BE INSPIRED
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
BROTHERTON
LIBRARY
FLOOR PLAN
BROTHERTON LIBRARY
The Brotherton Library holds the
arts and social sciences research
collections. The West Building
extension contains computer facilities
and a group work area as well as more
silent reading places over two floors.
A BRIEF HISTORY
GETTING HELP
The Brotherton was opened in 1936
and the circular design embodies the
concept of the Library as a focus of the
life of the University.
If you cannot find what you are looking for,
please ask at the enquiry desk.
The round, domed Reading Room was
deliberately modelled on that of the British
Museum, but, with Yorkshire bravura, a
slightly increased diameter ensured that
it was larger than the southern original.
Swedish marble columns decorated with
light bronze detail support the dome,
while the lightness of the building is
enhanced by the use of light oak, inlaid
with Indian laurel.
Special Collections can be found on
the upper floor of the round reading
room, providing a dedicated reading
space together with secure and
environmentally-controlled storage
for rare books and manuscripts.
If you have a query outside of staffed hours:
use the website to find out more about
library services http://library.leeds.ac.uk
fill in the online enquiries form
http://library.leeds.ac.uk/enquiries
email: [email protected]
We will answer as soon as we can.
Carved cartouches identified with the
University, Lord Brotherton, the Arts and
the Sciences, appear over doors at key
points of the Reading Room. The building
is grade 2 listed.
PARKINSON BUILDING
BROTHERTON LIBRARY
Main building
KEY
Special Collections
Floor 4
Entrance
Floor 2
Floor 1
ACCESSIBLE
TOILET
PHONE ZONE
LADIES TOILET
GROUP
STUDY AREA
MENS TOILET
FIRE EXIT
LIFT
West building
Special Collections
Floor 3 (Reading room)
STAIRS
Link
Floor 3
Floor 2
PLACE OF SAFETY
SAFE
AREA
FLOOR 1 (BLM1)
MAIN BUILDING
FLOOR 2 (BLM2)
MAIN BUILDING
SILENT STUDY AREA
SILENT STUDY AREA
If you need to discuss your work,
please use a Group Study Area.
If you need to discuss your work,
please use a Group Study Area.
Back
Microfilm
store
General
Languages
& Large
Group
study room
+ ph
Microfilm
reading area
Korean, Mongolian,
Hong Kong
Yorkshire
& Large
Microfilm
store
SAFE
AREA
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Library
PCs
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Linguistics
& Large
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SAFE
AREA
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Generature
Lit
Italian
& Large
Back
Theology
& Large
Chinese
Portu
guese
& Lar
ge
French
& Large
Stairs
to floor 1
Music
& Large
Large
Modern
History
Front
Front
Modern
History
A–P
Spanish
& Large
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in
Ch
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La
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ad
gue
Re
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Cat s
PC
Japanese
& Large
Slavonic
& Large
Re
cen
tly
Lib
ret
rary
PCs urned
German
& Large
Stairs
to floor 2
Modern
History
P–Z
Silent reading area
Semitic
& Large
Silent reading area
Philosophy
FLOOR 3
ENTRANCE FLOOR (BLM3)
MAIN BUILDING
FLOOR 4 (BLM4)
MAIN BUILDING
SILENT STUDY AREA
SILENT STUDY AREA
If you need to discuss your work,
please use a Group Study Area.
If you need to discuss your work,
please use a Group Study Area.
Back
Link to West
Building
SAFE
AREA
Link to
Special
Collections
Staff only
Library
PCs
s
ase
Atl
Law
Reference
Back
Staff only
English U–V
Atlases
Bibliography
General
Reference
Law L–M
Computer
Catalogues
Theatre
Digital Content
Team
English A–U
Enquiries &
Requested items
Self-service
units
Art
Theatre
Print, Copy,
Scan
Library PCs
Law A–I
Staff only
Art
Computer
catalogues &
Library PCs
Disabled
Entrance
Reception
Main
Entrance
Book return box
Front
Art
FLOOR 2 (BLW2)
WEST BUILDING
SILENT STUDY AREA
If you need to discuss your work,
please use a Group Study Area.
FLOOR 3 (BLW3)
WEST BUILDING
GROUP STUDY AREA
Large Numismatics
Stack Large Politics
Stack Bibliography
British Museum
Catalogue of Printed
Books
Stack Large Social
Policy
Stack Large Sociology
Cartularies
K. M. Briggs
Fulford
Dobree
Stack Music
Stack Japanese
Stack Chinese
Stack German
Stack French
Owen Lattimore
Celtic
Canada
Yearbooks
General Journals
Stack Abstracts
Icelandic
Scandinavian
Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Stack Art
Stack Slavonic
Stack General Literature
Numismatics
Stack Philosophy
Foreign Newspapers
(Back issues)
Stack Law
Stack Education Reference
Stack Politics
Stack Sociology
Stack Social Policy
Stack Management
Stack Communication
Studies
Stack Modern History
No eating, bottled water only.
Computer Cluster
Official
Publications
(British)
European
Documentation
Centre
Official
Publications
(OECD)
Education periodicals
Stairs to
Floor 2
Recently
Returned
Education
Large Book
Sequence: Greek,
Latin, Ancient
History, Holden,
Stack English,
Anthropology,
Communications
Studies,
Management,
Politics, Sociology,
Social Policy,
Archaeology
Stack
Official
Publications
Library
catalogues
Current periodicals
Universities
Large
Education
Pamphlets
Exam papers
Adjustable
desks
Business
Reference
Print, Copy,
Scan
Link to Main Building
& Way Out
Group
study
area
Laptop area
Library PCs
Mobile
Shelves
SUBJECT GUIDE A–Z
Floor
Abstracts BLW2 Annexe
Ancient History BLW2
Large Ancient History BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Ancient History BLW2 Rear Mobile
Anthropology BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Anthropology BLW2 Rear Mobile
Archaeology BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Archaeology BLW2 Rear Mobile
Architecture BLW2 Rear Mobile
Art BLM4
Stack Art BLW2 Annexe
Atlases BLM3
Bibliography BLM3
British Museum Catalogue
of Printed Books BLW2 Annexe
Business Reference
BLW3
Canada BLW2 Annexe
Cartularies BLW2 Annexe
CataloguesBLM1
Celtic BLW2 Annexe
Chinese BLM1
Large Chinese BLM1
Communications Studies BLW2
Large Communications Studies
BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Communication Studies BLW2 Annexe
Danish BLW2 Annexe
Dobree Collection BLW2 Annexe
Economics BLW2
Economics
Periodicals
BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Economics BLW2
Education BLW3
Large Education BLW3 Mobile
Stack Large Education BLW2 Annexe
Reference BLW2 Annexe
Floor
English BLM4
Stack English BLW2 Rear Mobile
European Documentation Centre BLW3
Exam Papers BLW3 Mobile
Foreign Newspapers BLW2 Annexe
French BLM2
Stack French BLW2 Annexe
Fulford Collection BLW2 Annexe
General Classics BLW2
Stack General
Classics
BLW2 Front Mobile
Large General
Classics
BLW2 Rear Mobile
General Journals BLW2 Annexe
General Languages BLM1
General Literature BLM1
Stack General Literature BLW2 Annexe
General Reference BLM3
German BLM1
Greek BLW2
Large Greek BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Greek BLW2 Front Mobile
Holden BLW2 Rear Mobile
Hong Kong
BLM1
Icelandic BLW2 Annexe
Italian BLM1
Japanese BLM1
Stack Japanese BLW2 Annexe
KoreanBLM1
K M Briggs BLW2 Annexe
Latin BLW2
Large Latin BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Latin BLW2 Front Mobile
Law (A–I, L–M) BLM3
Law (J ,N) BLW2 Front Mobile
Law Reference BLM3
Large Law BLW2 Front Mobile
Law Pamphlets BLW2 Front Mobile
Stack Law
BLW2 Annexe
Floor
Linguistics BLM1
Management BLW2
Large Management BLW2 Rear Mobile
Microfilm / Microfiche BLM1 / BLM2
Modern History BLM2
Stack Modern History BLW2 Annexe
MongolianBLM1
Music BLM1
Stack Music BLW2 Annexe
Stack Large Music BLW2 Annexe
Norwegian BLW2 Annexe
Numismatics BLW2 Annexe
OECD BLW3
Official Publications (British) BLW3
Official Publications
(International and
Foreign Government) BLW2 Front Mobile
Stack Official
Publications (British)
BLW3 Mobile
Owen Lattimore Collection BLW2 Annexe
Pamphlets
(all subjects except Law) BLW3 Mobile
Philosophy BLM2
Stack Philosophy BLW2 Annexe
Politics BLW2
Politics Periodicals BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Politics BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Politics BLW2 Annexe
Stack Large Politics BLW2 Annexe
Portuguese BLM2
Scandinavian BLW2 Annexe
Semitic BLM1
Slavonic BLM1
Stack Slavonic BLW2 Annexe
Floor
Social Policy BLW2
Social Policy
Periodicals BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Social Policy BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Social Policy BLW2 Annexe
Stack Large Social Policy BLW2 Annexe
Sociology BLW2
Sociology
Periodicals BLW2 Front Mobile
Large Sociology BLW2 Rear Mobile
Stack Sociology BLW2 Annexe
Stack Large Sociology BLW2 Annexe
Spanish BLM2
Swedish BLW2 Annexe
Theatre BLM4
Theology BLM1
Universities BLW3 Mobile
Stack Yearbooks BLW2 Annexe
Yorkshire BLM2
SERVICES GUIDE A–Z
Book Return BLM3 / Reception
Computer Cluster BLW3
Computer Catalogues BLM1 / BLM2 / BLM4
Enquiries Desk BLM3
Group study area
BLW3
Group study room BLM2
Library PCs All floors
Print, Copy, Scan
BLM2, BLM3, BLW3
Requested items BLM3
Self-service machines BLM3
Special Collections BLM4
Toilets BLW2, BLM1 (Front stairwell)
If you require any library guide
or form in an alternative format,
please contact us.
Leeds University Library
University of Leeds LS2 9JT
T 0113 343 5663
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@UoLLibrary
2015–16