There are 2 types of rooms available for library patrons. Below are detailed descriptions of each type.

• Study Room: A room that seats 4 to 12 people and contains a table, chairs, whiteboard, a TV, and an Apple TV.
• Videoconference Room: A room that seats up to 12 people and contains a table, chairs, whiteboard, a computer, a TV, a conference video bar, and an Apple TV.

For Alumni visiting the Rinker Campus, please visit the Library Services Desk at the Health Sciences Study Commons for assistance.

The Library Services Desk will not create a reservation for you.

Reservations will be available in increments of 30 minutes.

Room reservation quotas are as follows:

• 1 - 10 hour blocks: Doctoral Students, Affiliated Scholars, Faculty, and Emeriti Faculty
• 1 - 8 hour blocks: Graduate Students
• 1 - 6 hour blocks: Staff/Administrators
• 1 - 3 hour blocks: Lecturers

You can reserve a study room up to 7 days in advance.

Multiple reservations are allowed if they do not exceed your total hour block quota or overlap with your other reservations. For example, a 6-hour block quota can be used in multiple combinations: one 6-hour reservation, two 3-hour reservations, six 1-hour reservations, etc.

Overlapping reservations made by the same person will be removed at the Library Services Desk’s discretion so that only one reservation remains.

Only the person who created the reservation can cancel or modify it.

You can cancel or modify your reservation by accessing your account online up until the start of the reservation. Reservations can then only be canceled or modified by contacting the Library Services Desk at (714) 516-5040. Cancellation or modification requests will not be accepted by email.

• All room reservations will be held for the first 10 minutes from the start of the reservation hour and canceled if the study room is unoccupied.

• Patrons must have a reservation in the room reservation system.
• You can cancel or modify your reservation by accessing your account online. 

All patrons are responsible for leaving the reserved room when the reservation time is completed. Please be respectful of other patrons’ reserved time by gathering your belongings and exiting the room by the end of your reservation. If there is an issue regarding a reserved room, please contact the Library Services Desk at the Health Sciences Study Commons.

• The person who reserved the room assumes full responsibility for the room, equipment, furniture, and all individuals allowed inside.
• The following are prohibited inside the room:
  • Food and beverages.
  • Filming and photography.
• Do not cover the windows or obstruct the door.
• Do not attempt to change any settings, re-program, or remove any software or audio/visual equipment from a room.
• Do not disconnect, unplug, or adjust any cable connections for any library equipment in the room.
• Do not add or remove furniture from a room.
• Report any room damage or malfunctioning equipment immediately.
• Use the touch panel or remote to turn off the audio/visual equipment in the rooms. Do not manually turn off the equipment.

• Failure to comply with room reservation policies will result in a minimum 14-day suspension of reservation privileges.
• Continued violations of the room reservation policies will result in either a longer suspension or a permanent loss of reservation privileges.