Opening Times

Tue-Thurs: 10:00-17:00

About our Service

Access Policy

Availability of some services is dependent on RCS Eng membership/affiliation. Access to collections is by appointment.

Collection and Service Information

c.80,000 books and historic periodicals; over 1000 current e-journals; multimedia resources including ClinicalKey, Aclands video atlas of anatomy, Visible Body and online databases for College members; see https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/about-the-library/ for further details regarding the collections and access.

Surgery, dentistry, anatomy, pathology and related disciplines, history of medicine and surgery. Small medical education collection. Includes the Hunter-Baillie collection; papers of Hunter's contemporaries and pupils; Lord Lister; Richard Owen; Arthur Keith; also slides, portraits, bookplates, medals etc. For more details, please contact our Archives team at archives@rcseng.ac.uk or see https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/archives/

Accessibility

See: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-england for information about access.

LMS

SirsiDynix Symphony

Networks

Consortium of Health Independent Libraries in London

M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries

UK Serials Group

University Health and Medical Librarians Group

Sector(s)

Professional Body

Last updated over 1 year ago

Staff

Hilary Webb - Collections Manager

Sue Isaac - Customer Services Manager

Rupert Williams - Director of Library and Archives

Victoria Rea - Archives Manager

Megan McCarthy - Evidence Support Manager