Written by Yasaman Razeghi
During the graduate program, proper study spaces are essential and the good news is that there are several places available on campus with a variety of services. Usually, Ph.D. students have their own office in their lab, but it may take a while until they get assigned a place. They also sometimes need a new place to study when they get bored from their usual spot. I hope this post helps you all. First, I will write about the libraries that do not need a reservation. You can attend them whenever you want during open hours. Keep in mind that these study spaces get busy during midterms and finals week. If you want to have a proper spot there, go early.
- Bike Stations at the Science Library: if you want to burn some calories while studying, you should consider this place. This is an individual study room. You may have some food or drink with you. No reservation is required for using the bikes and this place is open from 8 am to 5 pm. The exact location is at the Science Library (SL 271).
- Claire Trevor Arts Media Ctr: This media center is located at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. This is one of the quiet area study spaces with lots of facilities. There are public computers available in this media center. This place is suitable for both individual and group study because it does have group study rooms. There is no need to reserve your spot at this place. The Claire Trevor Arts Media Ctr is open from 10 am to 4 pm and the exact location is at Claire Trevor Arts Media Ctr (AITR 290).
- Collaboration Zone at the Langson Library: This place is a suitable choice for group studying. There are whiteboards available in each room and you can use public computers there. Food and drinks are allowed in this place and the collaboration zone is open from 8 am to 5 pm. The exact location of the Collaboration Zone is at the Langson Library 360.
- Faculty and Graduate Student Reading Room at the Science Library: This place is only open to UCI faculty and graduate students. You should get your key access card from the front desk. This is also one of the individual quiet study space areas. During midterms and finals seasons, this place may be less busy than other study spaces because it is only open to UCI graduate students and faculty members. Food and drinks are allowed in this place and there are some scanners available to use. This place is open from 8 am to 5 pm. There are also some study spaces available on campus that need a reservation. You can reserve these places from https://www.lib.uci.edu. Only UCI students, faculty and staff can only reserve these places. You can reserve 4-time slots of 30 minutes to a maximum of 2 hours a day across all libraries and you can reserve from at most 7 days in advance.
- Collaborative Workspaces at Libraries Gateway Study: You can reserve your time slot from this link. There are lots of facilities available at this library including whiteboards, webcams, and public computers. Food and drinks are allowed in this place.
- Grunigen Medical Library: This place also has a variety of facilities to do a group project or group study. Food and drinks are allowed at this place. You have access to whiteboards, copier, color printer, scanner, and public computers. Here is the like for the reservation.
- Langson Library: Langson library is open from 8 am to 5 pm. There are lots of amenities available to use at this place including copier, black and white and color printers, scanner, whiteboards, public computers, and study rooms. This is one of the quiet study spaces that gets really busy during the midterm and final weeks.
- Libraries Gateway Study Center: This place has lots of lights and a good view if you want to study in a nice place. Here is the link for reservation. This place is usually open until late during the midterm and final weeks. You can have food and drinks with you at this place. Study rooms with a whiteboard, copier, and public computers are available in the Gateway Study Center. Here is a suitable place for both individual and group study which gets really busy most of the time.
While studying at these places, do not leave your belongings unattended because “UCI Libraries are not responsible for unattended belongings.” All of the information above is from https://www.lib.uci.edu/. Happy studying…