Paisley Campus Library

The Library is located on levels 2 and 3 of the Robertson Trust Library building and on level 3 of the Elles Building East (L Block).

COVID-19 Update

For Click & Collect, please reserve your book via One Search, and collect your item at the specified times and locations.

Please check your campus for local study access arrangements. You can pre-book group study space in advance via MyDay. If you are travelling to campus, please download the free SafeZone App to help us comply with contact tracing during the pandemic.

  • Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
  • Sat-Sun 9am-5pm

You can access library support online via email (library@uws.ac.uk) or via the Self Service Portal(hub.uws.ac.uk). 

Opening Hours

  • Monday 09.00 - 21.00
  • Tuesday 09.00 - 21.00
  • Wednesday 09.00 - 21.00
  • Thursday 09.00 - 21.00
  • Friday 09.00 - 21.00
  • Saturday 09.00 - 17.00
  • Sunday 09.00 - 17.00
  • Monday 09.00-21.00
  • Tuesday 09.00-21.00
  • Wednesday 09.00-21.00
  • Thursday 09.00-17.00
  • Friday 09.00-17.00
  • Saturday 09.00-17.00
  • Sunday CLOSED

During academic year 2021/22, the Library will be closed on the following dates:

  • Christmas: close at 4pm Tuesday 21 December 2021, reopen Wednesday 5 January 2022 (more details on campus access here)

  • Easter: Friday 15 and Monday 18 April 2022

  • May Day: Monday 2 May 2022

  • Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 30 May 2022

Online support: staff and students can log-in to UWS Portal which has a wealth of information on a range of UWS support services including the Library.

Library Guides are available from subject-specific information to help using Library resources.  Or you can browse the Library section of this website.

Self Service Portal

All students and staff members have access to an online Self Service Portal to search through the answers to FAQs, log calls or place service requests and review the progress of any submitted requests.

Visit the Self Service Portal

Facilities

  • Library InfoPoint for library-related enquiries (Level 2)
  • ITDS Helpdesk for IT-related enquiries (Level 3)
  • Self-service kiosks for issue and return of books (Level 2)
  • One Search points to search our print collections (Levels 2 and 3)
  • Student computers to access the UWS network and our digital collections (Levels 2 and 3)
  • Group discussion tables with plasma screens (Level 2)
  • Laptop/device charging points (Levels 2 and 3)
  • Multi-function devices for printing, photocopying and scanning (Level 3)
  • Wifi access to the UWS network and Eduroam
  • Accessibility support chairs
  • Toilets

 

Study spaces

  • Group study areas with a variety of seating styles, fixed PCs and large screen tables for study and discussion (Levels 2 & 3)
  • Flexible Learning Space with tables on castors and white boards to allow groups to reorganise the space to suit their study needs (Level 2)
  • Silent Study Room with individual study desks for those who need silence to concentrate (Level 3)
  • Quiet study area with study desks and fixed PCs intended for quiet, individual study (Level 3)

 

Print resources

Print books and print journals on the following subjects:

  • Business
  • Computing & Engineering
  • Health, Nursing and Midwifery
  • Media, Culture & Society
  • Science
  • Theology

Dissertations (undergraduate and postgraduate)

Newspapers

Local Collection

Konrad Hopkins Collection

Last updated: 20/12/2021

Location

The Robertson Trust Library, University of the West of Scotland - Paisley Campus, Paisley PA1 2BE

 

 

Contact Us

0141 848 3888 Calls will be answered at any one of the UWS Campus Libraries.

library@uws.ac.uk