Library subject floor summary
Interactive 3D maps of all the Library levels are also available online. These 3D maps allow users to search for specific services, study spaces and PC areas and orient the view to aid discovery.
You can view a PDF file in portrait format for each Library floor using the links shown below.
Level 1: Study Space
Bookable Group study room, PC Training room, Research Services Safepod, and quiet study spaces.
Level 2: Entrance level
The Reader Services Desk, Inter-library Loans Office, Periodicals Office and Copy and Print department are all on this floor. You will also find the Audio-Visual and Computing Services helpdesks, bookable meeting rooms, networked computers, the Assistive Technology room and Library Catalogue terminals.
Level 3: Engineering & Design, Literature
Books and periodicals covering architecture and design; civil, mechanical, electrical, electronic and chemical engineering; materials science; history of art; decorative and graphical arts; foreign and English literature. Networked computers and Library Catalogue terminals. The PC area is collaborative work space while the book stock areas provide seating for quiet study. The Sensory Room 3.10 is located at the back of the floor off the north staircase.
Level 4: Science
Books and periodicals covering agriculture, biological sciences, chemistry, food science, general science, geosciences, physics, astronomy, mathematical sciences, computing, pharmacy, pharmacology, medical sciences, sport and exercise science. Research Services and Archives & Records Management teams are based on this floor. Networked computers and Library Catalogue terminals. The PC area is collaborative work space while the book stock areas provide seating for quiet study.
Level 5: Humanities and Social Sciences, Management
Books and periodicals covering economics, education, film studies, social sciences, history, languages, law, management, music, psychology, politics, religion, social policy and sociology. Networked computers and Library Catalogue terminals. The whole floor is a quiet study area.