Bookable rooms for students

In The Sir Duncan Rice Library there are two types of bookable spaces for students which can be used for group work: Group Study Rooms and Group Study Pods. Please see below for full details of these different spaces and how to book them.

Group Study Rooms

There are two bookable Group Study Rooms on Floor 7 of the Sir Duncan Rice Library. These rooms: 

• Have tables and chairs which comfortably accommodate up to 8 people
• Are equipped with a PC and plasma screen

Please note: 

• The rooms are not available for individual study
• The rooms are for use by University of Aberdeen students
• Bookings can be made for periods during normal library opening hours
• A group should consist of at least 4 people
• Booking slots consist of 60 minute periods and you can make up to one booking of up to 2 hours per day
• If the room is not occupied within 15 minutes of the start of the booking, it may be released to another group
• The person booking the room is responsible for the room during the booking period
• Please do not move furniture into or out of a room
• You should save any work that you may have been doing on the PC to a memory stick and vacate the room 5 minutes before the end of your booking period

There is one bookable Project Room in the Medical Library on the Foresterhill campus. Please see below for details of the room and how to book it.

Project Room (Floor 1)

• 2 tables to accommodate up to 8 people
• Further soft seating around the perimeter of the room to accommodate 11 people
• Networked pc, data projector and plasma screen
• White board 

Please note:

• The room is not bookable for individual study, but may be used by individuals if not booked
• The room is for use by University of Aberdeen staff and students
• Bookings can be made for periods during normal library opening hours
• A group should consist of at least 2 people
• Booking slots consist of a maximum of 2 hours and may not be booked for consecutive periods
• If the room is not occupied within 15 minutes of the start of booking, it may be released to another group.
• The room should be vacated 5 minutes before the end of your booking period

How to book a Project Room

• In person at the Issue Desk on Floor 1 of the Medical Library
• By phone on 01224 43 7870
• Email to library@abdn.ac.uk, stating the library site in your reservation request

There are two Project Rooms in Taylor Library C Block

Project Room 1 (Floor 1)

• Seats up to 4 at tables
• Extra chairs around perimeter for up to 8 in total
• Networked PC and Plasma screen
• White board (markers are available from Taylor Issue Desk)

Project Room 2 (Floor 2)

• Seats up to 8
• Extra chairs around perimeter for up to 12 in total
• Networked PC and data projector
• White board (markers are available from Taylor Issue Desk)

Each room may be booked for up to one hour per day for groups of 2 or more, for group discussions, rehearsing presentations, and course work.

Please note:

• The rooms are not bookable for individual study, but may be used by individuals if not booked
• The rooms are for use by University of Aberdeen staff and students
• Bookings can be made for periods during normal Taylor Library opening hours
• A group should consist of at least 2 people
• Booking slots consist of a maximum of 1 hour and may not be booked for consecutive periods
• If the room is not occupied within 15 minutes of the start of booking, it may be released to another group.
• The room should be vacated 5 minutes before the end of your booking period

Bookings can be made:

• In person at the Taylor Issue Desk 
• By phone on 01224 272601
• By email to library@abdn.ac.uk, stating the library site in your reservation request