Study Rooms and Clinical Workstation

The Library provides individual and group study rooms for our clients.

Main Floor: 24/7-Access Study Rooms (Unlocked - do not require key check out)

Individual and group study rooms are available 24/7 to clients with UT Southwestern ID badges.

Individual rooms are available with or without computer. All group rooms have computers.

A UT Southwestern ID badge will be requested to verify affiliation for access to all study rooms after close of staffed hours.

Group Study Room Etiquette

• Groups connected with UT Southwestern or affiliated hospitals have priority over unaffiliated groups, which should yield the room upon request.
• Use non-permanent markers on whiteboards. Dry erase markers and erasers are available at the Information Desk.
• Place Library owned materials on shelving cart in room before leaving.

Main Floor: Service-Hour-Access Clinical Workstation Rooms (Locked - require key check out)
Monday – Friday 7 am – 6:45 pm
Saturday – Sunday 1 pm- 4:45 pm

Eligibility:

• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year medical students
• UT Southwestern faculty and hospital staff for EPIC access
• Parkland EPIC trainer

Keys for these secured rooms are checked out for up to two (2) hour at the Information Desk upon presentation of appropriate ID badge. Keys should be returned to the Information Desk promptly or 15 minutes before closing if the key is due at closing.

Top Floor: Service-Hour-Access Individual Study Rooms (Locked - require key check out)
Monday – Friday 7 am – 6:45 pm
Saturday – Sunday 1 pm- 4:45 pm

Short term, six (6) hour secured rooms are available either with or without computer. Key check out is at the Information Desk by UT Southwestern ID badge holders.

Keys checked out should be returned to the Information Desk promptly or 15 minutes before closing if the key is due at closing.

Three (3) month secured rooms are available for checkout by UT Southwestern graduate students who are writing theses or dissertations; requires letter from the department or graduate program head or faculty advisor. Key check-out is at the Information Desk by UT Southwestern ID badge holders.

Library books may be checked out and left in these long-term study rooms for the duration of the loan period. All non-circulating materials, such as journals and Core Collection items, should be returned to the general reshelving areas daily. Library staff will routinely monitor rooms for materials that are non-circulating, missing, or overdue.

Usage guidelines for all study rooms:

• Keep study room windows uncovered.
• Minimize noise; there is no soundproofing.
• Don’t leave personal items unattended. Thefts have occurred.
• Library will not accept responsibility for the loss of client equipment or research materials.
• Policies applicable to the entire Library space – as found in the Library Use and Conduct Policy – also apply to study rooms.

Lockers

• Lockers are available on the Main Floor for UT Southwestern faculty, staff, and students wishing to store materials on a long term basis (three months, with renewals dependent on availability).
• Library staff will routinely monitor lockers for materials that are non-circulating, missing, or overdue.

If you do not find what you need, please call 214-648-2001 to reach the Information Desk, or email us.