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Borrowing, renewing and requesting: Requesting items from store

How to borrow books from the SIA London library, how to renew your loans, and how to request books

 

Requesting items from store

The info below applies to all students and staff.
These items are kept in store and need to be requested:

  • dissertations
  • sales catalogues from before 2017
  • books marked STORE in the library catalogue
  • some journals and newspapers, particularly if  over 5 years old

You can make a request by:

  • emailing library@sia.edu
  • calling us on +44 (0) 207 462 3230
  • filling in a form in the library

Please remember to give us this information:

  • dissertations: author, first words of title, year, dissertation number (shown in catalogue as, for instance, DISSERTATION #897)
  • sales catalogues: name of auction house, exact date of sale, place of sale (e.g. London). And if possible: sale number, sale name and/or catalogue title
  • books: author, first words of title, classification (e.g. FIA.SMI.TON)
  • journals and newspapers: title, date(s) and/or issue number(s). You can give a range if necessary, e.g. 2004-2005.