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Study Spaces

Criss Library offers a wide variety of places for individual and group study.

Group Study Rooms

Group study rooms located on the first and main floors of the Library are available for and suited to group study. Please note: the rooms are reserved for group study only, not individual study, and are only available to current UNO students, faculty, and staff.

The study rooms are internet ready and equipped with presentation equipment, DVD/VHS players, tables, chairs and whiteboards. The study room computers are equipped with the same software available on the public access computers. Group study rooms may be reserved for 2 hour blocks of time on the Library website, by phone, or in person at the Main Service Desk.

The Group Study Room Policy has more information about the group study rooms, their amenities, and availability.

Reserve a Group Study Room
For more information on making reservations, click here.

Single Study Rooms

Study rooms located on the first and main floors of the Library are available for and suited to private study. Please note: the rooms are reserved for private study only, not group study, and are only available to current UNO students, faculty, and staff.

The study rooms are networked and are furnished with a chair, desk, and whiteboard. Single study rooms may be reserved for 2 hour blocks of time on the Library website, by phone, or in person at the Main Service Desk.

The Single Study Room Policy has more information about the single study rooms, their amenities, and availability.

Reserve a Single Study Room
For more information on making reservations, click here.

Graduate Study Carrels

The University Library has 50 study carrels available to UNO graduate students to facilitate scholarly research using library resources. Each carrel provides two overhead locking bin spaces, data port, one chair, and one locking file drawer.

The Graduate Study Carrels Policy has more information about the carrels, their amenities, and availability.

Faculty Study

Access to the Library Faculty Study, located on the third floor of Criss Library, is by Prox Card. All current faculty are eligible and welcome in the Library Faculty Study area. This includes the lounge, kitchen, and scholar reading rooms. To gain access to the Library Faculty Study area, please fill out this form and return via email, campus mail, fax (554-3215) or in person at the Main Service Desk.

15 faculty study carrels, located within the Library Faculty Study area, are available for sharing on a semester basis. To request space in a shared faculty study room complete this form and return, via campus mail or in person, to the Main Service Desk. Each mini-office provides a bookshelf, storage, ergonomic chair, power, data port and energy efficient lighting.

The Faculty Study Carrels Policy has more information about the carrels, their amenities, and availability.

Quiet Study

The third floor of the library is designated as a quiet study space. Collaborative work and cell phone use is not permitted on the third floor.