Studying in the Headington Library

Group study rooms

There are seven group study rooms and these may be booked for two hours per day per group. All the rooms have pooled PCs, data projectors or large LCD screens. Rooms 1-4 have interactive whiteboards available.

Any of these rooms can be booked up to one week in advance for use by groups of 3-8 students. Bookings should be made at the enquiry desk. Only one booking per day may be made by any group. These rooms are kept locked when not in use - please collect the key from the enquiry desk and hand in your Library card. This will be given back to you when you return the key.

Group space

The Group Space is located on the second floor and provides a range of informal group work areas. Group work is also permitted on the South Gallery of the Second Floor, but as this is an open plan area please be considerate towards other Library users and use this area for quiet discussion.

Individual study rooms

There are individual study rooms available for student use on the first and second floors. These may be booked for 3 hours at a time, up to 24 hours in advance. Bookings should be made at the enquiry desk. Up to two people at a time can use the larger rooms for quiet study. One of these study rooms has a pooled room PC, all have electric sockets available.

Silent spaces

Certain areas on each floor of the Library are designated Silent spaces; no talking is permitted at any time. Signs in the Library indicate when you are in a Silent space.

Computer facilities & DVD/Video players

The Library has a variety of computers: link to details of the Headington Library computers and DVD/Video players are available for use on all floors of the Library. DVDs may also be played on the pooled room PCs.

Laptop use

You are welcome to bring your laptop into the Library and you can plug it into available power points (at your own risk). Do not leave trailing wires where other Library users may trip up. Please do not leave your laptop unattended at any time.

Wireless

Headington Library provides wireless connectivity for Brookes students and staff who have registered for eduroam@brookes. Most study areas within the library have wireless access