Harcourt Hill Library

This Library is approached by a ramp and has automatic doors. A lift provides access to the Lower Ground Floor. 

Take our virtual tour

Individual silent and quiet study spaces are available.  The library uses a traffic light system to indicate the type of study space:

• Red: Silent space (work here without any disturbance)
• Yellow: Quiet space (talk quietly and briefly here)
• Green: Group space (discuss you work here in groups)

Group study rooms can be booked by clicking on the book a study room link from the library home page.

Please do not bring hot or smelly food into the Library, and make sure all drinks are lidded. Alcohol is strictly forbidden across all campuses.

• Maps of the Library (PDF)
• Take our virtual tour
• Printable general guide to the Harcourt Hill Library
• See list of new books
• See list of new SEC resources

For more information on how to get the most out of the library service, visit our Library services for disabled people webpage.

• Communication, Media & Culture
• Early Childhood
• Education
• English Language and Linguistics
• Philosophy

• School Experience Centre guide
• Silent and quiet individual study  spaces
• Careers information
• PCs, photocopying & printing

We offer extended opening during unstaffed times to Oxford Brookes students and staff. You can check our opening hours at the top of this page to find out what times library staff are available to help you. When library staff are not present, campus security will carry out patrols. Always bring your student card or Brookes staff ID with you.

To contact security, ring 01865 60 3060.

Emergency? Need help now? webpage

Printing, scanning and photocopying are available 24/7 from multi-functional devices within the Library. For guides and more information see uniPRINT service overview.

Discover the Library: a guide for international students (google slideshow)