Study Areas in the Library

Closed Study Carrels

Locations: Fourth and Fifth floors

Closed study carrels provide GW doctoral students with a private environment for writing dissertations and other publications.

General Study Space

Locations: Lower Level, First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth floors

General study space provides patrons with carrels and tables for individual study. These spaces are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Group Discussion Rooms

Locations: Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth floors

Group discussion rooms offer a private, enclosed atmosphere for your study group. These rooms are available on a first-come, first serve basis to GW students.

Assistive Technology Suite

Location: Third floor

The Julius Fleischman and Christine Waldvogel Assistive Technology Suite provides equal access to information for students with disabilities in support of academic excellence. The facility is uniquely designed to incorporate software and hardware to address the needs of students with print disabilities, in particular those who are blind or have low vision. The Assistive Technology Suite is reserved exclusively for students with disabilities. For more information, please contact Disability Support Services.

Lockmobiles

These lockable carts offer convenient, safe storage for books, papars, and other research materials when you're not in the library.

Quiet Study Areas

The following areas are designated as quiet study areas (no talking or group study).

Lower Level

Reading Room (Room B05C)

Third Floor

South and west sides of the Periodicals Room

Fourth Floor

Room 401 and carrels located in the southeast and southwest corners of this floor.

Fifth Floor

Room 501 and carrels located in the southeast and southwest corners of this floor.

Sixth Floor

Reading Room on the south side of the building

Note: The Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library and the Burns Law Library provide comparable study facilities for their respective students. GW medical and law students should direct inquiries about study facilities to those libraries.

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