If you’re starting at our Medway campus in September, you might be wondering where to study, how to get online, and how to find the books you need for your course.

Here’s an overview of the library and IT services you can use.

Drill Hall Library
The Drill Hall Library is your main library at Medway. It has the books and e-resources you need, plus study spaces, PCs and laptops, printers, photocopiers and scanners, and support for your subject.

• Read this useful guide to the Drill Library. It tells you the basics, like when it’s open and how many books you can borrow.
• Visit the Library for an induction session, to learn your way around.
• Look out for games, competitions and fun prizes in Freshers’ Week

IT services for you
Here are some of the IT services you can use as a Kent student:

• Over 500 student PCs in the Drill Hall Library and University of Kent buildings. All the PCs in Kent buildings have Windows 10
• University WiFi (eduroam) in all buildings at Medway. You can set it up before you arrive on campus, or sign in with your Kent IT account username followed by@kent.ac.uk
• Print, copy and scanning machines across campus

If you need IT help, visit the Welcome Desk in the Drill Hall Library, or contact our IT & Library Support Desk.

Research students
Need a space to work? You can use the brand new dedicated Postgraduate Researchers’ Room in the Drill Hall Library. This newly designed and furbished room is available for postgraduates from all three Medway universities, providing an excellent space to study, network, practice presentations and meet those with similar research interests.

If you’re visiting Canterbury campus, you can also use the PGR Research Space in Oaks study hub.

Not a Medway student?
If you’re at Canterbury and you need a book that’s only in the Drill Hall Library, you can request it to be delivered to the Templeman Library through LibrarySearch.

You can also visit our Medway campus and use the Drill Hall Library. To borrow books, you’ll need to register for Invicta Access – just fill in the form and take it to the Loan Desk in the Templeman Library.

A shuttle bus runs in term time between Medway and Canterbury campuses.

Want to know more?
Visit our Hello Library and IT! website for more tips, guides and how-to videos.

Sent in by: Clare Bristow