New to Himmelfarb? Check out these tips for getting the most out of your library experience!
The Floors Breakdown (Noise and Availability)
Different floors have different roles in Himmelfarb.
- 1st Floor: group study area. Here you’ll find many 4-person tables and rolling white boards. Food and conversation are fine, as is catching up with colleagues on the sofas and chairs near the elevator.
- 2nd Floor: grad student quiet(est) study area: the second floor is a quiet area primarily for graduate students. Study carrels abound, both open and closed as well as shared study tables near the windows.
- 3rd Floor: the main floor is a quiet study area, while the Bloedorn Technology Center provides areas for collaboration including the Body Viz area and the tables with anatomical models. The SMHS IT Helpdesk is housed on this floor, as well as computer labs.
These computers are programmed with software useful for medical students – including statistical software. You can see the complete list here.
Want a Study Room? Reserve in advance.
Our 28 study rooms can be reserved online here. Reserving in advance is always your best bet to get a room, but if you’re on site, you can reserve through the above link or by scanning the QR code outside the study rooms, which will take you to the reservation form.
Reservations are for 4 hours blocks, and can be made a week in advance. All rooms have monitors and white boards for use.
Study hard, but be courteous to others!. The study rooms, although closed off, are still on a quiet floor.
AV Equipment to Borrow
To enhance your study experience, Himmelfarb has a plethora of AV equipment to borrow:
- Expo Markers and Eraser (for the white boards - both in the study room and on the first floor)
- Remote Controls (for the study room monitors)
- HDMI, VGA, VGA to HDMI adaptor, etc. (ibid)
- MacBook and iPhone chargers
- Headphones
All of these can be checked out at the first floor Circulation desk. Just ask your friendly neighborhood Circ assistant!
Need a Break?
Studying until the pages blur? Take a break at our Healthy Living Collection located on the 1st floor! We have board games, coloring books for a Zen moment, weights, and an always-ongoing puzzle table. Delve into fiction or deepen your understanding of medical history with both our humanities and take a book/leave a book collections, found in our first floor alcove.
