The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

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Library

The Institution of Structural Engineers’ Library contains over 36,000 publications covering all aspects of structural engineering.

The Library collection ranges from current research to material dating back to the 18th century. The formation of a library was one of the first activities of the fledgling Institution when it was founded as The Concrete Institute in 1908. Over time it has grown to become a wonderful collection, representing the body of knowledge of structural engineering over the last century with new material continuously being added.

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Location:	The Library is located on the First Floor of the Institution's headquarters building at 47-58 Bastwick Street, London EC1V 3PS. The nearest stations are Old Sreet or Barbican.
Opening hours:	9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday The Library will stay open until 6pm when there is an Institution evening event.

E-library

You can now borrow books from the Institution’s library at the click of a button. Hundreds of titles from the library’s collection are available as electronic loans, wherever you are in the world, whatever time of day.

New Books

The latest books and reports acquired by the Library

Catalogue search

Browse the catalogue of books, journal articles, reports and standards.

Library services

The Library offers a range of services to meet your information requirements.

Conditions of loan

All grades of member may use and borrow from the Library. Read here to see how it works.

Document supply

The Library offers a non-commercial and commercial copying service in line with current copyright legislation.

Frequently asked questions

Here is a list of the most commonly asked questions about the Library service and how it works.

Consultants tracker

This service helps trace a firm that has merged, been taken over, closed down or changed its name.

Reading List

The Library supports a number of reading lists prepared by the Institution to help members with their research and professional development.