Stock, services and facilities
Plans
The Library is on 3 floors. A 'Self-guided tour and Library plan' leaflet is available at the Information Display in the library. This will help you to find your way around the library. Library floor plans are displayed on each floor. You can also download and view a copy of the plan online on the Library Guides page.
Books
| Stock |
Location |
| Books |
In the Reading Room and Gallery |
| Pamphlets and oversize books |
In the Gallery |
| Older books |
Around the centre of the Gallery on the shelving opposite the bays |
| Dictionaries |
In the Gallery (Bay 17) |
| Standards |
In the Gallery (Bay 18) |
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Please note:
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Serials and research material
| Stock |
Location |
| Serials |
In the Lower Reading Room (LRR) |
| Some reports |
In the Lower Reading Room (LRR) |
| Bound volumes arranged in Library of Congress order |
In the Lower Reading Room (LRR) in rolling stacks |
| Current issues |
In the Lower Reading Room (LRR) on the display unit or in pamphlet boxes at the end of each title's bound volumes |
| Research material, including reports, conferences, postgraduate theses and archives |
In the Lower Reading Room (LRR) |
Other materials and services
| Material or service |
Location |
| Issue desk (where you can make routine enquiries) |
In the reception area, just inside the entrance |
| Subject Librarian's office |
In the Reading Room |
| Short Loan Collection (SLC) |
In the reception area, just inside the entrance |
| Photocopiers |
In the reception area, just inside the entrance |
| Networked printers (UoB access only) |
IS printers (1 b/w and 1 colour) - in the reception area, just inside the entrance; Faculty of Engineering b/w printer - in the Lower Reading Room
NB: all Queen's Building Library printers use PAS credits.
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| Exam papers |
In the reception area, just inside the entrance |
| Catalogue terminals |
In the Reading Room, Gallery and the Lower Reading Room |
| Book Return Box |
In the foyer, just outside the library. NB: this box is only open when the library is closed. |
| Computers |
In the Computer Room and the Lower Reading Room |
| Laptop sockets |
In the Reading Room and Gallery (see floor plans in the library for locations) |
| Card catalogue |
In the reception area, just inside the entrance |