Clare College Cambridge

Libraries and Archives

  • The Forbes Mellon Library (FML) in Memorial Court is for the use of current students. It contains comfortable working spaces, borrowable books, a DVD, CD and audio-book collection, two computer rooms, printing and scanning facilities, and has wi-fi throughout.  There is a Library Common Room (LCR) which contains easy chairs, a wide-screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, a vending machine and a light fiction collection.

 

  • The Lipstein and Turpin Law Reading Rooms (LLRR & TLRR) on J staircase are for Law and Land Economy students.  They contain current textbooks and periodicals, study spaces, computing, printing and photocopying facilities, and have wi-fi.  The books and periodicals in these rooms are not to be borrowed.

 

  • The Fellows' Library in Old Court houses the College's older material, including manuscripts and early printed books.  Access to items in the collection is by appointment only.

 

  •  The Archives, situated on J staircase, contain the documentary evidence of the history and life of the College