{"id":704,"date":"2022-03-23T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:03:29","slug":"using-our-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Our Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12900000987\" alt=\"Girl with glasses on stood reading book in library\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/10\/library-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-6fdcf34ec09611a46996a2bd5ca18322\">Using Our libraries<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4f9367779bf5fb2dd3015cb2fdbab16\"><strong>We operate two libraries across Cheltenham and Gloucester, located at Francis Close Hall and Oxstalls campuses.<\/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=\"\">You will find extensive subject related resources as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/support\/subject-librarians\/\">academic liaison librarian<\/a> for your subject. Our libraries offer 24\/7 access to learning resources and spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">Borrowing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Find out about your Library account and how to search for books, eBooks and journals using Library Discovery.<\/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 has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/borrowing\/\">Borrowing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Borrowing from other libraries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Use our inter-library loan service to obtain material not held in our University libaries.<\/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\/borrowing-from-other-libraries\/\">Borrowing from other libraries<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Details on joining the Library as an external member or through the SCONUL access scheme if you are a student of another University.<\/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 has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/library-membership\/\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">Opening hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\">Details of when the libraries are open and what services are available during those times.<\/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 has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/opening-hours\/\">View opening hours<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">Book a study room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b7c3ef73992b6780c0499c054b7671f\">Book a study room in one our campus libraries using the <a href=\"https:\/\/resourcebooker.glos.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resource Booker<\/a> tool.<\/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 ticss-210ee4d9 uog-btn-icon uog-btn-external\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/resourcebooker.glos.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-7-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.789), 28px);\">Wellbeing zone and collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e53cd6b81b09e63fe7e08e251566d4b\">Library spaces devoted to supporting student\u2019s mental health and wellbeing<\/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 ticss-210ee4d9 uog-btn-icon uog-btn-external\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/our-libraries\/using-our-libraries\/wellbeing-zone-and-collection\/\">Wellbeing Zone and Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will find extensive subject related resources as well as the academic liaison librarian for your subject. Our libraries offer 24\/7 access to learning resources and spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":0,"parent":1445,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-704","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3137,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/704\/revisions\/3137"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}