Library Rooms & Technology
Do you need more space for a group event, research or other occasion? The University Libraries offers the opportunity to reserve rooms.
USD provides you with everything you need to pursue your academic endeavors -- and that includes rooms and technology. You can reserve room space for group events, editing, research, classes and much more. All it takes is a USD student or faculty I.D. If you need help with any library access, contact USD-LibraryAccessHelp@usd.edu.
For Technical or Access Issues
- Fill out the Report a Problem form.
- Email: USD-LibraryAccessHelp@usd.edu.
Library Rooms
Learn more about the benefits each room provides.
E-Collaborative Rooms First Floor - 113, 114, 115, 116, 121B
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Select: ULB (Rm #) in Space Details.
- Capacity: seven people; must be two or more in group.
- Use: For study or collaboration on projects.
- Features: Flat screen monitor, computer, keyboard and mouse, hookups for laptop. Check out markers and erasers for glass at circulation desk.
- Reservations: Can be reserved for up to four hours at a time.
- Open to: all USD users.
- Access: Check out key at the circulation desk and return key when leaving the building or by library closing.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for 20 minutes past your beginning reservation time. After 20 minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.
Small Study Rooms - 201A, 201C, 201D, 201E, 201F, 209, 210, 211, 301A, 301B, 301C, 301D, 301E, 301F
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Select: ULB (Rm #) in Space Details.
- Capacity: 1-2 people.
- Use: For quiet study or two person meetings.
- Features: Table or desk, two chairs, whiteboard. Check out markers and erasers at circulation desk. Lockers available for storing library and personal research materials.
- Reservations: Can be reserved for up to four hours at a time.
- Open to: all USD users.
- Access: Check out key at the circulation desk. Return key when leaving the building or by library closing.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for 20 minutes past your beginning reservation time. After 20 minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.
Group Study Rooms - 202, 203, 204, 206, 207
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Select: ULB (Rm #) in Space Details.
- Capacity: six people; must be two or more in group rooms.
- Use: Groups of two or more to study or collaborate on projects for up to four hours at a time.
- Features: Whiteboard. Check out markers and erasers at circulation desk.
- Reservations: Room can be reserved for up to four hours at a time.
- Open to: all USD users.
- Access: Check out key at the circulation desk and return key when leaving the building or by library.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for 20 minutes past your beginning reservation time. After 20 minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.
Conference Room - 132C
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Select: ULB132C in Space Details.
- Capacity: 12 people; must be two or more in group.
- Use: Graduate students, faculty, and staff may make reservations or may borrow without a reservation, pending room availability.
- Open to: Graduate students, faculty, staff.
- Reservations: Room can be reserved from one to seven days.
- Features: Computer projector, Smart Board, VHS/DVD player, conference phone. Check out from ITS Help Desk. Provide fund code for phone call charges.
- Access: Checkout the key at the circulation desk and return it before the end of the check-out period.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for 20 minutes past your beginning reservation time. After 20 minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.
Electronic Classroom - 323
- Capacity: 26
- Use: Electronic classroom dedicated to library instruction - Non-recurring use only.
- Open to: Library faculty; occasional non-recurring use by faculty when requested less than two weeks before the event (faculty member must be present).
- Reservations: Email Carol Leibiger (c.leibiger@usd.edu) or complete the instruction request form.
- Access: Checkout the key at the circulation desk and return it before the end of the check-out period.
- Features: Instructor computer, projector, projection screen, dry erase board, 26 PC workstations.
Meeting/Classroom - 205
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Select: ULB (Rm #) in Space Details.
- Capacity: 40 people; must be two or more in group.
- Use: Graduate students, faculty, staff and organizations may make reservations or may borrow without a reservation, pending room availability
- Open to: Graduate students, faculty, staff and organizations.
- Reservations: Room can be reserved from one to seven days. Graduate students, faculty, staff and organizations may reserve this room.
- Features: Instructor computer, projector, SMART BOARD w/instruction manual and a dry erase board.
- Access: Checkout the key at the circulation desk and return it before the end of the check-out period.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for 20 minutes past your beginning reservation time. After 20 minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.
Faculty and Graduate Student Writing Room - 201G
Reserve a Space or Check Room Availability
- Capacity: Seven people.
- Use: Faculty and graduate students to work individually or collaboratively on writing projects.
- Open to: Faculty, emeritus faculty, visiting scholars and graduate students.
- Walk-up: Six hour checkout, if available.
- Reservations: Available for reservation to a restricted group of patrons faculty, emeritus faculty, visiting scholars and graduate students. Can be reserved and checked out for up to six hours at a time.
- Access: Check out key from and return key to the Circulation Desk. Key may not be taken from the library.
- Features: Equipped with flat screen monitor, computer, keyboard, mouse, hookups for laptop, whiteboard, table and comfortable chairs.
- Late Arrivals: Reserved room will be held for twenty minutes past your beginning reservation time. After twenty minutes your room may be checked out on a walk-up basis to another patron.