In conjunction with the Chinese New Year Celebrations, the opening hours will be as follows:
12-14 Feb (Mon-Wed) 8.30am to 5.30pm
15-18 Feb (Thu- Sun) Closed
Normal opening hours will resume on 19 Feb (Mon).
Problems accessing SAGE Journals
We’re currently having intermittent problems relating to proxy authentication with SAGE Journals. If you are trying to download an article and encounter the following error message
‘Failed to load PDF document’ or
‘The file is damaged and could not be repaired’,
use the following steps to workaround the access.
Steps:
- Click on this link to SAGE Journals
- Click on the Off-campus link to Sage Journals
- Next click ‘Institution’ then ‘Shibboleth’ in the top right corner
- Then select ‘United Kingdom – UK Federation’ and then ‘University of Reading’ from the list. You should then be prompted to login with your University username and password.
Planning Ahead for 2018
If you are planning ahead for your studies, the LRC will re-open on 2 January 2018.
The opening hours for that week are
Tue-Fri 8.30am to 7pm
Closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Avoid book overdue
The LRC will be closed from 22 Dec 2017 to 1 Jan 2018.
Please return your books before those dates if you don’t plan to use them.
If your books are due please renew them online (provided that your account is not blocked) at our LRC website. You will need your PIN to log in. Please enquire at the Information Desk if you don’t know what is your PIN.
On Halloween Day
On 31 Oct 2017 the opening hours will be 8.30am to 5.30pm.
The Campus will be holding a Halloween Event in the evening.
Deepavali week
In conjunction with the Deepavali week, the opening hours on
16 Oct 2017, Monday will be 8.30am to 8.00pm.
The Campus is closed on 17-19 Oct.
Extended Opening Hours until Dec
The LRC will be having longer opening hours for certain days for the month of Sept until mid-Dec.
The extended opening hours will be as follows:
Date :
25 Sept – 14 Dec
Day :
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (8.30am – 10pm)
Saturday (10am- 4pm)
Closed on Public Holidays.
Please refer to BlackBoard for further information.
LRC User Guide Tutorial
Would you like to learn more about the LRC and test your understanding? We’ve prepared a self paced learning course in BlackBoard. You may click here or follow the login steps at our LRC website.
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
― Benjamin Franklin
Booking for Mini-Discussion Rooms
With effect from 11 Sept 2017, use of the Mini-Discussion Rooms would require advance booking.
For booking procedures please refer to the LRC website.
The 4 Mini-Discussion Rooms are for small group study.
Extended hours in Jul & Aug 2017
The opening hours will be as follows
8.30am to 9.00pm during the following period
3 July to 3 August 2017 (Monday to Friday).
