Library Help

There are 4 floors in The McClay Library. There are detailed maps on every floor (on the wall beside the lifts) or ask a member of staff for assistance.

Ground Floor
At the entrance to the Library, you will find:

• the student lounge area where students can eat and drink
• Hope Cafe which is open to students and the public

Beyond the the reception area, you will find:

• the Borrower Services desk
• Short Loan area
• Laptop station
• Print rooms with visitor printing in the short loan area
• the IT Service Desk
• Silent reading rooms
• Language Lab
• Group Study Rooms 1-13

Floors 1 - 3

All floors have print rooms, computer whisper zones, mobile shelving for journals, books, silent reading areas towards the Botanic Gardens side of the Library as well as study rooms.

Floor 1

• Special Collections and University Archive
• Enquiry Desk for Special Collections and University Archive
• C.S. Lewis Room
• Group Study Rooms 14-19
• Shelving housing shelfmarks A - H

Floor 2

• Enquiry Desk for Subject Support, McClay Library
• Subject Librarians for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Shelving housing shelfmarks J - P
• Group Study Rooms 20-28
• Book Store - there is no access to this bookstore for readers. Books must be requested at the Borrower Services Desk on the ground floor or online.

Floor 3

• Subject Librarians for Engineering and Physical Sciences
• Shelving housing shelfmarks Q - Z
• Group Study Rooms 29-33