Library Guides
General Library Guide
How to use your university library service
We have three campus libraries, with stock to support all the subjects taught at the University. We have nearly 132,000 printed books, 70 current print journal titles, more than 950,000 electronic journals and over 18,000 e-books. We also provide access to a huge number of electronic databases, which may be used to search for information in books, journals and other publications. Our electronic resources are available to users both on and off campus.
Avery Hill Library is located on the ground floor of the Library and Health Sciences Building. It is divided into 3 connected sections: The main section and the ground floors of GREY and FRY buildings. All books are in the Library and Health Sciences Building.
The tour takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Click on the arrows to move between sections.
Your Greenwich Gateway ID card is also your Library card. You need it to get in and out of the building, borrow books and to photocopy, scan and print.
Please go through the turnstiles and click "Library Welcome Desk" to begin the tour.
The Library Health Sciences Building is open 8am-9pm weekdays and 9am-5pm at weekends.
These hours may vary at certain times of year. Please check our opening hours to confirm opening times before you visit.
If you need any assistance, come to the Welcome Desk, where a member of staff is available to help you 8am-5pm weekdays and 9am-5pm at weekends.
This is a quick and easy way to borrow and return your books.
To borrow, tap your card on the machine and place your books on the space indicated under the screen.
To return, place your books on the space indicated under the screen. Once the books are returned place them through the hole in the wall.
Students can borrow up to 40 books at a time. Books will be issued for either 4 weeks, or 7 days, they will renew automatically unless reserved by another user.
Using LibrarySearch, you can place reservations on items stocked at another campus libraries or if there are no available copies. You will receive an email when they are ready for collection.
You can reserve up to 10 books at any one time.
We have two high performance multi-function devices (MFDs) which can be used for printing, photocopying and scanning, one located in the Library Health Sciences Building, the other in Fry.
Cold food and drinks are allowed in all parts of the library EXCEPT in the SILENT ROOM located in Grey Building.
A water fountain and two vending machines are located in the Library and Health Sciences Building opposite to the turnstiles.
There are male, female and accessible toilets in the Health Sciences Building near the vending machines (opposite to the Welcome desk). We also have gender neutral toilets and accessible toilets in Fry and Grey.
We have six group study rooms: four in Fry and two in Grey.
The rooms are of various sizes and contain a range of technologies.
Our Silent Study Rooms are located on the ground floor of Grey building and are reserved for silent study only with strictly no talking and no food.
You can book an appointment for 1:1 support and advice (on campus or online) from your Academic Subject Librarian or Academic Skills Tutor libcal.gre.ac.uk/appointments.
You can log on to the computers with your Greenwich username and password.
eduroam Wi-Fi is available across campus including the library.
Contact IT Services for help with printing, setting up your Wi-Fi (eduroam), your university email account and much more.
Download the University of Greenwich Mobile app to get quick access to services such as Moodle, your timetable and pc availability, on your mobile.
There are some student PCs and study spaces available outside the library - please refer to Student PCs and Study Spaces for current information.
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Congratulations!
You have reached the end of Avery Hill Library tour. For further information about our services, explore our LibGuides.
Please use this guide to explore the key locations on the ground floor, then go beyond and discover what else we have to offer. Stockwell Street Library has five floors and most books are on the basement, first and second floors. The tour takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Every stage of your tour will contain at least one photo or video, and a short description about where you are and what you are looking at, plus additional information. Use the arrows to the left and right of the images to move through the pages of the tour.
Your Greenwich Gateway ID card is also your Library card. You need it to get in and out of the building, to borrow books and to photocopy, scan and print.
Cold food and drinks are allowed in the basement, ground floor and first floor. There is also a vending machine on the ground floor for hot drinks.
Please proceed to the Library Welcome Desk in the next slide to begin the tour.
Come to the Library Welcome Desk if you need any assistance. We are here from 8am to 9pm during the week and 9am to 5pm at weekends.
Whilst you are standing at the Library Welcome Desk, you are approached by one of our Academic Subject Librarians, Vik and one of our Academic Skills Tutors, Mike. Move to the next slide to hear what they have to say!
Vik is the Academic Services Librarian for law, criminology, history, politics and social science, as well as literature, language and theatre.
Mike is an Academic Skills Tutor. He holds workshops and individual appointments online.
You can find information about the rest of the Academic Support team at Meet the Team
IT support staff are available to help you with basic queries. Contact IT Services for additional help with printing, setting up your Wi-Fi (eduroam), your university email account and much more:
Download the University of Greenwich app. to get quick access to services such as Moodle, your timetable and PC availability, on your mobile.
This is a quick and easy way to borrow books, as you can take them all out at once. Just tap your card on the machine and place all of your books on on the space indicated under the screen.
Students can borrow up to 40 books at a time. Books will be issued for either 4 weeks, or 7 days, they will renew automatically unless reserved by another user.
You can place reservations on items using LibrarySearch that are currently unavailable. You will receive an email when they are ready for collection.
You can reserve up to 10 books at any one time.
Return your books here during building opening hours.
You can log on to the computers and printers with your Greenwich username and password. We have over 250 Windows PCs and Apple iMacs.
eduroam Wi-Fi is available accross campus including the library. Find out how to connect on the university website.
Our plotter, which is on the 1st floor, can print in colour on paper sizes A2, A1 and A0.
Water fountains are located on all floors.
There are male, female and accessible toilets located on all floors.
We have two lifts in the library.
Here are our printers, also known as Multi-Functional Devices or MFDs. You can print, photocopy and scan on any floor of the Library, except the third.
We have 10 group study rooms at the back of the 1st and 2nd floor. The rooms are of various sizes and contain a range of technologies.
We also have 3 bookable pods for single occupancy.
You will find books and other materials grouped by subject on the floors shown in the image below.
The Postgraduate Research Study Room: Third floor.
The Academic Skills Hub: Third floor
Services offered by the Academic Support Team have moved online. You can book an appointment for 1:1 support and advice from your Academic Subject Librarian or Academic Skills Tutor libcal.gre.ac.uk/appointments/.
Did you know there are other study space available outside the library?
Queen Anne, Queen Mary, King William and Stockwell Street Building 11 offer alternative study spaces on campus.
Queen Mary and Stockwell Street Building 11 provide more dedicated space for Postgraduate Research students.
You have reached the end of the Stockwell Street Library tour. For further information about our services, explore our LibGuides.
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The Aerial Library Tour will take you approximately two minutes, and is a good starting point to using the Library. The purpose of this tour is to show you what we can provide, so that you can get the best out of this service.
By the end of the tour we hope that you will be aware of its services, and able to use some of the most important resources we provide for your course to find information in academic literature.
Drone video footage courtesy of Captivate Research Group
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The Drill Hall Library is located at our Medway campus.