Study spaces at the Biomedical Library
The library offers spaces for individual study and group rooms for collaborative work, as well as a silent reading room and a special reading room. Near the entrance, there is a student kitchen where you can heat, eat and store your food.
The information desk is located to the right of the entrance. Staff can help with questions about study spaces, group rooms and how to use the library’s services and facilities.
Guidelines for a pleasant study environment
Remember that as a visitor, you help make the library a pleasant place for everyone. By keeping your voice at a reasonable volume, using headphones when listening to audio, not eating food and sorting your waste for recycling, we can make the library a good study environment for everyone.
Group study rooms
The library has five group rooms: three on floor 4 and two on floor 3. Speak to staff at the information desk to access the lift.
Group and individual study rooms
As a student or employee at the University of Gothenburg you can use the libraries' group and individual study rooms.
About our group study rooms, individual study rooms and booking rules
Reading studio
The reading studio is on floor 4. It has a workstation with Jaws screen reading software. Collect the key to the reading studio from the information desk.
Reading studios at our libraries
A reading studio is a resource room equipped with technical aids for students with reading impairments such as dyslexia, visual impairment or other disabilities.
Silent reading room
There is a silent reading room on floor 4.
Please remember to switch off the sound on your phone and not to eat in the silent reading room.
Special reading room
The Biomedical Library has a special reading room intended for studies of the library's most fragile and valuable materials. In here you may read manuscripts, rarities and other items from the special collections.