Library News
Required system downtime is scheduled to begin Friday, May 18th from 7:00pm to 5:00am CDT and will affect Ulrichsweb™, Ulrich's™ Serials Analysis System, and Client Center.
Spend an afternoon with the Dashwood sisters of Sense and Sensibility, catching up on local gossip, potential crushes and past illicit love affairs. 2011 marked the bicenntenial of Jane Austen's first published work. Or, enjoy the popular 1851 novel, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell which chronicles the lives of two sisters rivaling reality TV of today and is the basis for the 2007 BBC miniseries of the same name starring Dame Judi Dench. FREE DOWNLOAD.
The Library Café is temporarily closed until June 6th. If you need a quick java fix, please visit the cappuccino and other vending machines on the first floor of the library.
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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 3 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.
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.
