Research Commons

Address: Old Library, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, Devon. EX4 4SB
Telephone: 01392 724052 (internal: 4052)
E-Mail: oldlib@exeter.ac.uk

The Research Commons is housed in the Old Library building on the Streatham campus near the University Chapel.

The newly refurbished facilities house a dramatic world-class research library space with:

• A new reception, exhibition hall, café-style break out space and terrace area.
• A new special collections suite and a deep well of 10 kilometres of shelving for research collections. 
• A large, light new reading room, multi-media seminar space and 64 new reader seats provide library users with a quiet and inspiring space to study during the Forum works in the Main Library.
• The Reading Room is Wi-Fi enabled and the PC desks all have data access.

The Research Commons houses our Special Collections, the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture, the Arabic and Islamic Collection, Official Publications, print copies of Science Journals and the Drama Sets. It also contains older and other less used research items.

To request items on the catalogue with the location "Roborough Basement" please book in advance by contacting the Research Commons.

To help you find your way around the Research Commons, please take a look at our floor plans.

Research Commons Floorplan (level 0)

Research Commons Floorplan (level -1)

Research Commons Floorplan (level -2)

Research Commons Floorplan Leaflet

The building is open on week days and weekends but times vary during the year. Please check the current opening hours for up to date information.