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Planning: Home

Welcome!

This guide provides information about library and research resources for students and staff in in Planning (School of Natural and Built Environment)
If you are new to the library, you may find our quickstart guide helpful.

Your Subject Librarian

Irene Bittles

Subject Librarian for Planning

Email:  i.bittles@qub.ac.uk

Please contact me, if you have any questions about the library!

Information included in this guide:

Do you teach? See how we can assist with Library Support for Teaching.

Are you a researcher? You may find our guide on Open Access publishing helpful.

Getting to know the McClay Library

The McClay LibraryLibrary Welcome Tours - September 2025
The McClay Library is offering in-person Welcome Tours in September. Join a tour to get to know the Library, its study spaces, facilities, services and resources.

  • Each tour will last approximately 25 minutes
  • No booking required
  • Tours are for up to 15 participants (first-come, first-served)
  • Join a tour from the Reception Desk at the entrance of the McClay Library

We look forward to welcoming you!

Dates and times:

  • Monday 8 September – Friday 12 September: 11am and 2pm each day
  • Monday 15 – Friday 19 September: 11am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm each day
  • Tuesday 16 September: 7pm and 7.30pm
  • Monday 22 – Friday 26 September: 11am and 2pm each day

Alternatively, you can explore the McClay Library on a virtual tour with 360 maps

Inclusive library support

The Library is committed to providing equal access to its resources and services for all customers. Find information on:

If you have any questions or comments about the Library and its services, or suggestions of ways in which they can be improved, please contact us.

Accessing e-resources from home

When you work from home, you may sometimes be asked to pay for access to an article or an e-book. If this happens, check if you can get free access via the library's subscriptions instead:

- our e-resource access guide shows how to sign in to e-books, e-journals and databases from home

- if you like searching Google Scholar, you can set it up to access full-text articles from home

- you can also install the QUB Library proxy bookmarklet in your browser for off campus access to e-resources

Learning Development Service

The Learning Development Service at Queen’s provides academic skills support to undergraduate students. Support is available both on-course, as part of taught degree programmes, and via individual one-to-one appointments. Academic skills support offered includes guidance on time management, exam preparation, academic writing, referencing, academic integrity, and research.

An online Transitions Skills for University package is available on Canvas to support learning and progress. It provides resources that can help with everyday study, from techniques for academic writing to tips for preparing for assessments.

Library Help

Not sure where to find the answer to your question? Type it in here to see if it is covered in our FAQs or submit your question to library staff.