New food and drink policy

Posted on December 9, 2015 by jmt29

In response to your feedback, we rolled out our new food and drink policy on Monday 7 December. It gives you a bit more flexibility as to where and what you can eat and drink in the library.

  • Cold food and snacks can now be eaten in the Group Zone, but not in any of the other Zones.
  • Hot and cold drinks in a container with a secure lid are allowed anywhere – cans are still not allowed.
  • Any hot or greasy food must still be consumed in the café.

We have installed new liquid disposal bins, which are standing beside the normal bins. These are for liquid disposal only – please tip any leftover liquid into these bins and then put the empty cup in the recycling or rubbish bins.

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What’s new in your library?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by jmt29

We have been busy during the summer adding some exciting new improvements to the library to further enhance the study environment and make your experience of using the library even more positive! You asked for more Silent Study spaces and Group Study areas so we have added both – and more.

  • We now have 250 Silent Study and 224 Group Study spaces.
  •  Colourful desk dividers in the Quiet and Silent Study Zones, increasing comfort and creating a better study environment.
  • Newly fitted Group Study Rooms with modern vibrant booth-style furniture and plasma screens to allow you to work with your friends. We have also added new furniture in the three bookable Group Study Rooms adjacent to the Group Study Zone, which are all equipped with wireless presentation facilities. These rooms can be booked at the Reception on 01634 883878 and are available for group practice between 9am and 5pm Mon-Fri for two-hour slots.
  • We have revamped our library foyer by relocating the Welcome Desk to a more prominent position and moving the self-service machines.
  •  The former Student Support Zone was renamed at Student Referral Zone, and is now located next to the Welcome Desk so it can provide on-demand IT and Library support in a friendly and comfortable setting.
  • Law Books were relocated amongst the rest of the collection.

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Other exciting additions to our updated facilities include:

  • 70 brand new high-spec HP 13-inch laptops with extra-long battery life;
  • newly fitted desk-mounted power sockets, including USB charging points to charge up your mobile phone or laptop at ease;
  • User-friendly iPad catalogue points;
  • new super-sharp projectors in the Pilkington lecture theatres;
  • upgraded poster printers to provide a much faster service; and
  • brand new stripy carpet in the Group Study Zone.

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More details, and pictures, can be found here.

To keep up to date with any future improvements or news, you can follow us on

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Library improvements coming up!

Posted on June 8, 2015 by jm464

We have some exciting plans coming up during this summer to further enhance the study environment and the look of the Drill Hall Library!

After the exams we will begin adding more Silent Study spaces with new look desk partition screens and table layout. We will also be creating more Group Study rooms with flexible furniture and technologies that will be ideal for working together in small groups.

More power sockets on desks to help you charge your mobile phone or laptop.

We will also carry out some essential maintenance from end of June to freshen up the look of the library by laying down a brand new carpet starting from the Group Study Zone, and moving some shelving by integrating the Law Books (Dewey shelf marks 340-349) amongst the rest of the main collection, which will create more space in the Group end and freshen up the look of the zone.

We will try and keep interruptions to a minimum and while works are going on extra staff will be around to help.

To keep up to date with what’s happening in the library follow us on Twitter (@drillhalllib) or Facebook (Drill Hall Library). You can now also find us on Instagram (@drillhalllibrary)!

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Have your say about the library!

Posted on May 11, 2015 by jm464

We would love to hear from the people who use the Drill Hall Library and to hear what they really think. Is it the thumbs up or thumbs down? Now is the chance to have your say!

Meet us in the cafe: The Drill Hall Library team are organising several places where you can give feedback, and there’s also a chance to meet with staff at the Archibald Hay Mess café on Monday 18th May, where you can talk to library staff (including the manager), see some of our plans for next year and leave your feedback and comments and help us further improve our services and facilities.

Send us feedback: You can always send us feedback via the dhl-feedback@gre.ac.uk email address (just put ‘Have Your Say’ in the title). There is also an online feedback wall, where you can post your comments. Leave yours here http://padlet.com/dhl_socialmedia/LibraryFeedback. You can also fill out one of our feedback forms at the entrance.

Come to our termly User Group: To get the latest news and updates of the library and voice your opinions or concerns, we are encouraging students to join our next User Group meeting, which takes place on Wednesday 27th May at 12-2pm. If you attend you will not only get a lunch, but will also receive a £5 café voucher or £5 print credit, so please contact J.M.Targett@greenwich.ac.uk to let us know you’d like to join in.

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Want to use other University libraries? You need SCONUL Access!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by jmt29

SCONUL Access provides a scheme to enable you to use other university libraries – great news if you want to study when you are at home over the holidays or if you live a distance away from the Drill Hall.

Membership is free and it takes just a few minutes to apply!

Come and find out more about SCONUL Access at the KeyPoint in the Drill Hall on Thursday 7th May 2015 between 10am and 1pm and apply online at the same time.

We look forward to seeing you.

Drill Hall Library team

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24/7 is here!

Posted on February 26, 2015 by lks

Following last year’s successful pilot and user feedback, the 24/7 exam opening will now be here as a permanent fixture each year! The Library will be open 24/7 from 23rd March until Friday 5th June. This will now also include Bank Holidays! See detailed service hours here.

We are here to help and wish you good luck with your exam revision!

Please read our 24/7 Facts & Reminders and FAQs which will give you useful information of services available in the library and on campus during the 24/7 opening.

Students are kindly reminded to note our “No ID, No Entry” policy. Day Passes are not issued after midnight.

Also please note that we are operating the Unattended Belongings & PCs policy, which means that any items left in the library for a long time will be removed by staff and PCs restarted for another user. Any unsaved documents and files may be lost in the process.

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Unattended belongings & PCs

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jm464

The library is introducing a new policy on unattended belongings and PCs that are left idle by users for a long time. This will mean that any belongings left in the library for such period will be removed by staff and PCs restarted to be available for other users. Any unsaved data or temporary files may be lost in this process.

The new policy was introduced as a response to user feedback and has been endorsed by the Library User Group in October 2014.

All the removed items are kept for a fortnight after which they will be disposed of. The owners of the unattended belongings can claim their property back from Reception by presenting a valid ID and providing an appropriate description of the items.

We advise all our users not to leave your belongings in the library and to save your work regularly on the network drive or memory stick to avoid losing any important files and documents.

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LibrarySearch is here

Posted on January 20, 2015 by David Bedford

Great news!

Today Greenwich and Kent both launch LibrarySearch – a powerful new search tool which enables you to simultaneously search across all your university’s library resources. Discover print books and journals, e-books and articles, DVDs and more – all from a single search box!

With Canterbury Christ Church already using LibrarySearch, the launch by Greenwich and Kent today means that all students from all three of the partner Universities at Medway can now take advantage of the single search benefits provided by LibrarySearch .

Find LibrarySearch on our Drill Hall Library home page. Enter your search terms, select your university LibrarySearch from the drop down box and start searching, discovering and accessing your university’s library collections.

Come and find out more about LibrarySearch at the KeyPoint in the Drill Hall on Tuesday 20th January, Wednesday 21st January and Friday 23rd January 2015 between 11.00am and 2.00pm..

We look forward to seeing you.

Drill Hall Library team.

University of Greenwich LibrarySearch - access via the Portal

University of Greenwich LibrarySearch – access via the Portal

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We’re here for your revision!

Posted on December 15, 2014 by jm464

We’ve listened to your feedback and have introduced some extra opening times to our services to help you all revise for your exams and succeed in your studies.

We are open the extra days in the New Year at 11am to 7pm on 2nd, 3rd and 4th January 2015 with the normal midnight opening hours starting again from Monday the 5th January.

Also, as our 24/7 pilot proved very popular in the last academic year, we are thrilled to announce that the 24/7 will be back again during March to June exam period in 2015! We will be posting further details on that in the new year.

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Library Reading 18th December

Posted on December 12, 2014 by jm464

Drill Hall Library hosts a Reading with Roopa Farooki on Thursday 18th December at 1-2pm at the Group Mezzanine in the Drill Hall Library.

Meet Roopa Farooki the author and Royal Literary Fund Fellow for University of Kent Student Learning Advisory Services reading and signing copies of her latest (6th) novel The Good Children (published in June 2014).

The Good Children          Roopa Farooki (c) Phil Richards

“THE GOOD CHILDREN is a compelling story of discipline and disobedience, punishment and the pursuit of passion, following the children of a game-changing generation and the ties that bind them across cultures, continents and decades. Painful and sweet, tough and surprising, it is a landmark epic of the South Asian immigrant experience.” (Headline Publishing 2014)

Featured on BBC Radio 4’s Open Book

“Farooki’s dazzling mosaic is almost unbearably moving. A great, great novel…life changing.” The Daily Mail

“A fairy tale…Etched with compassion so that we care about their destinies.” The Independent

The book is available on sale via Roopa Farooki’s official website.

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