Enquiries and document supply

Whether you want to find a particular fact or statistic, require the latest articles on a specific topic, or need information on a supplier, market or company we can help.

Fact-finding and literature searches – articles on a particular engineering subject, searches for technical data or standards, specifications and legislation.

You can also use theLibrary searchto access online content and request print titles

Careers and salary information– we have access to independent UK surveys, and have put together a range of careers information and resources that can be found in ourCareers informationsection.

贷款– We offer a free postal loan service to members based in the UK and the European Union. Please note that members are required to cover the cost of returning the loaned items to us.

Members can renew their books in ouronline catalogueor by contacting us using the details on this page.

For loan rules, please seeguidelines for borrowers.

If a particular item is not in stock, Members can request inter-library loans. See our list oflibrary charges.

Articles– copies can be supplied to Members and the public. Acopyright declaration formmust be completed when ordering copies for non-commercial use. See ourphotocopies guidefor advice on making the declaration. See ourlibrary chargesor contact us to place an order

Standards– we have a collection of BSI, ISO, API, ASME and other standards, which are available for free postal loan to members. We can also borrow standards from other libraries.

Image service– You can access resources of digitised pictures from our Archive collection. Browse by subject area in ourPicture gallery.

Model forms: General conditions of contract– are available to buy from the Library.Find out more.