Dear Colleagues,
I wonder if you could help with some information regarding how you manage entry and exit from your libraries.
We are in the process of designing a new library building, for completion in 2016. There has been a suggestion that the library should be as open as possible, without barriers to stop people entering or exiting the library. This would be quite a departure from our current situation, which includes card swipe for entry and auto-locking barriers on exit if an alarm is triggered. We would like to find out about the experience of others who may be working in a more open way.
I would be very grateful if you could answer the following questions:
• Do you have open entry/exit gates without barriers (similar to the type you see in shops)? If so what has been your experience of these? Have they compromised security? Do your users like them? How do you keep gate-count/footfall statistics?
• If you do have gates but they are set to be permanently open during the day how do you manage exit alarms?
• If you aren’t using entry gates how do they manage visitors that are not members of your institution, e.g. SCONUL Access users, members of the public, etc.?
I will summarise the results for the list when they have been collated.
Thank you very much for your assistance and have a happy Easter.
Simon Hall
Simon Hall
Library Development Manager (Student Services)
University of Roehampton | London | SW15 5SZ
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