On this guide, you'll find:

• Information about resources, both print and online, that you have access to in Cambridge
• Details of the collections held in the Scott Polar Research Institute which also include the Polar Museum, Thomas H Manning Archives and Picture Library
• How to recommend a book
• Details of other libraries that might be relevant to your study or research
• Information on referencing, getting started with research, and all the support available to you here in Cambridge

Polar Library collections are reference-only, so items cannot be borrowed. Recommended lending libraries across the University are:

University Library

Department of Geography Library

Betty and Gordon Moore Library 

The Libraries Directory lists all libraries across the University of Cambridge.

The following libraries may also hold collections relevant to your research:

Whipple Library for the Department of History and Philosophy of Science

Royal Commonweatlh Society Library at the UL

British Antarctic Survey Library

• Peter Lund Librarian
• Naomi Boneham Archivist
• Nicola Hudson Senior Library Assistant
• Laura Ibbett Archivist
• Lucy Martin Picture Library Manager
• Eleanor Peers Arctic Information Specialist