Take advantage of our on-campus 24/7 libraries and our Online Library.

24/7 library access

As a Sheffield Hallam alum, you can visit and borrow from libraries on both our campuses 24/7. But first, you need to register as an Associate Member. Registration is free, lasts for a year, and can be renewed as often as you like. You will be contacted via email when your membership card is ready so you can collect it from Adsetts Library Reception.

Apply for Associate Membership or renew your card. 

Online Library

You can also access a vast selection of online library resources, such as industry reports, scientific research and leading academic journals.

Access the Online Library via your Graduate Profile.

Digital resources

Below is a selection of digital resources you can access on the Online Library.

These resources are for personal development and can be used to help you find a job. They should not be used for commercial purposes or in the workplace.

• Annual Reviews

Review research literature for the biomedical, life, physical and social sciences.

• BCIS

  Costings, prices, analyses and market reports for the UK building industry.

• HSTalks

  Lectures, talks and case studies in biomedical, life science and business fields.

• isurv

  Guidance on building surveying, commercial property, construction, environment, planning, estate agency and valuation.

• JSTOR

  Top peer-reviewed scholarly journals, literary journals, academic monographs, and research reports.

• SAGE Journals

  900 journals in the social sciences, humanities and life sciences.

• SAGE Research Methods

  An online tool for researchers with guidance on research processes.

• SpringerLink

  Journals and books in science, technology, medicine, humanities, and social sciences.

RefWorks (Only for students who are about to graduate)

RefWorks is here for you when you graduate as part of the Alumni offer! Continue to be able to access Refworks after you have graduated.  Any resources you have imported into RefWorks will remain available for you to access – useful if you are thinking of submitting to a journal after you graduate. RefWorks has many journal export styles for reference list creation, offering a time saving approaches to managing data and creating reference lists. Before you graduate go into the RefWorks settings and change the email address to a personal email account. This will allow you full access to RefWorks when you leave the University.