The RICS Library has almost 30 000 books, which gives you instant access to a welath of information that is likely to be relevant to your degree.

Library benefits for student members include:

• Borrow around 30 000 books which we post to you for free – you'll find an order form on our database. Use the 'How to order' button and email us your requests at library@rics.org
  
• Use our 24/7 database to build a reading list – there's over 33 100 magazine articles on our database, online publications, ebooks, law cases, websites and much more
  
• Read ebooks online and print out chapters – there's 180 ebooks published by Informa under the Routledge, Spon, Taylor & Francis imprint

Library benefits for trainee members include:

• Borrow around 30 000 books which we post to you for free

• Why waste time and effort looking for the Retail Price Index, property data or construction figures when you can ring the enquiry line when we can find it quickly for you? T +44 (0)870 333 1600 (select option 1 and dial x583)

• We have a team of surveyors who can help you with questions on surveying work and practice +44 (0)870 333 1600

• Use our 24/7 database to build a reading list – there's over 33 100 magazine articles on our database, online publications, ebooks, law cases, websites and much more

• If you can visit us you can surf the internet for free, access databases like Estates Gazette Interactive, use you laptop computer for free or use our Microsoft programmes

• Looking for an article from Property Week but cannot find it? We can provide you copies of magazine articles or chapters from books at a charge. Set up an account and get copies at a cheaper rate.