Study Areas

Hope Brings Strength Health Sciences Library

The Hope Brings Strength Health Sciences Library has 26 individual study carrels and over 20 tables. The library can accommodate over 230 users. All of the study carrels and most of the tables have power and lighting.

Please be mindful that there are no soundproof spaces at the Hope Brings Strength Library. All users of the space whether working with a group or studying individually must be respectful of other around you and endeavor to keep noise levels to an acceptable level.

Study Rooms

Four small study rooms each seating approximately four people are located at the rear of the library. Six new open top study rooms, each seating approximately eight people are located in the main part of the library. Reservations are required to use these study rooms. Only Rowan-Virtua SOM and GSBS students, faculty, and staff are allowed to reserve and utilize the study rooms.

Reservations are made for a two-hour period on a first-come, first-served basis, and may be extended, based on need. Reservations may be made online, in person or by phone. A reservation will be held for fifteen minutes past the requested time; after this, the room will be made available to the next requester. The Library reserves the right to cancel room reservations for no-shows.

Study rooms are not sound proof please be considerate of your fellow students studying nearby by keeping noise to a minimum.

Do not leave personal items unattended. The Library is not responsible for personal items left unattended, and may remove them from study rooms.

Two additional rooms, each with seating for twelve, are also available on a first-come, first-served basis. Student reservations are not taken for these rooms, and preferential access will be given to faculty use for small group teaching.

Quiet Study Areas

Quiet study rooms, one adjacent to the service desk, and another that used to be the library's computer lab at the rear of library are available for students seeking a quieter space for individual study. Users should turn off (or set to an inaudible signal) all cell phones, and other devices with audible alarms upon entering. Talking and conversation of any kind is discouraged in this room. These rooms are for individual research and study and cannot be reserved. Group study is available in group study rooms.

Sewell Learning Commons

The Sewell Learning Commons is located on the 2nd floor of the Rowan Medicine, Sewell building. Rowan-Virtua SOM students and authorized Rowan-Virtua SOM faculty and staff have 24/7 access to the 2nd floor and to the Learning Commons with your Rowan ID. The study space has over 30 individual study carrels and several tables, all with power and lighting.

Food and Drink

The Health Sciences Library’s Food and Beverage policy permits the bringing in and consumption of beverages from containers with lids and dry snack food items only. Any other food and beverages are not permitted in the Library.  If a utensil is needed to consume the food it is not permitted in the library. 

Examples of Acceptable Items:

• Beverage containers with lids, including pop-top cans. Lids should be kept on bottles and containers except when drinking.
• Individual “snack size” containers of chips, cookies, candy, and other snack foods; small amounts of finger foods (e.g., pretzels, chips, dried fruits and nuts); candy bars, granola bars, muffins), power bars, etc.; and other non-messy, non-smelly individual snack foods.

Examples of Unacceptable Items:

• Beverage containers without lids, such as open topped coffee mugs, disposable coffee cups without lids, and soda cups without lids.
• Food items such as hot entrees, burgers, French fries, pizza, noodles, subs/hoagies, sandwiches, wraps, burritos, tacos, salads, soup, and other hot ,fragrant or messy items.
• Any wet or smelly type food items such as yogurt, fruits, oatmeal, hummus, or cheeses.

Please adhere to this policy for the benefit of all those using the Rowan-Virtua SOM Health Sciences Library.