Journal Collection
The Library's journal collection contains titles in the fields of public health and tropical medicine, with material available in both print and electronic formats. Members of the School are welcome to recommend a book or journal for addition to the Library’s collections. All titles suggested will be considered during the Annual Journal Consultation, which takes place each summer.
Electronic Journals
Electronic journals are available to staff and students of the School, and can be accessed via the Library Catalogue or via the E-journals A-Z list (TDNet) on the Electronic Resources page. Users accessing full text remotely will be prompted for their School User ID and password. All users are required to abide by the licence terms or terms and conditions of use for each resource (common terms of use are summarised in our guidelines), and current UK copyright law.
Print Journals
Print journals are available to all users of the Library, and can be located via the Library Catalogue. Print journals are arranged alphabetically by title, and are split by date (see below).
- Journals published from 2010 onwards are kept in the Reading Room
- Journals published from 1995 to 2009 are kept in the Wellcome Gallery
- Journals published from 1985 to 1994 are in the Basement Store – requests for items from the store should be made using a Basement Request Form and submitted to Library staff at the Enquiries Desk. Material requested will be available for collection from the Enquiries Desk following the next scheduled daily collection (11.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday). There is a maximum limit of five items per user per collection.
- Journals published prior to 1985 are in the Off-Site Store. Store – requests for items from the store should be made using an Off-Site Store Request Form and submitted to Library staff at the Enquiries Desk. Material requested will be available for collection from the Enquiries Desk three working days from placing the request. There is a maximum limit of five items per user per collection.
Abstracting and indexing journals (including the Tropical Diseases Bulletin and Index Medicus) are kept in the Photocopy Room. Some serials produced by the School (including the LSHTM Collected Papers and the LSHTM Memoir Series) are kept in the Head of the Library & Archives Service's office, and can be requested at the Enquiries Desk.
