Easter Vacation Opening Hours (Monday 25 March to Friday 25 April)
| Monday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Tuesday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Wednesday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Thursday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Friday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
How to request closed access materials for consultation
All archive, manuscript and most special printed collections are closed access and so should be requested in advance.
Please search the catalogues here to identify the material(s) you would like to consult, then fill in a request card in person in the Reading Room, or email speclib@abdn.ac.uk, to request the individual item(s).
Some materials may not be available due to their condition or size, or may already have been requested, so to avoid disappointment – especially if you are visiting from a distance – we would advise that you contact us in advance of your visit. Please also allow adequate retrieval time for multi-volume sets of materials and larger single items such as plans.
Access to browseable Reading Room Materials
Local Collection, S Collection and Reading Room periodicals are all on open access shelves in the Reading Room and so will be accessible and available for consultation on Thursday evenings.
Visiting Us
The Wolfson Reading Room
Special Collections Centre
The Sir Duncan Rice Library
Bedford Road
Aberdeen
AB24 3AA
Tel: +44 (0)1224 27 2598
Email: speclib@abdn.ac.uk
The Special Collections Centre is located on the lower ground floor of the Sir Duncan Rice Library. Please see the campus map for locations and directions to the library.
Access to the lower ground floor is by the stairs or lift by the Welcome Desk on the ground floor, you will need your library card or Access Pass to pass through the gates at the Welcome Desk.
Access Pass
If you do not hold a University or library card and wish to visit the Wolfson Reading Room to consult materials we ask you to please register for an Access Pass.
You can register in person at the self registration PC by the Welcome Desk on the ground floor, before you go down the stairs to the Reading Room, or online in advance of your visit. Please let Welcome Desk staff know that you will be visiting the Wolfson Reading Room.
To register online please follow this link here to the Self Registration online form. When you arrive, please let Welcome Desk staff that you have pre-registered. They will ask for your photographic proof of ID to complete your registration.
*Please note, whether you register in person or online, photographic ID will be required
All visitors to the Reading Room are additionally asked to sign our Readers' Register and provide address or institution details on each visit.
For further information about visiting the library please see the Visiting Us page on the library website.
If you have any queries, or further information about visiting the Wolfson Reading Room, please contact us directly by emailing speclib@abdn.ac.uk