Books

Users eligible to borrow from our physical collections can use the search box below to check availability of items.

Books available in other University Libraries

You may be eligible to use the SCONUL Access scheme to gain access to and borrow books from most university libraries in the UK (and some in Ireland)

Open University set books and study materials

Open University Worldwide - Online retailer selling books and study materials for Open University courses.

Eddington Hook - Online retailer selling set books for current Open University courses. Click on 'Open University Book Service' to see lists of OU set books and recommended titles by module code. Or use the search box to search by keyword, author, title and OU module code.

Set Books - Provides details of retailers stocking Open University set books. Search by area or town for details of your nearest high street stockist. Click on the OU set books link to find details and prices of set books for your module.

Books to purchase

The OUSA website gives details of book suppliers who offer discounts to holders of the NUS Extra card and OUSA Membership card

Out of print books

abebooks.co.uk - Out of print and second-hand books available from retailers worldwide. Browse by subject category or search by author name, title or keyword. Search results include brief bibliographic details, a description of the condition of the book, its price and a link to the stockist.

The Eagle Bookshop - Specialists in out of print books in Science and Mathematics.

UKBookWorld.com - Find out of print and second-hand books from dealers throughout Britain. Search by author, title, publisher, date and subject keyword. You may also limit your search to a particular price range. Search results include notes on the condition of each title returned.