Group Study Rooms
(UCSF Only)
Check Out Procedures
- Group Study Rooms are available for use by UCSF students for collaborative study and group projects.
- Each student is allowed one placard (one 4-hour loan period) per day.
- Advance reservations are not available; check outs must be made in person at the Circulation Desk, 3rd floor.
- A campus-wide identification card (CWID) and an active unblocked UCSF borrowing account is required.
- Place placard in designated area of the study room door.
- When placard has expired, vacate the room and return the placard to the Circulation Desk.
- Priority is given to groups of two or more students. During busy times, single occupants may be asked to vacate a room for a group.
- Rooms 320 and 324: Request one of these rooms if you require a large screen monitor.
- Holds: If there are no placards available, a student may place a hold on the next available placard. To ensure fair access for all users, once a placard is returned it will be held only for fifteen (15) minutes.
Room Facilities
- Wireless access and electrical outlets are available in all Study Rooms.
- Each Study Room is equipped with a dry erase whiteboard and an X-ray light box. Dry erase markers and erasers may be checked out from the Circulation Desk for 4 hours. These supplies are for library use only, and may only be used in the Group Study Rooms. There is a $10.00 replacement fee if item(s) are not returned.
- Rooms 320 and 324 are equipped with 46" screen monitors, compatible for use with either a PC or Mac laptop.
Use Policies
- Food, tobacco products, and radios are prohibited in Group Study Rooms. Only beverages in approved containers are allowed.
- Posters, notes, and other items may not be hung on walls or windows.
- Rooms may be used without a placard, but should be vacated promptly when a placard is presented by another user.
- The Library is not responsible for the security of personal items. Any items left in rooms after the end of the reservation period may be removed by Library staff and placed in the Library's lost and found.
- Failure to comply with established policies may result in suspension of Group Study Room privileges and/or other library privileges.
- Rooms 320 and 324: Priority will be given to UCSF students who require use of the large screen monitors.
More Information
If you are experiencing a problem with a Group Study Room, please go to the Circulation Desk, 3rd floor. For questions, use this email form or call 476-2335.