Contact the Materials Library

Materials Library FAQs

• How do I visit the Materials Library? Show content

  UCL staff and students can access both Materials Libraries by becoming a member of the Institute of Making and taking part in a New Members Introduction, during which you will learn how to use the collection on a day-to-day basis. To access our Materials Library in Stratford, you will also have to complete a Stratford Orientation.
  
  We currently don’t have the capacity to organise visits for external students, researchers, teachers or companies. We hope this will change next year, but in the meantime please register interest in visiting us using the form below, or come speak to us at the next public open day.

• Can I contribute to the Materials Library? Show content

  If you have something you think should be in our collection, please do get in touch using the enquiry form below, giving as much information as possible. We have limited space so can’t give a home to every material, but we love to hear from fellow materials enthusiasts.

• Can I borrow / buy a material from the Materials Library? Show content

  Unfortunately we aren’t able to loan out items from our collection, and we don’t supply materials.

• Can I use an image from the Materials Library? Show content

  Please contact us via our enquiry form if you would like to use high-res images of our materials.

• Can you help me set up my own materials library? Show content

  We try to give as much time as we can to anyone wanting to set up their own materials library. Please get in touch using the enquiry form below and give as much detail as possible about the remit and purposes of your collection.

• Can I talk to you about a material / my project? Show content

  UCL students and staff can talk to us about projects as soon as they've completed the New Member Introduction by making an appointment with the materials librarian Sarah Wilkes using the form below. 

  We currently don’t have the capacity to deal with research and teaching requests from other universities, schools or external companies. We hope this will change next year, but in the meantime please come and speak to us at the next public open day.