Welcome to Cambridge from the Marshall Library Team!
If you are a student in Economics or Development Studies we are the Library for your course. We have a comprehensive Economics and Development Studies collection, both in print and online. We have multiple copies of all your key textbooks and, where possible, we have provided ebook access too. We also hold the Archives of Alfred Marshall and other key figures from Cambridge Economics.
The Marshall Library is based on one side of the Austin Robinson Building (opposite the main Faculty of Economics entrance) and has a surprisingly beautiful Reading Room, which you will enjoy using as a study space.
To begin with during Michaelmas Term we will be operating a Book a Study Space service for longer stays in the Library space: https://www.marshall.econ.cam.ac.uk/book-seat but we hope to be able to open up more as term progresses. If you just want to come in and borrow/return a book or speak to us for help and advice you can just come in. Keep up to date with our current library services here: https://www.marshall.econ.cam.ac.uk/current-marshall-library-services
We strongly recommend that you watch our Library Induction talks either in person, or via recordings on your Moodle Induction pages. For a flavour of our space and services please watch our brief video Introduction to the Marshall Library: https://bit.ly/3EU2CYO
We have a useful website which gives you all the information about the Library, our services and our resources such as online databases and datasets: https://www.marshall.econ.cam.ac.uk/
To find resources you need for your studies it is important that you learn how to use the catalogue iDiscover: https://idiscover.lib.cam.ac.uk/
We have shared the Economics iDiscover workbook with you and really recommend you spend a short time doing this to get the best out of the catalogue and save time later!
For basic tips about using Cambridge Libraries, including searching iDiscover check out the Library Essentials Libguide
If you cannot find a book, journal article, database or dataset then just ask us! All the Marshall Library staff are very friendly. We are here to help you and look forward to seeing you soon in the Library.
Keep in touch by following us on Twitter @Marshalllibrary and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallLib
You are likely to see our mascot, Jasper the #Economicscat on Twitter and, hopefully, in catperson, at the Library where he makes a couple of visits each year
