The Marshall Library collection includes a high number of multi-copy textbooks available to borrow on the open shelves. These primarily support the Economics Faculty Tripos teaching as well as the MPhil taught courses in the Economics Faculty and the Centre for Development Studies. Many books (though not all) are also available as e-books and virtually all journal articles are now accessible online.
If something is on an Economics or Development Studies reading list it should be available from the library either in print (in sufficient numbers) or online. So if you cannot find the book or article you need using the iDiscover library catalogue, please ask library staff for assistance or advice. You can always come and speak to us at the issue desk or email the library with your query: marshlib@econ.cam.ac.uk.
The Library has strong holdings to support research in many areas including economic history, globalization, trade, politics and social science. Many of these are also to be found on the open shelves, but many more are stored in our Basement Collection. This is closed-access, but items from here can be requested either at the issue desk or by means of our online Closed-Access Item Request Form. This form is also accessible via the relevant item records in the iDiscover catalogue.
The basement collection also includes a sizeable archive of working papers, and these can also be found using the iDiscover catalogue (search in the 'Cambridge Libraries Collections' section).
The Marshall Library’s Archive Collection is substantial, and includes materials relating to many important Cambridge economists including Alfred Marshall, Mary Paley Marshall, Joan Robinson and John Maynard Keynes. The archive is visited by international scholars on a regular basis.
The Marshall Libray always welcomes suggestions for additions to our collection.
Use the Marshall Library Book Purchase Suggestion Form on the Library website, or simply speak to staff at the issue desk.
We can't guarantee that we will be able to purchase every book suggested, but there is a very good chance. If a book is available, we can usually get it quickly. We can also tell you if an ebook can be made available.
Recommendations can also be made to the main University Library (UL) using the link below: