Study carrel bookings at Davis Centre Library

Last updated: December 1, 2020, 11:02 a.m.

Effective November 30, 2020, you must complete a new COVID-19 screening assessment using the Campus Check-in tool before accessing campus.

Masks must be worn at all times | A minimum of two metres social distancing is required | Frequent hand washing or sanitization is encouraged

Welcome! These study spaces are available to University of Waterloo students, staff and faculty members.

Holiday hours:
- Davis Centre Library study space will remain open with current hours until the end of the day on December 11
- Beginning December 14 Davis Centre Library study space will be open afternoons only, 1 to 5 p.m., continuing to end of the day December 18, after which the Library will close to the public for the holiday break
- Davis Centre Library study space will reopen to full current hours on Monday, January 11, 2021
Fifty study carrels are available for booking, Monday to Friday
Bookings are for three-hour time periods
Bookings are staggered 10 minutes apart in order to ensure social distancing
Morning time periods start at 9 a.m., afternoons start at 1 p.m.
Maximum two bookings per day, per user up to three days per week
A WatIAM user ID is required for booking a carrel
Carrels and chairs are sanitized each night and again during the lunch break

There are three steps to the booking process:

Health Assessment and Library Use Policy
Creating a booking
Arrival and check in

Health Assessment and Library Use Policy

Effective November 30, 2020, you must complete a new COVID-19 screening assessment using the Campus Check-in tool before accessing campus.

You must be able to answer "no" to all of the following questions before you can enter the Library:

Have you returned from travel outside of Canada within the last 14 days?
Have you been in close physical contact (less than 2 m/6 ft for 15 minutes or more, or live in the same house) with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
Have you been in close physical contact in the last 14 days with a person who either:
- is currently sick with a new cough, fever, or difficulty breathing?
  or
- returned from outside Canada in the last 14 days?
Do you feel unwell?

Also:

A mask must be worn at all times while you are in the Library.
Bring your own filled water bottle. No other food or drink is allowed in the Library.
Study carrels and washrooms are the only spaces available for use. All other areas, including group study rooms and book stacks are closed.

Creating a booking

Go to the library spaces web application.
Choose a study carrel and date. Click on an available time for that carrel. (Click the image at right to view a sample time slot.)
Click the delete icon near the bottom of the page if you decide to book an alternate time slot.
Click the submit times button.
Log in using your WatIAM username and password when prompted.
Review the booking details, health assessment questions and library terms of use. Click continue.
Complete the web form and click submit my booking.
You will receive a confirmation email with check-in instructions and an option to cancel your booking. Please note your three-digit code.

Arrival and check in

When you arrive for your booking please ensure social distancing. If the guide ropes outside the Library are full please wait to one side until there is room within the ropes.

While you are in line outside the Library go to the web application check-in page to check in for your time slot. Please note you can only check in within five minutes of your booking start time. Enter the three-digit code from your confirmation email.

Please practise social distancing while in line, and wait until the check-in area inside the Library is clear. Two people may enter at a time, while maintaining their distance.

As soon as you enter sanitize your hands.

Staff will:

confirm that you have checked in
ask you the health assessment questions
review briefly the Library Use Policy

Proceed to find your carrel.

Questions?

Please use our Ask us service. View updates on library services and operations.

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