Information Commons
Find site-specific resources and information to help you plan your visit to the Information Commons (IC).
Opening hours
Open 24/7 - Library Staffed hours, Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
(self-service Monday - Friday, 5pm - 9am)
Self-service only on weekends. Please note that library staff are available at Western Bank Library on Saturday & Sunday, between 12pm - 6pm.
The library will be self-service from 5pm on Friday 20 December 2024 and will be re-staffed at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025. For more information on library services available over the Christmas vacation period, visit our FAQ.
Contact us
University of Sheffield
44 Leavygreave Rd
S3 7RD
Enquiries: +44 114 2227200
Email: library@sheffield.ac.uk
Directions: via Google maps
Planning your visit
To discover more about our library spaces and services you can view our interactive maps.
Site-specific resources
Research skills and critical thinking workshops
Get IT help (Student / staff login required)
Find information on the IC Café
The Garden Room
Your place of relaxation and calm.
The Garden Room is a space for student wellbeing and relaxation; it is situated on the Ground floor of the Information Commons.
The Garden Room offers students a comfortable, relaxing break from their studies and also serves to encourage students to take regular study breaks.
We have worked closely with students and taken their suggestions and feedback to inform the furniture choices, resources and layout of the room.
It is hoped that providing a calming environment will contribute towards greater student wellbeing and lower levels of stress and anxiety amongst those who use it, especially during assessment periods.
The space holds a number of books for recreational usage, to encourage students to read for pleasure, rather than just for study purposes and we are hoping that students will relax and take some time out from using their electronic devices.
We are a student group that wanted to and felt the need for a wellbeing focused area where students could really relax in our University.
After a fair bit of research we worked with the library to help create this space through planning and purchasing some of the resources - such as the chairs, books, zines, pictures and plants.
We hope The Garden Room will be the perfect spot for you to relax, be positive, improve your mood and dream big!
Sensory Study Room
The sensory study room was created through collaboration with SUSU Liberation Officer, SUSU Disability Officer and colleagues in DDSS.
The room is a space in the Library that will allow you to moderate your sensory experience and continue to study.
The room benefits from many features, including controllable lights with different settings, soft seating with fixed and adjustable tables, weighted blankets and reduced natural light.
This space is available on a drop-in basis and cannot be booked in advance.
This is a shared room, so please be considerate of the space and those using it! Everyone calms themselves in different ways; please keep this space free of judgment or discrimination of any kind.
The maximum capacity for this room is 4 people. This is a quiet room, not a silent space, but be considerate of others in the space.
We really hope this room can help you during your time here.
Feedback is always appreciated, so please email: lib-inclusivelearning@sheffield.ac.uk
Library information
Customers with additional support requirements (inclusive learning)
International scholarships
We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee.
Applications are open for existing offer holders for programmes starting in autumn 2025.