Study at the Brian Dickson Law Library

Group study rooms

Location: Fauteux Hall (5th floor).
Who can use this space? uOttawa students (first come, first served), except during exam periods, when access is reserved for uOttawa law students.
Capacity: up to 7 persons and can be booked for up to two hours. The rooms are for use by groups of two or more.
Features: Wi-Fi, Whiteboard
Access: Study rooms FTX 514 to FTX 525 can only be accessed through the library’s internal stairwell, which is found on the 4th floor.

Location: 600 King Edward.
Who can use this space? : Students of the Faculty of Law.
Capacity: 6 offices with a capacity of 4 places each and 1 office with a capacity of 8 places.
Features: Wi-Fi
Access: You need an access card to enter these rooms. Common Law students can obtain one by completing this form. Students in Droit Civil can contact their student association, [email protected].

Location: Fauteux Hall (4th floor).
Who can use this space? Reserved only for students of the Faculty of Law.
Capacity: Up to 10 persons including a large surface with 6 places and a small table for 4 people.
Features: This study room comes equipped with a large screen LCD flat panel display television with 4 HDMI cables and 6 power outlets. Various adapters for your laptops come with access to this room: digital AV adapter/ AV lightning adapter, multi-port USB C AV adapter, and a writable wall.
Access: This is an accessible room with accessible doors and adjustable desks. To reserve the room, please visit the staff at the service desk at the Brian Dickson Library (The room is booked via Outlook, but the key must be picked up at the service desk).

Location: Fauteux Hall (5th floor).
Who can use this space? The law library assigns study carrels reserved for graduate Law students. Other study carrels are available to all library users.
Capacity: Each carrel must be shared by two students.
Features: 16 study carrels equipped with lockable cabinets, power outlets, data ports, and task lighting
Access: Fill out the form to request a study carrel.

Computer room
The Brian Dickson Law Library houses 23 computers (room FTX 430).
Computer Workstations
There are 3 computers located in front of room 419A.
Charger Loans
The Law Library also loans MacBook chargers (both Magsafe 1 and Magsafe 2). Students, faculty and staff can check out a MacBook charger from the Law Library circulation desk during regular operating hours. The loan period is 4 hours without renewal.

The following collections are located on the 4th floor: reference, legislation, general law reports, and parliamentary documents.
Two large collections are located on the 5th floor: books (FTX General), and periodicals (FTX Periodicals).

Circulation Desk, Photocopier/printer room, Reference Service (available in the Front lobby - 4th floor).
Public washrooms are located on the south side (left from the front entrance).
A water fountain is located next to room 421.
Access the 5th floor via stairwells C and D from within the library.
For those with accessibility needs, an elevator is available. Obtain an access card from the Library Service Desk, 4th floor.