Macquarie University Library
Building C7A
Balaclava Road, North Ryde
NSW 2109 AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9850 7500
Library Stories
Students
Your New Library promises to be an inspiring place you will enjoy visiting to study and meet with friends.
What students are saying
Did you know?
- learning lounges open 24/7
existing Library open up to 10 hours a day - Automated Document Storage & Retrieval System (ASRS) will help you find and retrieve items quickly and efficiently, storing 80% of collection, open shelves storing 20% of collection
existing Library collections (1.8 million items) on open shelves and in stack, vulnerable to theft and damage - café located at entrance
existing Library has vending machines for refreshments - adaptable & high tech personal and collaborative learning spaces with capacity for 3,000 seats
existing Library has 1,260 seats, 21 group study rooms, and a learning lounge - quiet study areas & dedicated postgraduate research areas
existing Library has Postgraduate Reading Room - support for technology enabled learning with more PCs and digital resources
existing Library has 124 PCs plus 100 PCs in C5C - emphasis on sustainability, healthy environment, natural light and living courtyards
existing Library has served the University and students well and is of a design typical of its era
Learning Lounge
- The Library is currently trialling a variety of workspaces and technology. In June 2007 the Library received a grant of $150,000 from the University’s 2007 Carrick Institute Learning and Teaching Performance Fund. It has been used to design a student-centred learning space on level 1 of the Library.
The Learning Lounge is a self-regulated area for students to use technology and work individually or collaboratively. The area is being monitored and evaluated so that the best design features and most in-demand solutions can be integrated into the new Library.