The Library holds c. 177,000 items and takes over 300 current periodicals.

The core of the library is a comprehensive collection of the chief printed primary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles and Western Europe, their colonial expansion, the subsequent history of North and South America, international relations and war.

Very substantial holdings of bibliographies, archival guides, works of methodology and reference works support the printed sources with biographical sources a particular strength.

The Library holds copies of most University of London theses in history.

There is also a large collection of the most essential historical periodicals, a selective but significant collection of microforms, and a rapidly expanding collection of electronic resources.

All holdings except theses, some CD-ROMs and some microfiches are normally on open access.

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