The National Oceanographic Library is a national resource for the UK marine and earth science community. The National Oceanographic Library supports staff and students at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the School of Ocean and Earth Science and the University of Southampton as a whole. The library is also open to the general public but by appointment only. To make an appointment please contact us on nolenqs@soton.ac.uk.
For further information about the services provided by the library and libraries at other campuses see this section of our main guide services and campuses
The library supports University of Southampton students and staff as well as staff of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The library is also open to members of the public by prior appointment (email us at nolenqs@soton.ac.uk).
The NOC building is a shared environment and parts of it are accessible only to NOC staff. Our library regulations apply to the National Oceanographic Library as they do to all our library sites. We ask all students to be respectful of the spaces and the staff at NOC, as they would be at any other university library site. You need to have your student ID card with you when you visit the site, and please show it, if you are asked to by staff or security teams in the building.
Similarly, the area around the NOC building is a busy, working port. When you visit the NOC site, it is imperative that you respect the Port Authority regulations that are put in place to protect you and keep you safe. The NOC Southampton yard and quayside is a high risk operational area and therefore no-one should enter these or any surrounding port areas.
If you have any questions or concerns about finding and accessing the library at NOC, please contact us at libenqs@soton.ac.uk.
You can find more information about University of Southampton library services at the National Oceanographic Library and our other locations on our website.
The library is on level 4 of the National Oceanography Centre.
Address:
National Oceanographic Library, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Telephone or email:
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 6116
Email: nolenqs@soton.ac.uk
For maps and directions to the National Oceanography Centre, please click on the image below.
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