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Library services for students in Reading

Library facilities at Fountain House in Reading

The Reading Campus Library at Fountain House primarily serves the nursing and midwifery students based there but may be used by any of the University’s students living in Reading or the surrounding area.

The Library covers nursing and health-related topics, along with computers, study spaces, and library support

Books borrowed from our main library site at Ealing may be returned at our Reading library, and books located at Ealing may be requested for collection in Reading.

For further information about the Reading Campus Library and its facilities please call 0208 209 4470.

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Ways to access Library resources and services

Our services are designed to help reduce the amount of time you need to spend in the Library. You can choose to request books to collect from any of our sites, or request digital copies of certain pages or a chapter.

Information skills for success

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Information skills for success

We have a programme of training sessions to help you identify, locate and use good quality information effectively.

All the sessions run throughout the year, so you can enroll on the session you need, when you need it.
If you can't make any of the sessions, please contact campus librarian in Reading - Emma Rees

Find out more about the support on offer

Study spaces at the Reading Campus Library

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The Reading Campus Library has a range of spaces that can enable you to work both individually and collaboratively. Find out how you can book a room below.

  • Booking procedure

    There are a number of study rooms within the Reading Campus Library that you are able to book to use. When these are not booked, they can be freely accessed on a first-come first-served basis.

    Rooms may be booked up to 1 week in advance (or longer if booked through Library staff). You will need to provide your UWL email details, and confirmation of the booking will be sent to that address. If you no longer require a room, please cancel the booking no later than 1 hour before the booking is due to start.

    Fair Use:

    • There is a two-hour maximum booking by any one group
    • No double bookings by group members are permitted.

    Please note that in order to allow fair use of these facilities, library staff reserve the right to cancel or amend bookings, or to move those using these spaces to alternative locations in the library in order to make the most efficient use of the space.

  • Reading Campus Library rooms

    The Library at Reading is suitable for individual study only.  

    FH-09-002 – Alaska is a Conference style room with chairs and table suitable for up to 6 people. It can be booked through the My Timetable Tile on the Student Portal.

    There are a number of different types of rooms on the 9th and 10th floors of Fountain House that you can study in if they are not otherwise being used.

Get in touch

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In-person: Visit the Help Zone, ground floor at our Ealing & Reading sites. Find out the library opening hours.

Email us: library@uwl.ac.uk

Social media: Twitter

Telephone:  Ealing: 020 8231 2405  /  Reading: 020 8209 4434  (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

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