PDN Library (Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience - Physiology Building)

University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3DY

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Entrance to the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (Physiology Building)

Lift on the route to the PDN Library

Corridor on floor A on the route to the PDN Library

PDN Building main lift on the route to the PDN Library

Corridor on floor C on the route to the PDN Library

Entrance to the PDN Library

The PDN is located in the centre of the building on Floor C, to the right and then to the left as you exit the main lift.
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The most accessible route has step-free level access, a lift, a platform lift, doors permanently held open and shiny flooring.
There is written text signage on or near the entrance.
There is step-free level access to enter the PDN Library.
There is a single manual door which is permanently held open.
The width of the opening is 87cm.
The door has a high visual contrast.

Self-service book borrow/return computer

Door to the Reflection Room/baby change facility

Baby change table inside the Reflection Room/baby change facility

Permanently-open doors and shiny flooring inside the library

Bookshelves and a mixture of seating

Bookshelves and table

Study desks

Bookshelves

There is step-free level access throughout the library.
Access throughout the library may include manual doors, doors permanently held open and narrow walkways.
There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
Some flooring is shiny.
The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
Seating available in the library includes: chairs with armrests, chairs without armrests and sofas.
Furniture available in the library includes: tables, coffee tables, long tables and desks.
Some tables are fixed.
The surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
The clear underside space of the surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
There is not a hearing assistance system.
There is not a touchscreen, but there is a self-service book borrow/return computer, which is placed on a table with a surface height of 73cm and a clear underside space of 71cm. The book scanner is at a height of 99cm, while the book return bin is at a height of 105cm.
The self-service book borrow/return computer was out of order when surveyed (August 2024).
This library does not have a computer area.
It has a "Reflection Room", accessed via a single manual door which opens inwards, has a high colour contrast, and is 83cm wide. The room contains a fixed wall-mounted baby change table at a height of 78cm, and the door can be locked from the inside via a twist lock.