About Merchiston Library
Merchiston Library is a bright attractive environment providing study spaces designed to suit a variety of learning styles. Zones 1 & 2 offer study space with study pods and circular tables, Zone 3 is our silent room, Zones 4 & 5 offer quieter study space around the book stock. There is a wide variety of material which supports the diverse subjects taught on campus.
Merchiston Library supports the following areas of study:
- Art and design
- Digital & lens media
- Built environment
- Engineering
- Computing
- Information management
- Music
Library Services
- Use LibrarySearch to find books, e-books, online journal articles and more. Items can be borrowed or returned using the self-service kiosks in the library.
- Use our computer and multi-functional device facilities: we have 29 networked computers, eight Macs and three multi-functional devices (for printing, copying and scanning). There are power points for laptops on most floors and Wi-Fi is available throughout.
- There are nine group study rooms, all of which have a PC and whiteboard, most also have plasma screens.
- Study in our Silent area, Zone 3, this is a bright room including a mezzanine for silent study, there are power sockets around the room for charging your own devices.
- Equipment for disabled students and individual needs is available.
Zone 1 – Social Study Space
- Help Desk
- 24 hour area (term time)
- Self-service kiosk to borrow and return
- PCs
- One group study room.
- Two study pods, Lapsafe laptop loan.
- Two multi-functional devices (for printing, copying and scanning).
Zone 2 – Quiet & Group Study
- Four study pods, four group study rooms, PCs, and relaxed seating area.
- One multi-functional device (for printing, copying and scanning).
- Family Room - Room 1 on Resource Booker.
- Stevenson Collection 24 hour area (term time)
- Adjustable desk
Zone 3 – Silent Area
- Silent study only - Mobile phones switched to silent and no conversation.
- 24 hour area (term time)
- Adjustable desk
- Jim Haynes Collection
Zone 4 – Social Study
- Self-service kiosk.
- Study tables.
- 24-hr study area (term time)
Zone 5 – Quiet Study
- Three group study rooms (two downstairs, one upstairs), only available during Opening Hours.
- Books, journals, music scores, and reference materials.
- Downstairs - Books 001-649, Journals A-Z, Music Scores, CDs, Study Rooms.
- Upstairs – Books 650-999, Wellbeing Collection.
- Quiet study. Phones switched to silent, minimal conversation
Heritage Collections
For access please ask at the help desk.
Edward Clark Collection - Material relating to the history of printing
Jim Haynes Archive
Stevenson Collection
Thesis Collection
Get help from the Library
Email: library@napier.ac.uk
Library 24/7 phone number: 0131 455 3500
Merchiston Library - Location and contact details
Edinburgh Napier University
Merchiston Campus Library
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT
Phone: 0131 455 2582
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