Consulting items found on Enterprise

Enterprise is the University collections discovery service. It currently contains details of materials held in the collections listed below. Items held in the collections can be consulted by University members, students and researchers at other universities, and members of the public.

Use the links below to find information about arranging to consult an item held in the collections. You can tell where the item is held by looking at the "Library" on the full record.

• Cole Museum of Zoology
• Geology Collection
• Herbarium Collection
• Meteorology Library
• Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)
• Special Collections
• Typography Department Collections
• University Library
• Ure Museum

Cole Museum of Zoology

The Cole Museum of Zoology is located in the ground floor foyer of the AMS building in the School of Biological Sciences on the Whiteknights Campus.

• Visitor Information - includes opening hours and guidance on arranging group bookings
• email colemuseum@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 7083

Geology Collection

The Geology Collection is housed in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science on the Whiteknights Campus.

• email h.j.mcgoff@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 6743

Herbarium Collection

The Herbarium Collection is located in the Harborne Building on the Whiteknights Campus.

• Visitor Information - includes opening hours and directions.
• email a.culham@reading.ac.uk

Meteorology Library

The Meteorology Library is located in the Meteorology Building on the Whiteknights Campus. It is open to all members of the Meteorology Department and anyone teaching or studying a meteorology module.

• Meteorology Library website
• email met-librarian@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 7984

Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)

The Museum of English Rural Life is located on the London Road campus.

• Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) - includes links to maps, opening hours, and the Reading Room (for consulting the MERL library and archives)
• email merl@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 8660

Special Collections

The University's Special Collections of archives and rare books are held at Special Collections Services on the London Road campus. Please request the items you wish to consult in advance of your visit.

• Using Special Collections - includes links to maps, opening hours, and guidance on requesting items
• email specialcollections@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 8660

Typography Department Collections

The lettering, printing and graphic design collections are housed in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication on the Whiteknights campus. Access to the collections and archive is by appointment.

• email l.weill@reading.ac.uk

University Library

University Library items are held in the Library Building on the Whiteknights campus. Older and lesser used materials may be held in Closed Access or our Off-site Store. These may be requested online via the link from Enterprise.

• Finding us - includes links to maps
• Opening hours
• email library@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0) 118 378 8770
• Requesting items from Closed Access using Enterprise
• Requesting items from the Off-site Store using Enterprise

Ure Museum

The Ure Museum is an integral part of the Department of Classics on the Whiteknights campus.

• Ure Museum visitor information
• email ure@reading.ac.uk
• telephone +44 (0)118 378 6990
• More about the Ure Museum

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