A guide to which Reading Room you should use to research any particular subject.
Subject | Reading Room |
|---|---|
| African studies - general | Asian & African Studies |
| African studies - North Africa | Asian & African Studies |
| Agriculture | Science - floor 2 |
| American studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Anthropology | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Archaeology - general | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Archaeology - Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Architecture | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Architecture - history | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Art history | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Asian Studies | Asian & African Studies |
| Astronomy | Science - floor 3 |
| Australian & New Zealand studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Biblical Studies - general | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Biblical Studies - manuscripts | Manuscripts |
| Biblical Studies - Oriental languages | Asian & African Studies |
| Biological Sciences | Science - floor 2 |
| Bookbinding - history of | Rare Books & Music |
| Business | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Cartography | Maps |
| Chemistry | Science - floor 2 |
| Classical Studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Computer science | Science - floor 3 |
| Crime and criminology | Social Sciences |
| Dance Studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Demography | Social Sciences |
| Designs (registered) | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Drama - general | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Drama - 'Lord Chamberlain's Plays' & Modern Playscripts Collection | Manuscripts |
| Drama - sound recordings | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Early Printed books (pre-1851) | Rare Books & Music |
| Economics | Social Sciences |
| Education | Social Sciences |
| Electoral Registers | Social Sciences |
| Electronics | Science - floor 3 |
| Engineering | Science - floor 3 |
| English language & literature | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Environmental sciences | Science - floor 2 |
| European studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Exploration | Maps |
| Family history - South Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Film studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Food Science | Science - floor 2 |
| Geography | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Geography - maps and atlases | Maps |
| Geology | Science - floor 3 |
| Geology - geological maps | Maps |
| Government - administration, documents | Social Sciences |
| Health - medical aspects | Science - floor 2 |
| Health care - economics and management | Social Sciences |
| History | Humanities - floor 1 |
| History - early printed sources | Rare Books & Music |
| History - manuscript sources | Manuscripts |
| History - oral history | Humanities - floor 2 |
| History of cartography | Maps |
| Housing | Social Sciences |
| Human rights | Social Sciences |
| Incunables | Rare Books & Music |
| India Office Records | Asian & African Studies |
| Industry (Trade and Industry) | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Intellectual Property, Law of | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| International relations | Social Sciences |
| Language and literature: Oriental languages | Asian & African Studies |
| Language and literature: Western and Slavonic | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Language and literature: Western manuscript sources | Manuscripts |
| Language and literature: sound recordings | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Latin American studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Law | Social Sciences |
| Library & Information science | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Listening & Viewing Service | Rare Books & Music |
| Local government | Social Sciences |
| Local history - maps | Maps |
| Management - theory and study of | Social Sciences |
| Manuscripts - Oriental languages | Asian & African Studies |
| Manuscripts - Western | Manuscripts |
| Maps | Maps |
| Maps - South Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Market research | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Marketing | Social Sciences |
| Mathematics | Science - floor 3 |
| Medicine | Science - floor 2 |
| Meteorology | Science - floor 3 |
| Microfilms of Early Books | Rare Books & Music |
| Middle East studies | Asian & African Studies |
| Military history - maps and plans | Maps |
| Music - manuscript music up to 1500 | Manuscripts |
| Music - printed and manuscript from 1500 | Rare Books & Music |
| Music - sound recordings | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Natural history | Science - floor 2 |
| Newspapers | Newspapers |
| Newspapers - English Language, from South Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Newspapers - from South Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Newspapers - pre-1801 London newspapers | Rare Books & Music |
| Nursing | Science - floor 2 |
| Official publications | Social Sciences |
| Ordnance Survey maps | Maps |
| Oriental languages | Asian & African Studies |
| Oriental manuscripts | Asian & African Studies |
| Oriental newspapers | Asian & African Studies |
| Patents | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Performing Arts | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Philatelic collections | Manuscripts |
| Philosophy | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Photography - history | Rare Books & Music |
| Photography - India | Asian & African Studies |
| Photography - science and technology | Science - floor 3 |
| Physics | Science - floor 3 |
| Place names - maps and gazetteers | Maps |
| Planning - town & country | Social Sciences |
| Playbills | Rare Books & Music |
| Poetry | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Politics | Social Sciences |
| Population studies | Social Sciences |
| Printing - early history | Rare Books & Music |
| Printing - general history | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Printing - industry, technology | Science - floor 3 |
| Psychology - general, cultural | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Psychology - medical aspects | Science - floor 2 |
| Psychology - social, educational, managerial | Social Sciences |
| Publishing - general history | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Publishing - industry | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Publishing - to 15th century | Manuscripts |
| Publishing - 15th to 19th centuries | Rare Books & Music |
| Radio broadcasts - sound recordings | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Recorded Sound | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Religious Studies - general | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Religious Studies - religions of Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Science | Science - floor 2 |
| Science, history of | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Slavonic and East European Studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
| Social policy | Social Sciences |
| Social sciences | Social Sciences |
| Social welfare | Social Sciences |
| Sociology | Social Sciences |
| Standards, Technical | Science - floor 3 |
| Statistics - business and commerce | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Statistics - general, social, demographic | Social Sciences |
| Statistics - mathematical | Science - floor 3 |
| Technology | Science - floor 3 |
| Telecommunications | Science - floor 3 |
| Topography and travel - Asia | Asian & African Studies |
| Topography and travel - early printed | Rare Books & Music |
| Topography and travel - general | Humanities - floor 1 Maps |
| Topography and travel - manuscripts | Manuscripts |
| Trade and industry, trade literature | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Trade marks | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Transport - technology | Science - floor 3 |
| Transport industry | Business & IP Centre - floor 1 |
| Veterinary science | Science - floor 2 |
| Wildlife - sound recordings | Humanities - floor 2 |
| Women's studies | Humanities - floor 1 |
