Group study rooms
The Robertson Library has 10 group study rooms to book for current students.
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New students - request access to the online booking system (student ID required)
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Current students - book a group study room
| You can book: 1 week in advance > 1 room per day > for up to 3 hours per day |
If you are more than 15 minutes late for the scheduled booking, other groups are entitled to use the room instead.
Please note that library staff have no access to this booking system and are unable to see availability or book rooms on your behalf. If you experience any problems please contact IT Support.
Study room features
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Whiteboard (BYO pens)
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Table and chairs
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Adaptors and leads available in ‘kits’ at Library Help desk
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Some rooms feature a datashow/projector
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No soundproofing – please be considerate of noise travelling
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You can check seating capacity and room features when you book (see below).
Group study room number 6
Register access for the Group study room booking system
1:011. Open Resource Booker in the Chrome browser and sign in with your student email address (….@student.op.ac.nz).
2. On the Otago Polytechnic Sign in page, enter your student username and password to complete the sign in.
3. Wait while the ‘Access Package’ loads for University of Otago Resource Booker.
4. In the pop-up box, click Continue. Ignore the 'business justification' text box and select Continue again.
5. Tick the box to accept consent form and Submit request.
6. A green window indicates the processing of the request.
7. Open your student email and wait for a notification that ‘approves’ access. This can take a few minutes.
8. Once processed, close window / tab.
If you experience any problems, please contact IT Support.
How to book a Library group study room (and manage/cancel your booking)
2:391. Open Resource Booker in the Chrome browser.
2. On the Otago Polytechnic sign-in page, enter your student username and password.
3. On the Resource Booker dashboard, choose Book a Robertson Library Group Study Room.
4. The room booking schedule screen is shown below:
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Use the calendar to select a day (up to 7 days in advance) and time, or go to Available Now to view any currently vacant rooms.
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Click the information icon to view the capacity of the room and additional facilities (e.g. whiteboard / AV equipment).
5. Once a room is selected, the booking form (shown below) requires the following details: Name / title for booking (e.g. ‘community group project’), student name, student ID number (1000….).
To share the booking information with others, tick the box next to Book on behalf of someone? and enter the relevant email addresses.
6. Confirm the booking with the Book button.
Cancel a booking
If you want to cancel your booking, you can do so in Resource Booker under My Bookings by clicking on the booking in the calendar and selecting Cancel Booking.
If you experience any problems, please contact IT Support.
