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I would like to see extended hours during the year and not just during finals week. Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon maintains a 24/7 library schedule which is very accomodating to their diversity of students. This is one reason they have such a great academic reputation.
Undergrad, EECS
CELL PHONES! Please make a more direct plea to students to NOT use them in the library. If a person whispered, it wouldn't be so bad, but they talk so loud on the phone.
I think it's the special book collections on the second floor-where you have to read the books their & often use white gloves? It would be nice if you could staff this area at least once a week in the evening - preferably until about 7 or 8 pm. Those of us non-traditional students who work f/t times hours have great difficulty in using this resource. I have been able to break away from work in the past & found the selection quite interesting and useful in my coursework. I don't want to suffer a cut in my paycheck to use this resource. Thank you! Have a great day! :)
Undergrad, Art
As the university attempts to position itself as a research university, the library will need to adapt to these efforts. At present, opening hours are not consistent with a research mission as they do not fully correspond with the time available for graduate students and faculty to use the library most effectively. Greater hours during breaks are needed. There are also, in my specific discipline, some (admittedly costly) electronic resources that are not available, specifically EEBO -- Early English Books On-Line. Were it available, it would be utilized in teaching and researching at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Faculty, English
It would be nice to have the same amount of hours throughout the week including weekends.
Undergrad, Mechanical Engineering
I have only been to the library one time and then I figured out how to watch the videos I needed at home. I used Voyager for the first time last night for an assignment.
Undergrad, History
The library is not open as late as it should, I work full time and have two children as well as taking 6-12 credits per semester. When I need to do research that print text is not available electronically it is really frustrating for me. I have also had the experience of the library closing a few minutes early on several occasions, also very frustrating.
Undergrad, Sociology
I would like it if the library was open later into the evenings.
Grad, Mechanical Engineering
I really enjoy the Albertsons Library. A couple of suggestions: Set up a nice reading area with comfortable chairs. The ones on the second floor are small and not very comfortable. Have more group study rooms, if possible.
Also, the library hours aren't very good. I've lived in a lot of university towns and this library has the shortest amount of hours. In the summer, the library is closed on Sundays. Why? Aren't we a "Metropolitan Research University of Distinction?"
If we are a MRUD, open the library on Sundays ... if not, then we're far from being a MRUD and just a commuter school.
Staff, Psychology