

Visit the British Library's web-site for more information on Reader Registration 

The British Library Newspaper Library

Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE. Tel: 020 7412 7353

  • Access is available to anybody over 18 who needs to consult material not readily available in other libraries.
  • Take ID with a signature; such as passport, drivers license or bank card.