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Collections search

The Royal College of Surgeons of England's Library has a rich collection of online resources for practising and trainee surgeons. The Library also has an established collection of print material from 1471 to the present. Find the best place to search for the different resources here.

Surgical Library: discover our online resources

Explore our comprehensive collection of surgical resources, including full-text access to online books and journals. You'll also find links to valuable online tools like Visible Body, ClinicalKey and Acland's Video Atlas of Anatomy, along with guidance on how to access them. A selection of our print books and journals from the last ten years is also found in this catalogue. Visit the surgical library to start your search.

Heritage Collections: search across Library, Archives and Museum catalogues

Search Heritage Collections for printed books, journals and other materials held by the Library; records and papers held by the Archives; and specimens, art and other objects in the Hunterian Museum. Collections featured in this catalogue also include the Library's digitised tracts and pamphlets from the UK Medical Heritage Library, Plarr's Lives of the Fellows, Voices of Surgery and the Library's digital exhibitions.