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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.

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VLeBooks maintenance this weekend

8 Mar 2023

Temporary maintenance to the VLeBooks website will be carried out for 6 hours on Saturday 11th March 22:00 GMT until Sunday 12th March 04:00 GMT. You may not be able to access the books in VLeBooks during this time.

Library webinar

20 Dec 2022

On 12th December, the Online Library conducted a webinar with students, which included a short video demonstration of the Online Library, followed by a Question and Answer session.

Online Library Enquiry Service will close for Christmas

16 Dec 2022

Please note that the Online Library Enquiry Service will be closed from 23rd December and will reopen on the 3rd January 2023. During this period we will be unable to answer your enquiries.

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