BGU Library is run by a committed team of fourteen staff. We offer a range of services and facilities to support the University community including:
- Specialist guidance and advice from trained information professionals, from Foundation Degree to Doctoral level, in person and remotely;
- Discovery platforms such as WorldCat, A-Z Databases, BrowZine, and My Reading;
- Comprehensive webpages (LibGuides) and an FAQs site (AskUs);
- Generous loan allowances;
- Late night opening all week during term-time;
- Resource request services such as reservations, postal loans and document supply.
- Numerous study spaces, many with a power supply, including a Social Study Suite for group and collaborative work and a Silent Study Suite for individual work;
- 60 fixed computers, plus an additional 24 just outside the library entrance in the 24/7 IT Suite;
- Self-service machines for checking resources in and out;
- A drop box outside for returning books when the library is closed;
- Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the building;
- Stationery sales;
- Multi-functional devices for printing and photocopying and specialist finishing equipment and stationery.
