Open Day self-guided tour

Welcome to the University Library self-guided tour!  This self-guided tour comprises eight signposted tour stops that you can follow if you visit the Library on an open day.  You can scan the QR code at each tour stop or tap on the tour stop section below to reveal text and audio commentary about what you can see at that tour stop.  

If you are visiting the Library other than on an open day, we recommend our standalone audio tour instead.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask any member of Library staff.  If you would prefer a guided tour, please go through the gate between the turnstiles and ask any member of Library staff in the Atrium if guided tours are currently available.

 

Tour stop 1 - Foyer

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Tour stop 2 - Atrium

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The Library is open 24/7 during term-time and the Easter holidays and opens for long hours over the summer.  You can borrow and return any of our 398,000 books any time using the self-service kiosks.  Books you reserve or request through our click-and-collect service are shelved at the collection point in front of you, saving you the time of finding books on the shelves.  Most of our collections are now online, with nearly one million ebooks and 43,000 academic journals available online for you to use wherever you are studying. 

The glass cupboards at the side of the Atrium contain artists' books, boxed sets and other books with pop-up sections, removable parts, interestingly and irregularly shaped covers, or otherwise unsuitable for shelving with our main collection. Students are welcome to borrow any of these books. 

These are brought together through your subject pages on the Library website and the Discovery Service, which makes it easy to search across many of our electronic resources from a single search box.  All this is supported by our friendly professional staff at our help desk, 24/7 online chat, and through telephone and IT support to ensure you always have access to the help you might need.

>>> Please make your way to the far end of the Atrium for tour stop 3.

 

Tour stop 3 - Library skills drop-in

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Tour stop 4 - Current journals and loanable laptops

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Tour stop 5 - Library café

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Tour stop 6 - Books and IT help

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Tour stop 7 - Map Library

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Tour stop 8 - Group study rooms and display area

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