​​​​​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 offe​r quieter study space around the book stock. There is a wide variety of material which supports the diverse subjects taught on campus.

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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 31 networked computers, 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 seven 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 students with additional needs is available.

Zone 1 - Social Study Space

Zone 2 - Quiet & Social Study Space

• 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 hour area (term time)

 

Zone 5 - Quiet Study

• Tthree 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, Abstracts and Indexes, LRS stock (further reading), CDs, Study Rooms, relaxed seating.
• Upstairs – Books 650-999, Wellbeing Collection.

• ​Quiet study. Phones switched to silent, minimal conversation

Special Collections

For access please ask at the help desk.

Edward Clark Collection - Material relating to the history of printing

Stevenson Collection

Jim Haynes Collection​

Thesis Collection

Get help from the Library

Merchiston Library - Location and contact details

• Telephone: 0131 455 2582 ​​

Edinburgh Napier University

Information Services

Merchiston Campus

10 Colinton Rd

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