Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Second House


Since its opening on 10th April 2007 the Information Commons has quickly become one of the most popular places on campus. Designed with students in mind, the IC has over 1300 study spaces, more than 500 PCs and carries 100,000 of the most popular and heavily used undergraduate texts. With 10 group study rooms available solely for student use, 2 state of the art IT-enabled classrooms and a variety of different study spaces the IC can cater to all needs.
For those who prefer peace and quiet, there are 3 different types of silent study area - there is a silent PC room, a large double-height space where laptops are not permitted and a study balcony where laptops are allowed. All of these areas are phone- and music-free zones.For those who have a more informal study style, there are plenty of choices available. The IC is fully wireless enabled and with power points located in the floors near every soft-seating area, you can sit back and relax with your laptop on your knee if that´s the style that suits you.And if you want to work in a group you can book an enclosed study room, equipped with a PC and a whiteboard, or you can choose to work round a large group table with wide screen PC. To keep you going while you work, there are water fountains on every floor where you can top up your bottles, or you can go down to the ground floor and have a bite to eat in the IC café. Cold drinks and small, wrapped snacks are allowed in designated areas of the building where the soft-seating is located, however hot drinks, hot food and cold meals must be consumed in the café area.

3 comments:

karioka said...

Se nao fosse feito pra estudar ate era um sitio fixe pra se ir...

aqui o pessoal estuda na biblioteca: fui la hoje a primeira vez... mas foi so pra chamar o pessoal pra almoçar!

Estamos d'Erasmus said...

Estudar e muito fixe!

Anonymous said...

Long Life to copy/paste !

...but I'm sure one day you'll talk like this as well ;-)

*Delph*