Category Archives: Study Rooms

Study Rooms – Now You Can Use a QR Code to Check in and Out!

Several BLS students requested that the library reconsider its policy of locked study rooms during the regular (non-exam) part of the semester. We heard you! In response to your requests, the library will not lock study rooms during the regular semester.

It is important for the library to continue tracking study room usage, however, as the law school regularly reevaluates the library’s space requirements. As a result, to ensure that the library continues to meet student demand for study room space, students will now use QR codes to check in and out of study rooms.

We’re glad you asked! Here is how it works in four easy steps:

STEP ONE: Make your study room reservation HERE, just as you always have.

STEP TWO: After making your reservation, you will receive a confirmation email that looks like this:

STEP THREE: Before you enter your study room, you must check in:

1. Scan the QR code posted on your study room door or click this link.

2. You will be directed here:

3. Now click Check In and you will be directed here:

4. Enter the unique reservation code provided in your confirmation email. You are now checked in!

STEP FOUR: At the end of your study room reservation, you must check out:

1. Once again, scan the QR code posted on your study room door, or click this link.

2. You will be directed here:

3. Now click Check Out and you will be directed here:

4. Once again, enter the reservation code provided in your confirmation email. You are now checked out!

Please make sure you follow these 4 easy steps. If students regularly use study rooms without making reservations, or if students fail to check in and out of study rooms, the library may reconsider locking study room doors during the regular semester.

Contact the Reference Desk at askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu.

Exam Resources

It’s that time of year! As exam season approaches, there are several resources that the library offers to assist you in your studying. The library’s 1L Resources, Tips and Tools: Library Information Guide has links to study aids and other resources to help you succeed on your law school exams. For upper-level students, the library has created several research guides to aid you in your research: Library Research Guides.

If you are not on campus, you can access several digital resources such as the Lexis Digital Library which includes the Understanding study aid series in first year and upper level courses.

To access digital resources off-campus, make sure you install the proxy server. If you would like to study in the library, you will need to reserve a seat beforehand. Remember that you will need to submit a negative COVID test and abide by the law school’s safety procedures in order to enter and use the library.

Finally, if you have any questions, please reach out to us at askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu or use the chat feature on the library’s homepage.

Stay safe this holiday season and good luck with the remainder of the semester!

Study Room Reservations & Library Hours: Fall 2018 Reading/Exam Period

The Fall 2018 reading and exam period starts Thursday, December 6, 2018. During this period, you must make a reservation to use a library study room. All of the study rooms will be locked; please go to the first floor circulation desk when your reservation time begins to charge out the key to the room. Kindly return the key to the circulation desk when your reservation expires, so the next student can charge out the key.

The link for study room reservations can be found on the library homepage under Related Links. (Please note that the slots for 12 am- 2 am appear on the next day’s calendar.)

Study Room Policies

Study rooms are for the use of groups of two or more students.
Study rooms may be reserved for the current day and three days ahead.
Study room reservations may be made in 30-minute time slots; the time slots must be contiguous.
Students may book up to 8 contiguous time slots per day for a total of 4 hours per user per day.

Library Hours for the Reading/Exam Period

December 6, 2018 (Thurs.) – December 20, 2018 (Thurs): 8:00 AM to 2:00 AM

(Circulation Desk closes at 12 midnight on these dates.)

December 21, 2018 (Friday): 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Good luck with studying and on your exams!

Study Room Reservations and Library Hours for Reading/Exam Period

During the Spring 2018 reading and exam period which starts April 27, 2018 (Friday), you must make a reservation to use a library study room. All of the study rooms will be locked; please go to the first floor circulation desk when your reservation time begins to charge out the key to the room. The link for study room reservations can be found on the library homepage under Related Links.

Study Room Policies

Study rooms are for the use of groups of two or more students.
Study rooms may be reserved for the current day and three days ahead.
Study room reservations may be made in 30-minute time slots; the time slots must be contiguous.
Students may book up to 8 contiguous time slots per day for a total of 4 hours per user per day.

Library Hours for the Reading/Exam Period

April 27, 2018 (Fri.) – May 10, 2018 (Thurs): 8:00 AM to 2:00 AM

(Circulation Desk closes at 12 midnight on these dates.)

May 11, 2018 (Friday): 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Good luck on your exams!

Library Hours & Study Room Reservations During Exams

Library hours for the reading and exam period, Thursday, December 8th – Thursday, December 22th, are 8:00am – 2:00am.

The circulation desk will close at 12:00am every night during this period.

On Friday, December 23rd we will be open from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

During the reading and exam period study room reservations are mandatory. All study rooms will be locked beginning at 8:00am on Thursday, December 8th and students must go to the circulation desk at the time of their reservation to obtain the key to the room. Please remember the following about the use of the study rooms during the reading/exam period:

Study rooms are for the use of groups of two or more students.
Study rooms may be reserved for the current day and three days ahead.
Study room reservations may be made in time slots of 60 minutes.
Students may book up to 4 time slots per day.
The link to the study room reservations is on the library web page under “Related Links.”

Library Hours & Study Room Reservations: April 27 – May 15

Library hours for the reading and exam period, April 27th – May 12th, are 8:00am – 2:00am. The circulation desk will close at 12 Midnight every night during this period.

On Friday, May 13th the Library will be open 8:00am – 10:00pm.

During the reading and exam period study room reservations are mandatory. All study rooms will be locked beginning at 8:00am on Wednesday, April 27th and students must go to the circulation desk at the time of their reservation to pick up the key to the room. Please remember the following about the use of the study rooms during the reading/exam period:

Study rooms are for the use of groups of two or more students.
Study rooms may be reserved for the current day and three days ahead.
Study room reservations may be made in time slots of 60 minutes.
Students may book up to 4 time slots per day.
The link to the study room reservations is on the library homepage under “Related Links.”

Please note that the Library will be open 9:00am – 12Midnight on Saturday & Sunday, May 14th & 15th for the Writing Competition weekend.

Good Luck on Your Exams & Have a Great Summer!

Library Study Room Reservations & Library Hours for the Reading & Exam Period

During the reading and exam period all students must make a reservation to use a library study room. Mandatory study room reservations will begin this Friday, December 4^th at 8:00am. All study rooms will be locked on Friday, December 4th. In order to access your reserved study room, you must go to the first floor circulation desk to charge out the key.

The link to the study room reservations is on the library homepage under “Related Links” on the right side of the page.

Study Room Policies:

· Study rooms are for the use of groups of two or more students

· Study rooms may be reserved for the current day and two days ahead

· Study rooms may be reserved for periods from 30 minutes up to four hours

· Students are permitted to reserve one study room for a maximum of four hours per day

· Study room reservations are monitored and reservations violating these policies will be deleted

· Instructions for making reservations and a list of rooms available are on the study room reservations page

Library Hours for the Reading & Exam Period:

· Friday, December 4th – Monday, December 21: 8:00am – 2:00am

· Tuesday, December 22nd: 8:00am – 10:00pm

On Wednesday, December 23rd, the library will be open from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Good luck on your exams.

Exam Etiquette 101

While the library staff wishes all students the best of luck on their exams, we want to remind you about library etiquette while studying during this important time:

No eating in the library, including the elevator corridors.
No talking in the reading rooms, and please keep your voices down while using the study rooms.
Please do not move chairs from room to room on the 3rd floor.
Study rooms must now be reserved through the online reservations system; each student may reserve one room for up to for hours per day.

And now for the good news: Ear plugs, if needed, are available at the circulation desk and chocolate candy will be available each day next week at 12Noon at the circulation desk.

Good luck!

Quiet Please!

It’s that time of the year. The Library is full of students all studying for their exams. We are asking for your cooperation in keeping the library a quiet space for everyone to study.

We have already received some complaints about loud talking and laughing coming from closed door study rooms. Please remember to keep your voices down when you are studying in groups in any of the numerous study rooms throughout the library. Even though the door may be closed, your voices travel.

Thanks and good luck to all on your upcoming exams!

Study Room Reservations & Library Hours for Reading/Exam Period

During the reading and exam period, you must make a reservation to use a library study room. Mandatory study room reservations will begin on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 8:00am; at that time all study rooms will be locked and you must go to the first floor circulation desk to charge out the key to the room at the time of your reservation. The link to the study room reservations is on the library homepage under Related Links.