As a distance learner student, you have access to the library's resources and services. This includes online access to library resources as well as being able to visit any of the three campus libraries in person. Online access to library resources is via the My Learning or Student page in the student portal. To access the portal go to http://portal.gre.ac.uk/.

If you live close enough to visit our libraries you will need to bring your Greenwich Gateway card to gain entry to the libraries, as well as your university username and password if you want to use a computer in the libraries. You are entitled to borrow up to 20 items.

ScanninGREquest is a service for students who are not able to visit our libraries. This services provides extracts from print only books available as a PDF file for essential work, research or study. You can request a chapter from a print book via the book record in LibrarySearch. If the book is on our shelves we intend to supply students with this content within five working days.

Due to copyright restrictions, we can only scan one chapter from a book.

For more information on ScanninGREquest, see https://libguides.gre.ac.uk/scanningrequest

Document Delivery is a service enabling you to access books and articles not held within the university libraries. First check LibrarySearch in the portal to make sure that the item is not already held within the university libraries.

If you are unable to find the item you require complete the Document Delivery Request form via the link in LibrarySearch. Please give as much information as possible, including a source of reference. If you are requesting an article from a journal

Note that a maximum of 5 requests will be processed at any one time.

For more information on Document Delivery, see https://libguides.gre.ac.uk/docsupply