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Reid Library Ground Floor Re-opening

The ground floor of the Reid Library is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 5pm. There may be periods of disruption and noise as the refurbishment continues on the other levels. Levels 1 - 3 remain closed.

The ground floor of Reid Library is a collaborative zone, this means the space is designed for group work and collaboration. You will have access to collaborative study zones, bookable booth spaces, PCs and library services from the information desk. 

High Demand and the Writing and Referencing drop-in remains available at the Barry J. Marshall Library for Semester One.  The TechDesk drop-in service will operate on the ground floor of Barry J Marshall Library 9am-4pm Monday-Friday until further notice.

Reid Library Refurbishment

Reid Library is being refurbished and levels 1-3 are currently closed. Once completed, the Level 1 refurbishment will accommodate a mix of spaces and facilities catering to a range of student study preferences and requirements, with an increase in the number of student study seats. The project is due for completion in Q4, 2024. Keep an eye on this webpage for updates. 

Reid Library Collections

• Reid Library collections are accessible through a request process via OneSearch. Log into OneSearch, request the item and choose your pickup location - Reid library, Barry J Marshall Library, Beasley Law Library, EDFAA Library (Nedlands Campus) or J Robin Warren Library (QEII Campus). Non-members can email [email protected] to access items. There may be delays and disruptions to this service, due to building works. 

• Reid library items can now be returned to Reid as normal.

• Access to Special Collections items is limited and we can only accommodate requests for items that are essential for learning, teaching and research at UWA. Please see the Special Collection webpage for more details.

Alternative Spaces

• University Library Spaces
  Alternative Library study spaces are available at Barry J Marshall Library, Beasley Law Library, EDFAA Library (Nedlands Campus) and J Robin Warren Library (QEII Campus).  
• Ezone 
  Study space is available at Ezone with a mixture of meeting rooms, open collaboration spaces, social spaces and casual areas.  Ezone has bookable spaces through resource booker and is open 7am-9pm Monday to Friday and 9am-5pm on weekends. 
• Parents Rooms 
  Alternative Parent Room facilities are available at Barry J Marshall Library and J Robin Warren Library. 
• Resource Room
  The resource room in Reid library remains inaccessible due to building works. Alternative Resource Room facilities are available at Barry J Marshall Library.
  

Other Services

• TechDesk
  The TechDesk drop-in service is operating on the ground floor of Reid library from Monday 8th April, 9am-4pm Monday-Friday during  semester.