Study Spaces

The Information & Learning Commons (ILC) offers special designated areas & facilities to meet the different ways that students prefer to study and work while in the library.

Need to use an individual study space, or a room for collaborative working with other students?

Find out what is available for you!

Important information

Safety of belongings
Keep all of your personal belongings with you at all times and do not let valuables unattended if you need to leave the Library for any reason.
Secure lockers are available for safe storage.

Don't forget
Please save your work and start to gather your belongings 15 minutes before the closing time of the library. Staff will begin closing procedures at this time. 

Redevelopments
We continually review the use and purpose of our spaces & facilities, listen to student feedback and proceed to changes, if needed.

The majority of our study spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis during our opening hours.

The Library has a total of 130 permanent study spaces at desks and tables equipped with comfortable chairs and plugs for laptop use.

To use drop-in spaces, walk around and find the suitable study space.

In case you need to use a study and working facility open in extended hours, please visit our recently re-developed facility - The Green Reading Room.

The key principle for the re-development of the room was to increase accessibility to study spaces and computing facilities – responding to clear feedback from students.

The GREEN Reading Room

Individual spaces are available for those students who need an environment conducive to quiet and individual study and to work with their laptops at the same time. To facilitate use, the room is also equipped with Library Search PCs, print and scan facilities.

Service hours
To further respond to student needs the specific room remains open 7 days a week (08.30-21.45 on weekdays), while for weekend hours you need to consult with ground floor L. Sofou secretary.

The Group Study Room

The facility is available to registered CITY College, University of York Europe Campus students who wish to collaborate in groups for project or other academic-related work.

It is not for use as an individual study area, and it is not for personal meetings or meetings between students and tutors, etc.

In the examination period priority is given to quiet study.

Equipment

• Group study tables
• Videoconference equipment
• Plugs
• Whiteboard
• WiFi

PCs Working Area

The PCs Working Area is equipped with computers mainly for internet browsing, online catalogue (OpenABEKT) searching and for students’ written assignments.

Equipment

• Black & white printers
• Color printer
• Printing paper
• Headphones - available upon request from the Library Services Desk.

Silent PC Room

The Silent PC Room is equipped with PCs basically dedicated to research and literature searching in subscribed electronic resources (databases, e-journal & ebook collections, etc).

Users entering the Room are obliged to work in an absolutely silent environment. All PCs are equipped with the latest software applications and technology to facilitate the research in the various e-resources.

There is also a separate working area in the silent PC Room which students and staff can use for research with their own personal laptops or ipads.

The Silent PC Room is equipped with two printers (color, black and white) and a scanner.

Headphones are available upon request from the Library Services Desk.

Please be considerate when booking a facility. The bookable spaces are for all students to use and they are very popular. They are not for single student occupancy.
The following policies apply:

• One person should book the space on behalf of a group.
• Each group has a maximum booking allowance of 2 hours per day. This group can have up to 3 bookings at any one time, but they must be for different days.
• Block booking a Project Room over the course of the day is not permitted.

Project Room 1

The Room is intended for use for a group of students who need to prepare for an effective presentation. The Project Rooms are equipped with facilities to support students with the practice or recording of a presentation.

Booking is required in advance by contacting the Library Services Desk (email, phone, in person).

Equipment

• Group working tables
• Videoconference equipment
• Plugs
• Whiteboard
• WiFi

Project Room 2

The Room is primary intended for use by the CSD students who are working on their Industrial project. A steady work schedule is available on the Project Room door for viewing by all students.

Additionally, it can be used by a group of students who need a space to prepare their project presentation. Advanced booking is required in by contacting the Library Services Desk (email, phone, in person).

Equipment

• Group working tables
• Comfortable seating
• PCs
• Videoconference equipment
• Whiteboard
• Plugs

• Noise should be kept to a minimum and all electric devices on low ringer or vibrate.
• Bottled water is allowed, but food, drinks or smoking are not permitted.
• The ILC staff reserves the right to deny use of the study space facilities to any user that fails to adhere to library POLICIES.
• Respect your fellow students by following the Code of conduct.

Proper use shall at all times be consistent with the fundamental objective of the ILC to provide a suitable environment for research, study, and learning.