Accessible study rooms

Accessible Study Room Booker Guide (127.6 KB Word)

Where are the rooms located and what are the opening times?

Main Library

There are 15 Accessible study rooms on Floor 1 of the Main Library:

• Rooms 1-3 contain a range of specialised software and hardware (if you are eligible for these rooms you will be given a specific key) 

Accessible Technology accessible study rooms

• Rooms 4-7 and 13-15 are bookable, via Resource Booker, by any key-holder referred from the Disability and Inclusive Learning Service containing a PC, Keyboard, Mouse, footrest, ergonomic chair and coat hook. These rooms have had a HDMI cable added to allow you to connect your laptop to the monitor in the room. These rooms contain the same software that is included on all the University managed desktops in the Main Library, so for example, Text Help Read&Write is included but no other assistive technology.
• Rooms 8-12 are issued to one individual for the duration of their time at University of Edinburgh by the Disability and Inclusive Learning Service

There are a further 5 rooms on the 3^rd floor in the Yellow Zone (rooms 3.16-3.20) – containing a PC, Keyboard, Mouse, footrest, ergonomic chair and coat hook. The PCs in these rooms also contain the same software that is included in all the University managed desktops in the Main Library.

These rooms are available anytime the Main Library is open and are booked in the same way as above.

Main Library Opening Hours

King’s Buildings

1. Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library

There are 2 accessible study rooms on the first floor of the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library at King’s Buildings, both with assistive technology.

These rooms are available when the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library is open and are booked in the same way as above

Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library Opening Times

2. Murchison House

There is one accessible study room on the lower ground floor of Murchison House located at the Kings Buildings Campus.

This room is available when Murchison House is open and booked in the same way as above.

This room has have had a HDMI cable added to allow you to connect your laptop to the monitor in the room.

Murchison House | The University of Edinburgh

Access

If you have a key for the Main Library accessible study rooms 4-7, 13-15 and 3.16-3.20 it will work on the doors of the rooms at King’s Building. Rooms 1, 2 and 3 in the Main Library have a different key, and if you are allocated one of those rooms you will be issued with the specific key for that room. If you have the key for an accessible study room and it is booked but the occupant hasn't arrived yet, you can use the room until the person who has booked it shows up.

Lighting

There are dimmer switches in all of the accessible study room. In the 1st floor rooms in the Main Library the switches are near the desks (not where you would expect a light switch to be). The switches on the 3rd floor are next to the door where you would expect a light switch to be. There are instructions on how to use these light switches in the rooms, but if you are unsure please ask a member of EdHelp Service Desk staff

What assistive technology is available in the accessible study rooms?

Main Library Accessible study rooms (assistive technology) You will only have access to these if you have been given a specific key – the general bookable accessible study rooms have a different key 

Accessible study room 1: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, SARA scanner reader, electric adjustable height desk, Kensington Orbit trackball mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions.

Accessible study room 2: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, electric adjustable height desk, high visibility black-on-white keyboard, Logitech marble mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write , JAWS Professional, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions.

Accessible study room 3: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, Prodigi document magnifier and reader unit, electric adjustable height desk, Kinesis Advantage ergonomic keyboard, Cirque Glide Point Trackpad, left hand Quill mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write , Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions.

Main Library Accessible Study Rooms (General Bookable) - Rooms 4-7,  13-15 and 3.16-3.20:

These rooms contain the same software that is included on all the University managed desktops in the Main Library, so for example, Text Help Read&Write is included but no other assistive technology.

King’s Building, Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library - The rooms in the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library have assistive technology and the key to access these rooms is the same as the general bookable accessible study rooms in the Main Library and at Murchison

Accessible study room 1: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF Scanner, Merlin CCTV unit, manual adjustable height desk Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard, 3M ergonomic right-handed optical mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD 2016, UniSim Design Suite, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, JAWS, Audio Notetaker, Zoomtext and Adobe Digital Editions.

Accessible study room 2: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF Scanner, SARA scanner, manual adjustable height desk, Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard, 3M ergonomic right-handed optical mouse. ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD 2016, UniSim Design Suite, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, Audio Notetaker, Zoomtext and Adobe Digital Editions.

Who do I contact if there is an issue with the room?

If you have an urgent issue in any of the rooms and require immediate assistance please contact the Library Helpdesk staff. If you would like to report a fault or issue with the rooms please contact Viki Galt, Head of Disability Information  - viki.galt@ed.ac.uk

We aim to do an annual survey requesting feedback on these rooms. If you have access to these rooms a link to the survey will be sent to you automatically, usually in Semester 2.

Accessible study room etiquette

Please bear in mind that these rooms are in high demand and we rely on students being courteous and considerate to ensure these rooms are able to operate as efficiently as possible

When using the room, please comply with the following regulations:

1. Bookings can be made for a maximum of 4 hours
2. No more than a single 4 hour booking should be made per day
3. Rooms are for individual work and not available for group work *
4. If studying with music, headphones must be used
5. Do not use the room to make social mobile calls and keep all other calls to a minimum as this can disrupt other users
6. Lock the door when you leave the room
7. If the room is vacant but booked, you may use the room until the booker shows up for their session
8. Ensure you take all belongings with you when you leave and do not leave personal belongings in the room
9. Eating is not permitted in any of the study rooms
10. Leave the space clean and tidy and remove all litter

* Students may be accompanied by support workers

We respectfully ask students who are using these rooms to adhere to the guidelines set out in the code of conduct which can be found below

Accessible Study Room Etiquette Reminder (111.2 KB Word)

BSL users can contact me via Contact Scotland-BSL, the on-line British Sign Language interpreting service. Find out more on the Contact Scotland website.

Related Links

Disability and Learning Support Service