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The new room continues successful collaboration between the Library, students, Student Support and the Students\u2019 Union, adding to the existing assistive technology rooms on Library Level 2 and the quiet individual study room on Library Level 4. The helpful Library \u2018Support for Students with Disabilities\u2019<\/a> guide details the rooms\u2019 impressive \u00a0facilities and additional Library support for students with disabilities such as access to materials in alternative formats including audio, e-books and digital Braille.<\/p>\n Behind the scenes on Library Level 2, we were given a demonstration of the Library\u2019s dedicated scanner.\u00a0 This cutting-edge piece of kit can produce OCR (optical character recognition) scans for students who need them for use with screen readers. It\u2019s also heavily used to widen access to printed books and journals, via the Bath Copies Service and the Scanning Service for Teaching Staff<\/a>. We also heard about the Library\u2019s new and improved Rapid Interlibrary Loan Service<\/a> which provides our community at Bath with exceptionally speedy access to materials beyond our own Library shelves and subscriptions.<\/p>\n Touring the building, we saw how the Library\u2019s 1400+ study spaces are effectively organised into a range of zones to suit learning styles - quiet, collaborative or group. 500 have PCs, and every seat has power for \u2018bring your own device\u2019.\u00a0 Group rooms are bookable, whilst other spaces are drop-in, with information and online booking for Library and other University Study spaces handily summarised on dedicated webpages<\/a> . Venturing down to Level 1, we found the 150 seater quiet study area - a real hidden gem.\u00a0 Its colour scheme is inspired by original 1970s designer (Conran) curtains, with artwork showcasing archive images of campus including the arrival of our first books delivered by students from their Departments!<\/p>\n Talking to Library colleagues, it was clear how much support the Library offers to students and staff. Subject and Faculty Librarians told me about their 1:1 research, literature searching and referencing support and tailored teaching on advanced literature searching and specialist databases. \u00a0Colleagues in the Library Research Services<\/a> team meanwhile explained their support and training for our researchers in Open Access, data management, improving citations, preparing for publication, and digital identity management.\u00a0 There was just time to pause to meet the University Archivist and to admire the range and depth of the collections in her care.<\/p>\n The Library is at the heart of campus, and it was clear that student wellbeing is at the heart of the Library service.\u00a0 Every exam season the Library runs a \u2018take a break\u2019 campaign to encourage students through providing envelopes containing message bugs, pens, tea or coffee sachets and suggestions for different ways to take a break.\u00a0 A number of curated reading for pleasure<\/a> books, film lists and links with EDI initiatives broaden horizons for staff and students alike, showing how the Library offers much more than course and research materials.<\/p>\n Most of us use the Library on a regular basis, whether physically or digitally, but our visit highlighted that there may well be services and support that you didn\u2019t know about!\u00a0 There\u2019s a wealth of information on the Library webpages<\/a>, and a team of Library staff who are really passionate about their work.\u00a0 Do get in touch<\/a> with them via online chat, emailing library@bath.ac.uk or using the \u2018Ask a Librarian\u2019 service and take advantage of the support on offer.<\/p>\n Thanks again to Kate and the whole Library team for a really insightful visit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Towards the end of 2023, I visited the University Library with the SU Sabbatical Officers. 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