Hi All,

 

We’re thinking of introducing a scheme that lets student ‘save’ a study space for a short period of time if they need to take a break for a bit.

 

A couple of colleagues have seen similar schemes at Royal Holloway & LSE (where either students can put a card on their belongings to save their space while they take a break for a bit or where staff put a card on belongings which have been left behind telling other students that the space will be free after a certain time)

 

I was wondering if anyone else does something similar at their library and if so

 

-          how does it work (do the students put out cards, do staff put out signs during a walk round ?)

-          Have there been any problems or complaints about it?  Has it led to arguments between students or does it actually help makes everything a bit clearer?

-          How much time do you let students leave a desk unattended for?

-          If you don’t put out cards do you still have a policy about whether students can ‘save’ library spaces?

 

 

Thanks for any help – it’s much appreciated!

 

Best Wishes,

Emma.

 

 

Emma McDonald

 

Assistant Information Advisor for the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science (PaBS)

Aldrich Library, University of Brighton, Telephone: 01273 64 ext.2758    

 

             

 

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