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Library facilities

Our eight libraries offer a range of facilities and a mix of silent, quiet and group study spaces.

What's available in libraries?

Library facilities

Library	Book  return box	Cafe	Laptop loan	Print, copy and scan	Self-service machines	Walk-in User computer
Business Library	Yes	Yes (opposite)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Denis Arnold Music Library	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Djanogly Learning Resource Centre	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
George Green Library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Greenfield Medical Library	Yes	Yes (in foyer)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hallward Library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
James Cameron-Gifford Library	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manuscripts and Special Collections	No	Yes (next door)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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Study spaces

Study zones and rooms

Library	Assistive technology room	Group study rooms	Postgraduate rooms	Silent study zone
Djanogly Learning Resource Centre	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
George Green Library*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Greenfield Medical Library	No	Yes	No	Yes
Hallward Library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
James Cameron-Gifford Library	No	Yes	No	Yes

Our smaller libraries (Business Library, Denis Arnold Music Library and Manuscripts and Special Collections) all provide a mix of individual and group study areas with a quiet atmosphere. 

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Booking group study rooms

Any University of Nottingham student or member of staff may book a group study room by using their University Office 365 Outlook Calendar.

• Bookings can be made on any device, any time and anywhere, up to 2 weeks in advance
• You can book a 3 hour slot, and hold one live booking, per person at any one time
• You do not need a key to gain access to group study rooms
• You will find a list of group study rooms in the Outlook Calendar listed by Campus-Building-Room:
  eg. UP-HALLWARD-LG102, JC-DLRC-GSR1, NMS-MESCH-GML-A02b, SB-MAINBLDG-JCG-A40 

Download our guide to room bookings and full list of library rooms (PDF)

Please note, most of our libraries also have centrally timetabled rooms which are available to book by University staff using the central booking system.

Top tips

If you are making a group booking and would like longer than the 3 hours, other members of your group may add additional bookings.

There are group study rooms available in the Teaching and Learning Building on University Park that may also be booked using your University Outlook Calendar. 

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Booking individual study rooms 

We have individual study rooms, for any student or member of staff, to book in George Green and Greenfield Medical Libraries. Hallward Library has individual study rooms that can only be booked by postgraduate students.

The booking system works in the same way as the group study rooms, by using your University Office 365 Outlook Calendar.

• Bookings can be made on any device, any time and anywhere, up to 2 weeks in advance
• You can book a 3 hour slot, and hold one live booking, per person at any one time
• If you would like a key during the time you have the room booked, please ask at the lending desk
• You will find a list of individual study rooms in the Outlook Calendar listed by Campus-Building-Room eg, UP-GEORGEGREEN-E11, NMS-MEDSCH-GML-A22f. 
• Hallward Library postgraduate individual study rooms are restricted to postgraduate Outlook accounts and are listed as Campus-Building-Room eg. UP-HALLWARD-B312

Download our guide to room bookings and a full list of library rooms (PDF)

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Laptop loans

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Assistive technology rooms

There are three assistive technology rooms available. Please see our Enhanced Library Support pages for more information. 

How to book an assistive technology room

Book the assistive technology rooms: 

• Email us
• Call our libraries - Hallward Library (0115 95 14555), Djanogly Learning Resource Centre (0115 84 66698) or George Green Library (0115 95 14597)
• Talk to us at the lending desk

Let us know:

• which library you want to use
• date and time
• duration required (up to three hours)
• your Library Card number

You may hold four bookings of three hours at any one time.

On arrival

• Collect the key from the lending desk (you have 30 minutes from the beginning of the booking to collect)
• You will need to sign for it and show your University or Library Card
• Return the key to the lending desk at the end of the session

Available software

Software	Hallward Library and Djanogly Learning Resource Centre	George Green Library
ZoomText: magnifier/reader (22" monitor)	Yes	No
Kurzweil 3000: study skills	Yes	No
Dragon Naturally Speaking: voice recognition	Yes	Yes
Text Help Read and Write: study skills	Yes	Yes

Available hardware

Hardware	Hallward Library and Djanogly Learning Resource Centre	George Green Library
Video magnifier	Yes	Yes (with text to speech)
Scanner	Yes	Yes
Various mice and keyboards	Yes	Yes
Foot rests	Yes	Yes
Writing slope	Yes	Yes
Printer	Yes	Yes
Wrist support	Yes	No

Accessibility

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