Study places in the library
Study room tour of the library
Where is group work and where is quiet work possible? Which places can I book?
The answers to these and many other questions can be learned on our study room tour through the library.
Group study rooms & areas
- in all branch libraries
- suitable for small groups
- wifi available
- often with power connections
- partially available:
e-screens, whiteboards, flipcharts - booking partially possible
Individual study places
- in all branch libraries
- suitable for silent individual work
- wifi available
- often with power connections
- no booking required
PC workstations
- in all branch libraries
- unrestricted access to electronic holdings of the library
- no booking required
Special workstations
- with treadmills
- for users with impaired vision
- for reading microforms
- for video conferencing
- for parents accompanied by their child
More learning spaces at the UDE
- find the right space
- check occupancy plans for individual rooms
- free rooms can be used for learning
For learning together and exchanging ideas
Group study rooms & areas
Duisburg campus
LK Library
- 78 study places, ground floor
- 123 study places, 1st floor
- 2 rooms can be booked online
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
BA Library
- 26 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
MC Library
- 20 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
Essen campus
GW/GSW Library
- 195 study places, 1st floor (rooms B and BC)
- another 150 places, 1st floor (area BD)
- 3 study boxes with 4 seats each, ground floor (room M)
- rooms A30, B02 and B04 can be booked online
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Medical Library
- 38 study places in 3 rooms
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Good to know:
Study places are in great demand, especially during the exam period.
Use our break slip (= "Pausenzettel") if you want to have a coffee, eat something or go out for some fresh air.
The break slips do not apply to PC workstations. We accept no liability for unattended items.
Book group study rooms - a service for UDE members
Duisburg campus LK Library, ground floor
Group study room 1
- 8 seats
- equipment: E-Screen
- available at the lending desk:
- HDMI cable
- webcam with tripod
- room and site plan
Duisburg campus LK Library, ground floor
Group study room 2
- 6 seats
- equipment: e-screen and whiteboard
- available at the lending desk:
- remote control
- pens
- cleaning material
- can also be booked as a parent-child room with priority
- room and site plan
Essen campus GW/GSW Library
1st floor, area BD
Rooms B02 und B04
- 9 seats each
- equipment: flipchart
- room and site plan
Room A30
- 4 seats
- equipment: flipchart
- suitable for videoconferencing
- room and site plan
Essen campus GW/GSW Library
Ground floor, room M
- 6 study boxes
- 4 seats each
- power supply
- partly equipped with monitor
- room and site plan
What you need to know for booking
This is how it works
- Only members of the UDE can make a booking.
- You register with your UDE identification (= Unikennung).
- Book at least three hours in advance and a maximum of two weeks in the future.
- You can book one appointment per day (maximum 3 hours) and two appointments per week.
- You will automatically receive an email confirming your appointment.
- For this purpose, your email address is read from the local authentication system of the UDE.
- In the booking system, the booked period is marked as "Reserved".
Data protection notice
Your UDE identification (= Unikennung) is transmitted to us and stored. We also save the date and time of the entry. To confirm the room booking, the mail address linked to your UDE identifier is read from the local LDAP directory. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the registration and is deleted after 7 days.
For quiet working
Individual study places
Duisburg campus
LK Library
- 390 study places
- 10 study places for exam candidates and doctoral students with a lockable container or locker
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
BA Library
- 86 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
MC Library
- 160 study places
- opening and service hours
- room and site plan
Essen campus
GW/GSW Library
- 370 study places
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Medical Library
- 185 study places
- opening and service hours
- rooms and plans
Good to know:
Study places are in great demand, especially during the exam period.
Use our break slip (= "Pausenzettel") if you want to have a coffee, eat something or go out for some fresh air.
The break slips do not apply to PC workstations. We accept no liability for unattended items.
For weeks of concentrated workPersonal individual study places for exam candidates and doctoral students at the UDE
- 10 well-equipped study places in a separate room in the LK Library (2nd floor)
- each study place includes a locker or a movable container
- required: application for extended library use for students in the examination phase or for doctoral and post-doctoral students
- keys are available at the lending desk
- loan period: 3 months, renewable once
- reservations are possible via Primo
- free places can be used by all interested users
PC workstations
For UDE students and employees
Numerous PC workstations are avaible in our branch libraries.
UDE members need their UDE identification (= Unikennung) and password to log in.
For external users
External users can access the Primo catalogue and licensed electronic resources (e-books, e-journals, databases) without logging in at some PC workstations in the branch libraries GW/GSW and LK.
Laptop workstations
In the GW/GSW, LK, BA und MC Libraries, some workstations have been equipped with a monitor with an integrated USB-C port, HDMI port, keyboard and mouse.
A laptop with a corresponding USB-C socket can be connected to the existing USB-C cable and charged. The monitor, keyboard and mouse can also be used.
The existing HDMI cable can be used with laptops without USB-C. The monitor can be used via HDMI, but the keyboard and mouse cannot. It is also not possible to charge laptops via HDMI.
Printing at the PC workstations
Print jobs can be started from all PC workstations. Printouts can be made on all copiers. Printing from files stored on USB flash drives is also possible on all copiers.
UDE students need their student ID card as a payment method.
External users require a copy card ('white card'), which is available from machines in the GW/GSW and LK branch libraries. The white card must first be registered at the e-Point.
You will need a copy card, which you can buy from the machines in the branch libraries GW/GSW and LK.
Special workstations
Study places with treadmills
- active learning
- equipped with desks with space for books, laptops and other work materials
- 2 powerless Walkolution treadmills in each of the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- 2 electrically operated treadmills in the Medical Library with height-adjustable tables
Study places for users with impaired vision
- 1 workstation each in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- equipped with Braille display, camera system and the programmes JAWS and ZOOM
- use by appointment
Workplaces for reading microforms
- 1 microform scanner each in the GW/GSW and LK Libraries
- enlargement of microfilms and microfiches possible
- saving to USB stick possible
- use by appointment
Workplaces for video conferencing
- suitable workstations on the 1st floor of the LK Library
- please bring along: Laptop, headphones, webcam
Please be respectful:
Use headphones and only speak as loudly as necessary.
Workplace for parents accompanying their child
- Parent-child workspace with reading boat on the 1st floor of the LK Library
- group study room 2 in the LK Library can be booked as a parent-child room