Loans and document supply
Loans
We offer a free postal loan service to IMechE Members resident in the European Union.
A maximum of 6 books may be borrowed for a loan period of 3 weeks and an additional 4 loan periods may be available.
For loan rules, please see:
Guidelines for borrowers [PDF]
For a list of current serials, please see:
If a particular book or item is not in IMechE library stock, inter-library loans can be requested. Please see our list of library charges. Failure to return a British Library loan will incur a charge of £130.
Document Supply
A document supply service is available to Members and the public. Please see our library charges. Please note that many items in our serials collection are located in the basement and can take at least 10 minutes to retrieve.
A copyright declaration form must be completed:
For further information, please contact us. You can also use our online enquiry form to place a request.