LRC in Umeå

Group study rooms

Our LRC has 9 group study rooms seating 5-8 people. Altogether the rooms accomodate ca 60 people. Both students and teaching staff can book in advance. "Book today" on our booking board near our information desk. You must keep your booking within 30 minutes, and you have to be at least two people. We also provide 11 open group study spaces accomodating around 60 people, which can also be booked if necessary. Read more about the group study rooms.

24 hour access

Parts of our LRC (quiet reading room, computer room, 6 group study rooms, copy room) are accessible 24 hours a day, with the exception of 18.00-18.15 (mon-tue) and 16.30-16.45 (fri) during which time all visitors must leave the Library to facilitate closing of areas restricted outside normal opening hours. To access the Library/ LRC during evenings and weekends (outside normal opening hours) you must use your electronic card.

Laptops

Students can borrow laptops to use in the LRC - note that to be able to borrow a laptop you must show ID and your library card. The laptops are only avaliable during regular opening hours and can't be taken outside the LRC. Read more about LRC laptops.

Digital video cameras and projectors

4 digital video cameras, 2 projectors and 2 portable screens can be borrowed. (1-day loan).

Dictaphone/digital memory

4 dictaphones/digital memory sticks can be borrowed (8- day loan). Ideal for recording interviews, comes with editing software.

Computer room

Our computer room facilitates 17 people at a time with a pc, and also has a digital projector in the ceiling. The Library has an additional 9 public computers.

Wireless Internet

Wireless Internet (Nomad) is avaliable at the LRC.

Copying and printing

Our LRC has 3 copy/printing machines. A student must have a PayEx Account to copy/print. A black and white A4 printout is 0,30-0,35 SEK, and a color A4 is 0,80-0,85 SEK, see price list.

Quiet reading room

If you need a quiet place to read there are 11 spaces in our quiet reading room. There are also 12 reading desks in our book room "The Book Forest - Bokskogen".

TV/Video/DVD

In our LRC you will also find a TV, Video and DVD-player.

Course litterature

Our course library is put together in co-operation with course managers. Course litterature can be borrowed for 4 days, late fees are 10,00 SEK per book per day. Number of copies avaliable vary, and our policy is to provide at least one book per every 10 students. There is always a reference copy avaliable in the Library.

Generic skills and the LRC

"The Bologna process" has put a new and greater focus on our students "generic skills". Our LRC is a natural study space for our students and a perfect place to learn and develop these skills, such as information literacy, working in groups, computer skills, as well as written and oral presentation.

LRC for educators

Our LRC is a natural place of study for our students. Here they find group study spaces, access to print and digital information resources, computer room, quiet reading spaces as well as technical resources. The Library is happy to participate in course planning and can adapt the service provided according to different needs. Apart from "course on demand" in information seeking skills (below) we are able to take part in the designing of case studies and group assignments based on information seeking. Our role is to find out if there is enough information resources avaliable to solve the assigments. We also provide "roving" librarians when students are assigned information search tasks and we are also responsible for providing appropriate course literature and materials during courses. Please contact the Library and staff ahead of time for our participation.

Courses in information seeking

All programme-students participate in an introductory course in information seeking skills. The Library can also provde tailored, free courses for students on demand by course managers.

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