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How to Reserve a Study Room
VCU students, faculty and staff may reserve a study room for use by two or more people.
Study rooms can be reserved up to two weeks in advance through the VCU Libraries website.
To reserve a room, click on the link called “study spaces” towards the lower left
of the library homepage.
This page provides maps and information about each floor in both the Cabell and Tompkins-McCaw
Libraries. Decide in which library you wish to study, and then choose a floor. Only floors
with a link that says, “Reserve group study rooms on this floor” have study rooms that
can be reserved.
To reserve a room on the first floor of Cabell Library, click on “Reserve group study rooms
on this floor” to right of the first floor map. Then sign in using your VCU e-id and
password.
The new page shows a matrix of the various floors, and the available times for today’s
date. Down the left side are the times, and across the top are the room numbers. You may
switch between different floors using the blue tabs, located between today’s date,
and the room numbers. You may change the date using the calendar in the left sidebar.
A green square indicates that the room is available, a red x indicates that the room
is unavailable, and a yellow check indicates that you have reserved the room.
Use your mouse to make a selection. When you hoover your mouse over a box, a picture of
the room is shown on the left side of the screen. This picture also tells you the room
capacity, and different room features. For example, room 128 can hold three people, has
power, networking, wireless, and a whiteboard. If this room does not suit your needs, you
can look at other rooms for alternative options.
Once you choose an open room, click the green box. Verify the information that appears in
the pop-up box: the room number, the start time, duration, and number in group. You may
change the duration of your reservation at thirty minute increments for up to two hours,
as long as it has not been already reserved.. The number in group is contingent on the room
capacity.
Once you have verified the information, click “reserve this room.” You will then see
a yellow check mark in the reservation you made. You may cancel the reservation at any
time by clicking on the checkmark, and selecting, “cancel this reservation.”
You can view all of your reservations by clicking on the “My Reservations” link in the top
right of the screen. There are guidelines for study room reservations, which you may
read through the Reservations Guidelines link in the left sidebar, underneath the calendar.
If you have difficulty, remember that you can ask a librarian for help using the “Ask
Us” link in the top right of the screen.