{"id":1445,"date":"2022-08-18T08:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T07:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/?page_id=1445"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:10:40","slug":"our-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-129000004565\" alt=\"Oxstalls pond in the sunshine with ducks on the water\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2023\/02\/Oxstalls-lake-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-838092db5d23b19d1b8e387acce1e250\">Our libraries<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c82877db63793061bf875ab740ae7ca1\"><strong>Our libraries provide 24\/7 access to learning resources and spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Our libraries are located within the Student Centres at Francis Close Hall and Oxstalls campuses, and are supplemented by a Library Hub at City campus. We provide extensive subject-related resources, help and support, and a range of facilities:\u202f&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A comprehensive range of e-books, journals and databases available anytime anywhere\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Group study areas with coffee facilities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Quiet research areas&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Over 500 open-access computers are provided at our four campuses, with some dedicated rooms providing 24\/7 access. PCs and Macs are available at each campus, and each computer has the latest version of Microsoft Office installed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Self-service lockers on each campus let you loan a laptop for up to 6 hours&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Inductions, digital literacy and study skills sessions that are fully integrated with your course&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We operate <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/campus-libraries\/\">two libraries<\/a> across our campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester, supplemented by a Library Hub at City campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"\/library\/our-libraries\/campus-libraries\/francis-close-hall-library\/\">Francis Close Hall Library<\/a> (Cheltenham)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/campus-libraries\/oxstalls-library\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/campus-libraries\/oxstalls-library\/\">Oxstalls Library<\/a> (Gloucester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/city-library-hub\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3220\">City Library Hub<\/a> (City campus, Gloucester)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There is no University Library at Park campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In addition to our on-campus libraries we also hold extensive online library collections and resources in <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/library-collections-and-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/library-collections-and-resources\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Digital Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using our libraries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Find out how to borrow items from our libraries and beyond, together with details of our membership schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/\">Using our libraries<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our libraries are located within the Student Centres at Francis Close Hall and Oxstalls campuses, and are supplemented by a Library Hub at City campus. 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