The aim of the Education Library is to provide the Faculty with an up-to-date collection of material which reflects and supports the current teaching and research needs of both academic staff and students.

The Library Team acquire both print books and ebooks on education and subjects such as psychology, philosophy, counselling and sociology that relate in particular to education.  Textbooks, artefacts and resource material for use in primary and secondary schools are purchased for the PGCE courses and there is also a collection of children’s fiction to support PhD, MPhil, Undergraduate and PGCE students (see the Children's Literature Collections at Cambridge Guide for further details).  Other specialist material includes a small physical archive containing a selection of materials relating to Education and the history of the Faculty, a National Curriculum Archive and a psychological test collection for use by Education Faculty academic and research staff, Doctoral & MPhil students of the Faculty. 

The majority of Education students study at a distance via blended learning or are undertaking part-time courses and there are relatively small numbers of full-time students.  This is taken into account when making purchasing decisions as most students are not able to access the print resources available at the University Library or elsewhere in Cambridge.  Consequently, material in ebook format is often the preferred medium particularly when needed by those students who do not regularly attend the Faculty for teaching sessions.