I have noticed on several occasions where people have used the group ports in law library to watch soccer and other television shows. This is not only disruptive to the rest who are studying, but a severe misuse of resources. Can the library block certain television channels etc so that the group ports can be used more efficiently?
Thank you.
Hi I was wondering if there are any plans for renovating the SSH Library to make it a more modern and inviting environment to study. Considering its centrality and its high use, possibly, an extra few levels or extensions could be added to it. Perhaps even a glass facade could be added like with the BSL that allows extra space and more natural lighting. The renovation of the BSL made it one of the most popular study spaces on campus. A similar renovation of the SSH would surely have the same effect. The SSH is by far the most conveniently placed library on campus yet it has the worst facilities (furniture, design, space ect.)
Hello
I was wondering if it is possible to add the following resource to the library. I suggest this resource would be well used by organisational development here in HR at UQ and to students of leadership.
The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
©2010 by Jossey-Bass
Adapted by permission of Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 978-0-470-63354-0
Please contact me if you require any further information
thank you
Denise Carew
Organisational Development – Associate Director
Level 5, JD Story Building
Mansfield Place
St Lucia Campus
The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
A few suggestions encouraging logic and common courtesy:
1. People should not be allowed to sit at a desk that has a university computer and not use it. If they do not need to use the computer there are plenty of desks without computers all over the uni. It is rude and inconsiderate. There is a massive shortage of computers at uni already.
2. While there are designated talking/quiet areas, excessive noise should not be allowed.
3. Signs should be put up in relation to the above two suggestions, and security should enforce these rules too.
Title: Principles of Coal Preparation
Author: Joe Sanders
This textbook is useful for teaching MINE3208. There are two copies of this book available at JKMRC. However, undergraduate students are not able to place a hold from St Lucia.
There is an ongoing issue with students talking in pairs (and on mobile phones etc.) in many of the library "Quiet Study" zones. This happens so frequently that one single student in an area could not possibly reprimand all the students without being hated by a good number of people in the zone. This issue has become more pressing as mobile phones etc. invaded the earth, and the pontential for distraction is higher in libraries. Other university and public libraries have strict rules and signage so this is a public issue that affects many people.
Does the UQ library agree that this is an issue?
In this case I might suggest that the signage been changed to "Silent Individual study" and "No Mobile Phones", because it is clear that a significant number of students incorrectly misinterpret the "Quiet Study" signage as "It's ok we talk as long as we talk quietly". Better signage means that no misinterpretation can occur.
However, if I have incorrectly misinterpreted the signage, and it actually means "Quiet study", which actually 'little to no noise' - and is of course open to interpretation, where does this leave students who want to study in complete silence?
Are we able have some strictly silent zones?
Thankyou for any comments/suggestions.
A library is more than a place to study or an archive for books and journals. It is the foundation of any university campus for the support that it provides for both staff and students.
To this end, I would like to congratulate the Ipswich library staff on a library that ticks all the boxes:
* Acts as a central hub for the Ipswich university community
* The staff are always available to provide assistance on a range of research, teaching and learning and referencing questions.
* The library is a pleasant environment to work in - and the Ipswich staff are always thinking of ways they can improve their space and make it more conducive to independent and group study.
* Staff help students to feel that they are a valuable part of the university community, and not just a number.
Thank you, Ipswich staff, for your invaluable help throughout the years I've been both student and academic staff. I will continue to be one of your most frequent visitors:)
Hi there,
I'm an RA working for Professor Stephen Bell in the UQ school of Political Science & International Studies, I'm trying to track down a copy of the following book which does not appear to be held in the UQ library:
The Road to Financial Reformation: Warnings, Consequences, Reforms
Henry Kaufman, Niall Ferguson (Foreword by)
ISBN: 978-0-470-53212-6
Hardcover
260 pages
July 2009
Is it possible to either get this book ordered in or from an inter-library loan?
Kind regards,
Hugh
Thankyou for making me feel most welcome as a new member at the Mater Library
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