INFO 12 - Group study rooms and carrels

1. General

The University Library offers a total of nine group study rooms and seven study cubicles (individual study spaces), available on a daily or weekly basis.

You can only use the rooms if you have made a booking via the room booking system.

Please note the following when using and booking:

You can collect the key from the UB-Service-Desk upon presentation of your library card. By doing so, you agree to the terms and conditions set out in the library’s rules and regulations and in this information sheet.

In the event of high demand, members of the university (students and staff) will be given priority over other library visitors.

2. Group workrooms

These rooms are intended for library users who wish to meet in small groups of between 3 and a maximum of 12 people to study or work on projects together. However, they are not suitable for use as seminar or conference rooms. Furthermore, they are not intended as individual study spaces.

As in the rest of the library, eating is not permitted in the group study rooms. The Group Study Room+ and Group Study Room+2 are exceptions: in addition to drinks, you may also consume snacks in these two rooms.

The group study rooms can be booked for a whole day or just by the hour.

Please note that if you are more than 30 minutes late, your booking will be automatically cancelled and the room will be made available to other interested parties.

The group study rooms are equipped differently. Power sockets are available in all group study rooms for your own digital devices.

If required, a projector, whiteboard markers, HDMI, VGA and network cables, keyboards and various adapters can be borrowed for daily use (Library of Things) from the UB-Service-Desk.

2.1 Features

The Group Workroom+ (GARplus) and Group Workroom+2 (GARplus2) on the ground floor are equipped as follows:

  •     1 table with 8 seats
  •     50-inch screen (including HDMI cable)
  •     Whiteboard
  •     Open drinks and snacks permitted
  •     Kettle, cups

The Group Workroom+2 (GARplus2) also contains a sewing machine (W6 N 3300 exclusive) and the Kidsbox. The sewing machine can be used without a machine licence.

 

Group study rooms 1 and 2 on the ground floor are each equipped with:

  •     1 table seating 10 people
  •     Projector
  •     Whiteboard
  •     Table with 8 power sockets for personal laptops
 

There are five further group workrooms on the mezzanine and in the basement. Depending on the size and layout of each room, these are equipped with

  •     tables seating varying numbers of people,
  •     and/or
  •     1–2 sofas,
  •     display boards
  •     and whiteboards

Depending on the size of the room and its layout, these can accommodate between 3 and 12 people.

2.2 Instructions for use

  • Please do not remove any furniture from the group study rooms or bring any additional items into them. Please leave the rooms exactly as you found them. 
  • Any books from the library that you have taken into the group study room must be returned to the reading room when you leave. 
  • Lock the group study room when you leave and hand the key in at the UB-Service-Desk. The key must not leave the library! 
  • The person who has been given the key is the library’s designated contact. They are liable to the library for any damage caused by members of the group.
  • Please switch off the lights and the display before leaving the room.

3. Individual work cabins (carrels)

The carrels are ideal if you wish to work in the library on your own and are looking for a quiet place to work. All carrels are equipped with power sockets for your own digital devices.

3.1 Day carrels

The University Library offers two day carrel in the basement, which can be booked and used by the hour or by the day via the room booking system.

Please note that if you are more than 30 minutes late, your booking will be automatically cancelled and the day study cubicle will be made available to other users.

If required, HDMI, VGA and network cables, keyboards, computer mouse and various adapters can be borrowed for daily use (Library of Things/Bibliothek der Dinge) from the UB-Service-Desk.

3.2 Instructions for use day carrels

  • Please do not bring any additional furniture into the day carrel. Please leave the cubicle exactly as you found it.
  • Any books from the library that you have taken into the day carrel must be returned to the reading room when you leave the room.
  • Lock the day carrel when you leave and hand the key in at the UB-Service-Desk. The key must not leave the library!
  • Please switch off the light and the screen before leaving the room.

3.3 Weekly carrels

There are five weekly carrels on the ground floor and intermediate storey level, providing undisturbed, long-term workspaces. These carrels are particularly suitable if you wish to work in the library for an extended period. The booking period is a minimum of one week and a maximum of six weeks. You can find the booking schedules for the weekly carrels in the room booking system.

Please note regarding weekly carrels: The key to the weekly carrel must be collected and the carrel occupied within three days of the start of the booking period. If this does not happen, the booking will be automatically cancelled after 3 days and the weekly carrel will be made available again for other interested parties.

If required, HDMI, VGA and network cables, keyboards, computer mouse and various adapters can be borrowed for daily use (Library of Things/Bibliothek der Dinge) from the UB-Service-Desk.

3.4 Instructions for use weekly carrels

  • Keys must be collected and returned daily at the UB-Service-Desk. Keys must not be taken out of the library!
  • If a study carrel remains unused for more than two opening days, it will be cleared and the weekly carrel will be made available to other interested parties.
    Any items left behind will be treated as lost property. Library books will be checked out and returned to their usual location.
  • Items that cannot be borrowed (reference copies) must not be locked in overnight! 
    They may only be taken into the carrel for short-term use and must be returned to the reading room when you leave the premises each day. The library will carry out unannounced checks. Media left in the carrel but not properly borrowed will be returned to their original locations. In the event of a repeat offence, permission to use the rooms may be withdrawn.
  • Please do not remove any furniture from the carrel or bring any additional items into it. Please leave the carrel as you found it.
  • Always lock your carrel and hand in the key at the UB-Service-Desk.before leaving the library.
  • The library accepts no liability for personal belongings left in the rooms.
  • Please switch off the lights and the screen before leaving the room.
 
Status: 2026/04/25