Bierce Library has 22 study rooms available for use by currently registered University of Akron students, faculty, and staff. Study rooms are located on the second and third floor of the library. Rooms may be booked online using the library catalog. When not booked, rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis. For an explanation of the study room policies, click here.
- Go to The University Libraries web site: http://ul.uakron.edu
- Click on UA Libraries Catalog or go to http://library.uakron.edu/screens/opacmenu.html
- Click on TITLE search.
4. Type Study Room in the search box.
5. A list of BIERCE study rooms will be displayed: Study Rooms, Bierce Library
6. To pick a specific room number, click on "extended display" at the top of the web page.
7. This display enables you to choose a specific room to book.
8. After clicking on one of the links, you will be directed to a web page where you can choose to "Book this item."
9. After clicking on Book this Item, you will be directed to enter your name, student ID and PIN. After entering this information, click on "Submit".
10. On the scheduling page, enter beginning and ending dates and times and click on "Submit". Maximum booking time for rooms is 4 hours.
11. Once you have successfully booked a study room, you will receive a message:
12. If your booking was unsuccessful, the following message will appear.
- No items available at Your Date, Your Time.
13. It is possible to see when the chosen room is available by clicking on "View Hourly Calendar." In the hourly calendar below, blue numbers represent hours already booked, red numbers represent hours the library is closed and green numbers represent hours that are available to book
14. Please remember the room number you booked and the time period; in order to protect privacy, the library will not post individual names for booked study rooms.
How to View Your Current Bookings
- Go to The University Libraries homepage: http://ul.uakron.edu
- Click on view your record and renew materials
- Fill in your name, student ID and PIN number and click Submit
- To view current bookings, click on 'booked items for future use.'
