Mountbatten Library

The Southampton Solent University Library offers…

Over 78 hours of access to the library each week in term-time with late evening and weekend opening times
Information librarians provide advice and guidance to students seeking specific subject information and they can be contacted in person, by telephone, or e-mail
Assistance with using the loans service and related enquiries from the library supervisors and the loans team
Peer support with using library facilities and resources from our team of library student ambassadors, especially during late night non-library staffed opening periods
Student induction tours and information skills training programmes, including a web-based 'virtual tour', and the succeed@research interactive training package
Remote access to electronic information sources
Support and help to part-time/distance students from the library supervisors either in person, via email or by telephone
A photocopy request and book reservation service for part-time students unable to regularly come into the library
Self-service photocopying facilities (black & white or colour) plus a printing and scanning service

Literature searching facilities for researchers
Research collections in the various areas of research activity, in particular specialist monographs and journals
Bookable private study rooms on Floor 1
Inter-library loans service - a fast document delivery service is offered to researchers using both the national and international library networks
Research publication - guidance is offered on the compilation of bibliographies for research papers, and we can assist in tracing the bibliographic details of obscure items, where needed
Information skills - the library organises workshops for researchers to raise their level of awareness and use of relevant electronic information services
Information librarians - offer one-to-one guidance on the availability and use of sources of information for individual research topics.