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Know your zone

General

To ensure that the Library is conducive for study and research, please be mindful of the following:

  • When using the library, please be considerate of other library users and ensure that the noise level is appropriate for the zone and not disruptive to other users
  • Where food is allowed it must not be smelly, hot or have been previously served hot
  • Where drinks are allowed they must not contain alcohol
  • Smoking or the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products is not permitted anywhere in the Library, or at the entrance
  • Your ID card should be kept with you at all times and should not be lent to anyone else
  • Personal items should not be left unattended
  • Spaces should be left tidy after you have used them

For more information please see our Library Charter and Regulations.

Zones

To help you find the best place for you to work in the Library, there are different zones available.

Collaborative zones

  • For group and collaborative work
  • Locations:
    • Group study rooms (Basement - Floor 3)
    • Pink zones (Floors 2 and 3)
  • Discussions should be held at normal conversational level
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • Cold food allowed
  • Lidded, bottled, or canned drinks allowed

Quiet zones

  • For individual study
  • Locations:
    • Basement
    • Doctoral College Reading Room (Floor 1)
    • Yellow zones (Floors 1 - 3)
  • Quiet, occasional whispered discussions only
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • Cold food allowed
  • Lidded, bottled, or canned drinks allowed

Silent zones

  • For individual study
  • Locations:
    • Basement
    • Ground Floor (Rhoda Bennett)
    • Blue and Orange zones (Floors 1 - 3)
  • This is a no-talking and no-whispering zone
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • Devices should be set to silent, any calls taken outside the zone
  • No food allowed
  • Lidded, bottled, or canned drinks allowed

PC zones

  • For group and collaborative work. Except 2.2 which is individual study
  • Locations:
    • ESports Lab (Ground floor)
    • PC Lab (Floor 1)
    • 2.1 and 2.2 (Floor 2)
    • 3.1 (Floor 3)
  • Quiet, whispered discussions only. Except 2.2 which is silent
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • No food allowed
  • No drinks allowed

Archives and Special Collections

  • For individual study
  • Location:
    • Basement
  • Quiet, occasional whispered discussions only
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • No food allowed
  • No drinks allowed

Reading Lounge

  • A space to relax in and step away from your studies
  • Location:
    • Ground Floor
  • Quiet, occasional whispered discussions only
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • Devices should be set to silent, any calls taken outside the zone
  • No food allowed
  • Lidded, bottled, or canned drinks allowed

Rhoda Bennett Reading Room

  • For individual study
  • Location:
    • Ground Floor
  • This is a no-talking and no-whispering zone
  • Please use your headphones when listening to a device
  • Devices should be set to silent, any calls taken outside the zone
  • No food allowed
  • Lidded, bottled, or canned drinks allowed

Please be aware, that we may change the zoning of a space depending on the time of year. For example, the quiet zone in the basement may become a silent zone during the main exam periods.

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