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Opening hours

During term time:

Monday       09.30 - 19.30
Tuesday       09.30 - 19.30
Wednesday 10.00 - 19.30
Thursday     09.30 - 19.30
Friday          09.30 - 17.00
Saturday     10.00 - 15.45
Sunday             Closed

Vacation Opening Hours

 

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Telephone

020 7514 7773

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Address and Directions

Chelsea College of Art & Design Library
16 John Islip Street
Pimlico
London
SW1P 4JU

By tube: Pimlico (Victoria Line)
By bus: 2, 36, 185 or 436 bus from Victoria to the stop before Vauxhall Bridge and walk left along Millbank, or along John Islip Street; 88 from Oxford Circus to John Islip Street; 87 from Aldwych to Millbank. C10 from Elephant & Castle to John Islip Street. 360 from Elephant & Castle to Pimlico tube station.
By bicycle: Cycle racks are located on Atterbury Street. TfL Cycle hire docking station is located on Rampayne Street (off Vauxhall Bridge Road).

Location within building: 1st Floor, Block C
Wheelchair access: Yes

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Library Map

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Subject Specialisms

  • Modern & Contemporary Art
  • Architecture & Interior Design
  • Design History
  • Graphic Design
  • Textiles

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Special Collections

The Special Collections at Chelsea College of Art & Design Library are an internationally renowned resource for teaching, learning, research and curating, and have a strong emphasis on modern and contemporary art. View information on Chelsea Special Collections

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Chelsea Library Guides and Publications

View chelsea library guides and publications

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Visitors

General
Chelsea library: Written application for reference use for specific research needs, admittance at the discretion of the librarian. Please see our Guide for Visitors (opens in pdf) and our Guide for Visitors to use library facilities (opens in pdf).

Access Schemes
Some visitors may qualify for reference or loan access to Information Services libraries through co-operative access schemes of which the University of the Arts London is a member. For more information on access for external users click here.

Information Services: Library Alumni members

Students who have completed a course of a year or more, or staff who have been employed for a period of one academic year or longer, at a constituent college of University of the Arts London can have reference access to all of its libraries. Please register with the Alumni Association of University of the Arts London at www.arts.ac.uk/alumni on 020 7514 8505 or email alumni@arts.ac.uk. You must supply the library with a registration form with your personal registration number which should be completed and returned to the library of your former college. Please see our Guide for alumni (opens in pdf) for full details.

Services: Reference access to all University of the Arts London libraries. No access to networked databases or other IT facilities.

Access Arrangements: Once registered please phone the appropriate library 24 hours in advance for an appointment.

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Copyright information

Use of photocopiers, scanners, slides and videotapes in the Library must be in accordance with the 1988 Copyright and Patent Act, and any subsequent Copyright Acts. You must not make photocopies for a commercial purpose without prior permission from the copyright owner or payment of a copyright fee. Copyright Fee Paid Stickers are available in the Libraries at £9.00 per copy, this allows you to lawfully copy an extract from a book or periodical for commercial purposes which is within the CLA portfolio. Visitors and Alumni are not able to use University of the Arts London computer facilities or networked resources, including databases.

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