UK Research Reserve

UKRR service suspended - 6 January 2021

Following the latest government advice and to keep everyone safe, the UKRR team are currently not on site at Boston Spa. Therefore, the UKRR service is paused while we continue to investigate the implications of the Government’s requirements and when the service may resume.

In the meantime we can accept all enquires and deal with them remotely, so please continue to contact ukrr@bl.uk, or if you prefer, contact the UKRR Team Manager directly.
We would like to all our UKRR friends our best wishes.

UKRR

The UK Research Reserve (UKRR) preserves the nation’s printed journal collections. Together with the On Demand service, we give quick and easy access for researchers and help libraries make cost-effective decisions.

UKRR allows libraries to de-duplicate their journal holdings and save space. The UKRR team, based at the British Library site at Boston Spa, check the availability of every issue offered against the national collection by searching library holdings listed on Jisc Library Hub to make sure that two copies of a journal are always retained - an access copy at the British Library and one further preservation copy within the community.

Log into LARCH to submit the journal titles you want to de-duplicate. If you’re a new user, please contact us to register.

Log into LARCH

Contact us

t: +44 (0)1937 546774
e: ukrr@bl.uk

Minicom (for the use of the hearing impaired): +44 (0)1937 546434

Twitter @UKRRCollection

Find out more

What is UKRR?

UKRR saves space in libraries by de-duplicating print journals.

How we work

The British Library accepts offered journal issues to fill gaps in its own stock, thereby enhancing the national collection; providing ongoing access onsite in the Reading Rooms or remotely via British Library On Demand.

Scarcity

For access and preservation, the scarcity process ensures a copy of every print journal offered is held at the British Library, and another within the UKRR community.

Scope

We accept academic print journals, in a robust and stable condition, suitable for continued use.

Latest News

Coronavirus notice

26 May 2020

To keep our users and all our staff safe and healthy we’ve taken the decision to close our physical sites in London and Boston Spa for the time being, and suspend our public events.

UKRR: A collaborative collection management success story

16 March 2020

UKSG Journal Article summarising the achievements of the UK Research Reserve

Accessing British Library online content and services

19 March 2020

We're carefully planning a return to our public spaces that keeps everyone safe, and we're always open online.

Case studies

…Using UKRR we have freed up valuable space so that we can upgrade the quality of our study areas…

Leeds University Library Joined the UKRR scheme in 2008 and the service is a key part of the stock management process. Jane Saunders explains how this is beneficial to the university.

…Being a member of UKRR has allowed us to free up physical space across the Library estate…

The University of St Andrews has been fortunate to be a member of UKRR since its inception and has found the process to be a fantastic collaborative initiative, vital in the rationalisation of the Library’s print journal holdings.