Places to Study

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Overnight Study

Overnight Study Commons Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor East (S&E)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual & group study (large tables & individual seating) UCSD-Only (PC Only) & Guest Computers Electrical outlets & wireless Copier & Printer Open overnight Sunday through Thursday nights	More details & policies Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Services not available from 11:45 pm to 7:30 am

Overnight Study Commons

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor East (S&E)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual & group study (large tables & individual seating)
UCSD-Only (PC Only) & Guest Computers
Electrical outlets & wireless
Copier & Printer
Open overnight Sunday through Thursday nights

More details & policies
Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Services not available from 11:45 pm to 7:30 am

Graduate Student Study Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor Lobby
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Individual graduate student study (large tables & individual seating) Electrical outlets & wireless Printer UCSD-Only Computers Video cameras in space show record of activity	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Cell phone use not permitted 24-Hour Access, excluding campus closures Requires valid UCSD graduate/prof. school student ID (show ID at BML Front Desk during normal business hours for keycard)

Graduate Student Study

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor Lobby

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Individual graduate student study (large tables & individual seating)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Printer
UCSD-Only Computers
Video cameras in space show record of activity

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Cell phone use not permitted
24-Hour Access, excluding campus closures
Requires valid UCSD graduate/prof. school student ID (show ID at BML Front Desk during normal business hours for keycard)

Group Study Rooms

Group Study Rooms: 1040 & 1041 Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Dual-display monitors for laptop hookup Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 1040 & 1041

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Dual-display monitors for laptop hookup
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 1042 & 1045 Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Single-display monitors for laptop hookup Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 1042 & 1045

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Single-display monitors for laptop hookup
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 518-522 Geisel Library Building 5th Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 518-522

Geisel Library Building

5th Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 618-631 Geisel Library Building 6th Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 618-631

Geisel Library Building

6th Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room

Group Study Rooms: 105, 106, 108, 109, 134 Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room Cell phone use not permitted Service desk nearby

Group Study Rooms: 105, 106, 108, 109, 134

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room
Cell phone use not permitted
Service desk nearby

Group Study Room: 107 Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard & copycam	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room Cell phone use not permitted Service desk nearby

Group Study Room: 107

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard & copycam

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room
Cell phone use not permitted
Service desk nearby

Group Study Rooms: 201-207 Biomedical Library Building 2nd Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room Cell phone use not permitted

Group Study Rooms: 201-207

Biomedical Library Building

2nd Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room
Cell phone use not permitted

Group Study Room: 214 Biomedical Library Building 2nd Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard & copycam	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room Cell phone use not permitted

Group Study Room: 214

Biomedical Library Building

2nd Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard & copycam

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room
Cell phone use not permitted

Group Study Rooms: 223-230 Biomedical Library Building 2nd Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Reserve a room Cell phone use not permitted

Group Study Rooms: 223-230

Biomedical Library Building

2nd Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For study groups of 2 or more (single, large table)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Reserve a room
Cell phone use not permitted

General Study/Seating

General Study Area Geisel Library Building 1st Floor (Arts & Music)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Open seating & study space (large tables and individual seating) UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac) Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White & Color Printers & Scanner	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Service desk nearby

General Study Area

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor (Arts & Music)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Open seating & study space (large tables and individual seating)
UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White & Color Printers & Scanner

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby

General Study Area Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor West (SSHL)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Open seating & study space (large tables & individual seating) UCSD-Only & Guest Computers Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White & Color Printers	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Service desk nearby

General Study Area

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor West (SSHL)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Open seating & study space (large tables & individual seating)
UCSD-Only & Guest Computers
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White & Color Printers

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby

General Study Area Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor East (S&E)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Open seating & study space (large tables & individual seating) UCSD-Only & Guest Computers Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White & Color Printers & Scanner	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Service desk nearby

General Study Area

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor East (S&E)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Open seating & study space (large tables & individual seating)
UCSD-Only & Guest Computers
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White & Color Printers & Scanner

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby

General Study Area Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Open seating & study space (individual seating) UCSD-Only (PC & Mac) & Guest Computers Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White Printers & Copier & Scanner	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Cell phone use not permitted Service desk nearby

General Study Area

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Open seating & study space (individual seating)
UCSD-Only (PC & Mac) & Guest Computers
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White Printers & Copier & Scanner

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Cell phone use not permitted
Service desk nearby

Collaborative Study

Brody Collaborative Study Space Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For group & social learning (large tables & individual seating) Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboards Copier	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation encouraged

Brody Collaborative Study Space

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For group & social learning (large tables & individual seating)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboards
Copier

Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation encouraged

Collaborative Study Space Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor InfoCommons
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For group & social learning Individual & small group seating UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac) Single & multi-person computer workstations Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White & Color Printers & Copier	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment (details) Conversation encouraged Cell phone use not permitted Service desk nearby

Collaborative Study Space

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor InfoCommons

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For group & social learning
Individual & small group seating
UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac)
Single & multi-person computer workstations
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White & Color Printers & Copier

Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment (details)
Conversation encouraged
Cell phone use not permitted
Service desk nearby

Quiet Study/Seating

Quiet Study Space Geisel Library Building 4th-7th Floors
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual study (large tables & individual carrels) Electrical outlets & wireless Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests) Whiteboard Copier	Food/Drink discouraged Conversation discouraged Cell phone use not permitted

Quiet Study Space

Geisel Library Building

4th-7th Floors

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual study (large tables & individual carrels)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests)
Whiteboard
Copier

Food/Drink discouraged
Conversation discouraged
Cell phone use not permitted

Quiet Study Space Biomedical Library Building 2nd Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual study (variety of tables & individual seating) Electrical outlets & wireless Quick Look-Up Computers (UCSD & Guests) Copier	Food/Drink discouraged Conversation discouraged Cell phone use not permitted

Quiet Study Space

Biomedical Library Building

2nd Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual study (variety of tables & individual seating)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Quick Look-Up Computers (UCSD & Guests)
Copier

Food/Drink discouraged
Conversation discouraged
Cell phone use not permitted

Silent Study/Seating

Silent Study Space Geisel Library Building 8th Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual study (individual carrels) Electrical outlets & wireless Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests) Whiteboard Copier & Printer	Food/Drink discouraged Conversation not permitted; absolute quiet expected Please silence cell phones

Silent Study Space

Geisel Library Building

8th Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual study (individual carrels)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests)
Whiteboard
Copier & Printer

Food/Drink discouraged
Conversation not permitted; absolute quiet expected
Please silence cell phones

Silent Study Space Biomedical Library Building Near center of 2nd Floor
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual study (individual carrels) Electrical outlets & wireless	Food/Drink discouraged Conversation not permitted; absolute quiet expected Cell phone use not permitted

Silent Study Space

Biomedical Library Building

Near center of 2nd Floor

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual study (individual carrels)
Electrical outlets & wireless

Food/Drink discouraged
Conversation not permitted; absolute quiet expected
Cell phone use not permitted

Computing

Quick Look-Up Computing Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor Entrance
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests) Guest access computers (no login required) No productivity software/applications Black/White Printer & Copier	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Computer use policy

Quick Look-Up Computing

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor Entrance

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests)
Guest access computers (no login required)
No productivity software/applications
Black/White Printer & Copier

Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Computer use policy

1st Floor Computing Commons Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac) Electrical outlets & wireless Check availability for: 1st Floor Arts Library, 1st Floor Computer Commons (Windows), 1st Floor Computer Commons (Macs) (choose live usage map tab) Black/White Printer & Copier Media/reserves viewing stations; oversized scanner	Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Computer use policy

1st Floor Computing Commons

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Check availability for: 1st Floor Arts Library, 1st Floor Computer Commons (Windows), 1st Floor Computer Commons (Macs) (choose live usage map tab)
Black/White Printer & Copier
Media/reserves viewing stations; oversized scanner

Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Computer use policy

2nd Floor Computing Commons (SSHL) Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor West (SSHL)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
UCSD-Only Computers (PC Only) Check availability for SSHL/West (choose live usage map tab) Limited guest access available (ask at service desk) Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White Printers & Copier	Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Computer use policy

2nd Floor Computing Commons (SSHL)

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor West (SSHL)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

UCSD-Only Computers (PC Only)
Check availability for SSHL/West (choose live usage map tab)
Limited guest access available (ask at service desk)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White Printers & Copier

Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Computer use policy

S&E InfoCommons Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor East (S&E)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
UCSD-Only Computers (PC Only) Electrical outlets & wireless Limited guest access available (ask at service desk) Check availability for S&E/East (choose live usage map tab) Black/White Printers & Copier Color Printer Scanner	Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Computer use policy

S&E InfoCommons

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor East (S&E)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

UCSD-Only Computers (PC Only)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Limited guest access available (ask at service desk)
Check availability for S&E/East (choose live usage map tab)
Black/White Printers & Copier
Color Printer
Scanner

Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Computer use policy

Tunnel Computing Commons Geisel Library Building 1st Floor Tunnel
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac) Electrical outlets & wireless Check availability here (choose live usage map tab) Black/White & Color Printers	Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Computer use policy

Tunnel Computing Commons

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor Tunnel

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Check availability here (choose live usage map tab)
Black/White & Color Printers

Drinks permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Computer use policy

Quick Look-Up Computing Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor Entrance
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests) UCSD-Only & Guest Computers Limited guest access available; no login required on some workstations (ask at service desk) No productivity software/applications Electrical outlets & wireless Black/White & Color Printers & Copier	Only drinks with lids permitted near workstations (details) Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Cell phone use not permitted Computer use policy

Quick Look-Up Computing

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor Entrance

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Quick Look-up Computers (UCSD & Guests)
UCSD-Only & Guest Computers
Limited guest access available; no login required on some workstations (ask at service desk)
No productivity software/applications
Electrical outlets & wireless
Black/White & Color Printers & Copier

Only drinks with lids permitted near workstations (details)
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Cell phone use not permitted
Computer use policy

BML InfoCommons Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor West
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac) Electrical outlets & wireless Check availability for: Windows, Macs (choose live usage map tab) Black/White & Color Printers & Copier & Scanner	Only drinks with lids permitted near workstations (details) Conversation permitted Service desk nearby Cell phone use not permitted Computer use policy

BML InfoCommons

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor West

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

UCSD-Only Computers (PC & Mac)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Check availability for: Windows, Macs (choose live usage map tab)
Black/White & Color Printers & Copier & Scanner

Only drinks with lids permitted near workstations (details)
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby
Cell phone use not permitted
Computer use policy

Graduate Student Study

Graduate Student Study Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor Lobby
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
Individual graduate student study (large tables & individual seating) Electrical outlets & wireless Printer UCSD-Only Computers Video cameras in space show record of activity	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Cell phone use not permitted 24-Hour Access, excluding campus closures Requires valid UCSD graduate/prof. school student ID (show ID at BML Front Desk during normal business hours for keycard)

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor Lobby

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

Individual graduate student study (large tables & individual seating)
Electrical outlets & wireless
Printer
UCSD-Only Computers
Video cameras in space show record of activity

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Cell phone use not permitted
24-Hour Access, excluding campus closures
Requires valid UCSD graduate/prof. school student ID (show ID at BML Front Desk during normal business hours for keycard)

Presentation Practice

Presentation Practice Room: S&E 2 Geisel Library Building 2nd Floor East (S&E)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual & group presentation practice Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard LCD projector with laptop connection	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment Conversation permitted Service desk nearby

Presentation Practice Room: S&E 2

Geisel Library Building

2nd Floor East (S&E)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual & group presentation practice
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard
LCD projector with laptop connection

Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment
Conversation permitted
Service desk nearby

Presentation Practice Room: 123 Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor InfoCommons
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual & group presentation practice PC Electrical outlets & wireless Whiteboard LCD projector with laptop connection Podium/lectern	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment (details) Conversation permitted Cell phone use not permitted See BML Room use policy here Service desk nearby

Presentation Practice Room: 123

Biomedical Library Building

1st Floor InfoCommons

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual & group presentation practice
PC
Electrical outlets & wireless
Whiteboard
LCD projector with laptop connection
Podium/lectern

Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment (details)
Conversation permitted
Cell phone use not permitted
See BML Room use policy here
Service desk nearby

Media Viewing

Arts Group Viewing Rooms Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West (Arts)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For group viewing of media reserves materials Electrical outlets & wireless Projectors	Food/Drink permitted Conversation permitted Get access from staff at nearby service desk Service desk nearby

Arts Group Viewing Rooms

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West (Arts)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For group viewing of media reserves materials
Electrical outlets & wireless
Projectors

Food/Drink permitted
Conversation permitted
Get access from staff at nearby service desk
Service desk nearby

Media Viewing Workstations Geisel Library Building 1st Floor West (Arts)
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual or small group viewing of media reserves materials UCSD-Only access	Food/Drink not permitted near workstations Conversation permitted Get materials from staff at nearby service desk Service desk nearby

Media Viewing Workstations

Geisel Library Building

1st Floor West (Arts)

Amenities/Features

Policies/Details

For individual or small group viewing of media reserves materials
UCSD-Only access

Food/Drink not permitted near workstations
Conversation permitted
Get materials from staff at nearby service desk
Service desk nearby

Media/Production Editing

Media Room: 131 Biomedical Library Building 1st Floor InfoCommons
Amenities/Features	Policies/Details
For individual & group media production & editing Electrical outlets & wireless Windows computer with Adobe software for video, audio, graphics, & web design Whiteboard Scanner compatible with print & transparencies Check out webcam/headphones from front desk	Food/Drink permitted but use with caution near computers/equipment (details) Conversation permitted Cell phone use not permitted For use by UCSD students, staff, and faculty; visit BML Front Desk for key Service desk nearby