Skip to main content Skip to main menu

The Online Library is a part of the University of London

University of London | International Programmes

Utility links

  • Student Portal
  • Register for Athens

Main menu

  • Online Library Home
  • About the Library
  • Study Programme
  • Find Resources
  • Student Support

Welcome to the Online Library

A service dedicated to students of the University of London's Distance learning community. We provide online resources, professional support and guidance to all our students whenever, and from wherever they have chosen to study.

Explore the Online Library with Library Search (formerly Summon)

Advanced search

You can also browse our databases, resources and Publications Search. If you need help, refer to the Library Search guide. You can continue using our previous search engine Summon until November 2025 (please note that it will not be updated with recently acquired items or bug fixes).

If you're new to the Online Library, take a look at Getting Started with the Online Library.

Log into Refworks, the Online Library's reference management tool. To set up your RefWorks account and learn how to use it, see our reference management guide.

The Online Library must be used within copyright law. Do not share your password or any materials in the library with other people. This could lead to the removal of your access to the library.

Two exciting changes to the Online Library

How you search for and log into library resources will change this week. Click here for details

 

 

Support

I need help...

  • using databases
  • with Library Search
  • searching for journals
  • with library passwords
  • accessing study materials
  • more...

Resources

Quick access to...

  • Study Programmes
  • Library Search
  • Databases
  • E-books
  • Journals
  • Open Education Resources
  • Other Libraries
  • more...

Contact the Online Library

Get in touch via...

Email

onlinelibrary@london.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 (0)20 7862 8478

Ask a Librarian

Send us your queries

Library News

Happy World Literacy Day, 2025

29 Aug 2025

In honour of World Literacy Day, the Online Library is sharing a few books that reflect the many different meanings of the term literacy and how it has developed in our very short modern history.

 

Two exciting changes to the Online Library

08 Aug 2025

Two exciting changes will happen in the Online Library soon. From the 12th August, you will log into the Online Library using your full username rather than just the first part of it. And from the 13th August, you will start using our new search engine. 

Happy South Asian Heritage Month

31 Jul 2025

This South Asian Heritage Month, the Online Library is sharing some interesting books about the South Asian diaspora to celebrate the heritage of many of our wonderful students with roots in the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and the M

Contact the Enquiry Service:

  • Help finding resources
  • Contact us
  • Ask a Librarian Live Chat
  • +44 (0)20 7862 8478

Follow us on:

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • blog

Footer links

  • Site map
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright statement
  • Privacy

© Copyright 2025 Senate House Library, University of London