Study areas and bookable work rooms

Study Areas and Bookable Work Rooms

Study areas
Bookable work rooms: practise presentations...
Borrowing equipment: laptops, calculators...
BUCS/IT support

Study Areas

We provide a range of different study environments so that you can choose the one which best reflects your needs.
The Library's study spaces are located as follows (you might also like to refer to the floorplans):

Silent study across the whole of Level 5 including the PC areas
Quiet study on Levels 1, 3, 4 & 5
Group study on Level 2: a large open space beyond the turnstiles (which includes whiteboards) & a room near the print credit machines
Group study on Level 4: an area near the front of the floor
Outside of the Library: there are various areas in which you might like to study including the Student Union Centre

While using the study areas:

Please do not have mobile phone conversations in quiet and silent study areas.
If you are being disturbed by another user, you might like to bring the matter to the attention of a librarian.
You can drink bottled water within the study areas but please do not eat or drink anything else once you have entered through the turnstiles. It is important that we maintain the Library as an uncluttered and hygienic environment.
If you would like to eat or drink: you can use the social space located to the right of the Reception/Security Desk on Level 2.

Bookable Work Rooms

You can use the work rooms to practise group presentations for up to two hours in a single week. The self-booking system requires that you sign-up using the timetable attached to the door of the relevant workroom. The rooms are located as follows (you might also like to refer to the floorplans):

Level 1: through two sets of doors if using the East staircase - or to the right as you exit the lift. Equipment: whiteboard.
Level 2: two workrooms are located at the back of the floor, through the door near the print credit machine. Equipment: in both rooms: projector, whiteboard; in one room: large interactive screen.
Level 4: near the front of the floor near the silent study area. Equipment: projector, whiteboard.

Please note: You can drink bottled water within the work rooms but please do not eat or drink anything else beyond the library turnstiles. You might like to note the following information about booking equipment:

Borrowing Equipment

In addition to the equipment outlined above, you might like to borrow audiovisual (AV) equipment. Bath University Computing Services (BUCS) provides an AV service which hires out a wide range of equipment including laptops, speakers, DVD player and video cameras: refer to the full list of AV equipment to hire. Borrowing a laptop? If so, you will also need to refer to the relevant terms and conditions.
To request AV equipment or to report any issues with hired equipment, you can contact the AV Service as follows:

Calculators can be borrowed from the Issue Desk on Level 2 on receipt of your Library Card.
White board pens can be borrowed from the Security/Reception desk on Level 2 on receipt of your Library Card.

BUCS/IT Support

If you have any problems with either your own laptop or a public access PC, or you have any software enquiries, please first check the BUCS FAQs. If you unable to find the information you require within the FAQs, you can contact BUCS as follows (if relevant, include the ID number of the PC that you are using):

Online enquiry form
Telephone: 01225 383535
In-person via the BUCS help desk (located on the West side of level 2 in the library). Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri: 9am - 4.45pm. Wed: 10am - 4.45pm.
Out-of-hours help