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Find yourself in our collections

Do you find yourself represented in our library collections*? 

We know that the works held in our libraries are not fully representative of our communities and we want to broaden perspectives to make our shelves more inclusive.  

We need your help to do this!  

With your suggestions we can find works that offer global perspectives and address historical under-representations of: 

  • Disability
  • ‘Race’, caste, ethnicity 
  • Nationality, cultures and traditions, geographical location
  • Gender or gender identity
  • Sexual orientation
  • Class, socioeconomic status

With this in mind, we'd like you to choose a work that you feel should be in our collection. To do this, simply fill in our Find Yourself in Our Collections form

For ideas and inspiration see what we’ve purchased so far and have a look through our library catalogue using  Library Search

Find Yourself in Our Collections is a living project. We have plans to create online and in-library displays of your submissions and host events to promote the aims of the project in the future. Check back here to watch our collections grow and for further updates. 

Read this Find Yourself in Our Collections PDF to see a full statement of the project aims.

*By collections we mean: digital books, audiobooks and journals; physical books and journals; multimedia including physical DVDs and film streaming; music scores. 

Libby App

New in 2024-25, use the Libby App or open on your mobile device to enjoy free ebook novels, digital magazines and audiobooks. Latest collection includes over 70 titles for LBGT+ History Month 2025:

Ten book covers displayed in a grid, featuring diverse genres and authors.

Student selections:

Last Semester students chose some of the following titles:

Book cover for Crippled by Francis Ryan

Crippled: the demonisation of disabled people during austerity by Frances Ryan.

Reason for request:  "I don't see any sections celebrating disability or disabled culture or disabled authors at King's. This feels like an oversight given the great progress around diversifying and decolonising the literature for other marginalised groups."

Book cover for The woman's courtyard by K̲h̲adījah Mastūr

The Women’s Courtyard by Khadija Mastur, translated by Daisy Rockwell.

Reason for request:  "A translation of one the most popular Urdu novels focusing on the partition period that has been dramatised twice.” 

Book cover for the best we could do by Thi Bui

The Best We Could Do: an illustrated memoir by Thi Bui.

Reason for request:  “I wrote my dissertation on this book, and it represents the community I come from: Asian American immigrants.”

Battle of Algiers - film cover

The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo (film).

Reason for request: "It is a film that represents the beauty and the struggle of Algerians during a revolution against French colonialism. I don't see a lot of North African representation in UK media but I'm so glad this is in King's Library Collection because this is such a heartfelt watch for those who can relate to or want to hold onto that feeling of resistance, perseverance and community. But it's also a great watch for those who are looking for excellent cinematography- film studies students I'm looking at you!”