In the University Library there are in total eight rooms for group work and seven carrels provided, and all are equipped with power supply and Internet access for notebooks brought along. Two of the eight group workrooms are equipped with beamers, another group workroom with a smart display. The group workrooms with beamers and the 5 carrels for use for a maximum of 4 weeks must be booked at the Information desk High demand for these rooms means that members of the university (students and staff members) are given priority over other visitors of the library.
The rooms are intended for users who want to get together in small groups of between 3 and 10 people to learn or work on something together. However, they are not suitable as seminar or conference rooms. As in the rest of the library, eating and drinking is not permitted in the group study rooms.
There are three group study rooms requiring reservations located on the first floor. Group Study Rooms 1 & 2 are equipped with a projector, a whiteboard, and on the table eight power outlets for notebooks brought in. Pens for whiteboards, VGA and network cables, extension cords can be checked out at the counter.
The Group Study Room+ (GARplus) offers new possibilities: Tables and chairs can be rearranged as needed, drinks and snacks may be consumed, and there is a game collection for a little distraction in between.
The group study rooms can be reserved for a whole day or just by the hour. To do so, please contact the information desk. If you are unable to keep an appointment, please cancel in advance. Groups arriving a quarter of an hour or more late are no longer entitled to the group study room; it may be given to other interested parties.
You will receive the key upon presentation of your thoska+ card. By doing so, you accept the conditions of use stated in the library's rules of use and in this info sheet.
There are five group study rooms on the intermediate storey and basement levels that do not require reservations. Rooms 4-7 are equipped with a whiteboard. Pens for the whiteboards can be borrowed from the counter.
Rooms 4-6 in the intermediate storey are equipped with displays to which notebooks can be connected.
Group study room 7 in the basement (room 1080, next to the carrels) is only equipped with a whiteboard. If needed, a beamer and other accessories can be borrowed at the counter.
Group work room 3 is equipped with a smart display.
The following functions are possible:
The freehand tools of MS Office can be used in the office programs. You can get all the materials you need at the counter.
These group workrooms are available to workgroups for free use, but are not intended as individual workstations. Independent reservations are also not permitted.
Carrels are very useful when you have planned to work in the library for a longer period and have looked for an undisturbed permanent workstation. In addition to 5 carrels for use for at least one to a maximum of six weeks, the University Library also offers 2 day carrels that can be can be used on an hourly or daily basis. The day carrels cannot be not be reserved in advance.
Carrels for use for a minimum of one to a maximum of six weeks can only be reserved online. Extensions are possible if no further reservations have been made.
You will receive the key on presentation of your thoska+ card; thus stating that you accept and recognize the User Rules of the University Library and the User Regulations listed on this information sheet.
The key must be collected within two days after the beginning of the booking period and the person who booked the carrel must have "moved” into; otherwise the reservation will expire and the room is offered for another booking.