The Lanchester Library sits right at the heart of the campus and is usually open every day except the 25th December. Library staff are on hand to support you and can signpost you to relevant resources and materials. Choose from quiet, silent, or collaborative spaces – whatever your learning style, there is a space to suit you.
Support, when you need it
There are lots of ways we can help you when you need it. Through our Library Guides you’ll find comprehensive subject guides and answers to frequently asked questions.
Our friendly and expert library team will help you get the best out of the library resources, including:
- How to find information quickly and easily
- How to evaluate the quality of a source
- Understanding different types of information and how to use them
- Citation and referencing
- Providing workshops and events covering a wide range of topics
Students at doctoral level are supported by our specialist Open Research and Scholarly Communications Team.
The Lanchester library building is also home to other specialist university teams who can provide you with academic writing support and mathematics and statistics support.
The library services have been excellent. The library is a nice place to study with lots of resources.
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Comprehensive resources and materials
The library has lots of books, journal articles and specialised resources to support your studies. You can search for all of these through our online catalogue, Locate.
Beyond the books on the shelves, there is a collection of online resources so you can study anytime, anywhere.
As a researcher, you can explore our unique archive collections, which include the work of inventor and engineer Frederick Lanchester, the namesake of our Library. You can also check out the Coventry University open-access research portal.
Some fantastic resources are available in the library, I just wish there was more time to read all of them!
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Online resources available 24/7
Wi-Fi on all floors
Café on the ground floor
The library has endless amounts of relevant resources. An assigned librarian for my course helped to source books and provided advice on what resources might be useful for my studies.
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