From September 2017, there will be some changes to the Templeman Library's layout, collections, borrowing rules and more. Here's what you need to know.

1. 10 things you should know about
The new Templeman Library
From September 2017

3. The Library becomes one
• A, B, C and D blocks define the
new layout
• Joined up Library becomes
accessible throughout
• No more Templeman West and East
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4. Four entrances give easy access
• C Block opens with new Welcome Hall
• Four entrances give easy access from
across campus
• Templeman East entrance closes
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5. • Service desks move to C Block
• Welcome Desk on Ground Floor
• IT & Library Support Desk
on Floor 1 co-located with Loan
Desk services
Key services move
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6. Books in new places
• Core Text books are merged
with Main Collection
• Some subject areas move for
ease of access
• Find your book now even easier with
online link and unique row numbers
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7. Borrowing books changes
• Books will auto-renew, unless they’re reserved
• Bring them back when you’re finished
• If a book is on loan, reserve it
• No fines unless a book has been reserved and
you don’t return it in time
• Up to 40 items can be borrowed
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8. LibrarySearch
• Similar functionality, improved interface
• Collaborative service with Drill Hall Library,
Canterbury Christ Church University and
University of Greenwich
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9. Takeaway cups and secure
containers allowed
• You can now bring take away
drinks into the Library, as well as
secure containers eg. keep cups
• Library Café offers take away cup
option
• Cold food only allowed in the
Library
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10. • Designated silent study
on the upper floor(s)
• The rest of the Library is
for quiet or group study
• Library study spaces to suit
all types of study
• More bookable group study
rooms / spaces
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New furniture to suit all types
of study

11. Find free study spaces
• New ‘Find a study space’
service coming soon
• View Library screens or online
for free study spaces and PCs
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12. New teaching spaces
• 6 new seminar rooms in A Block
• 2 digital classrooms in A Block
• Lecture Theatre
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13. Planning for further improvements
• Creating more accessible
collections
• Adding quality study spaces
• More self-service facilities
• Upgrading study hubs
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