Comment: People need to be quiet. It’s study time! And keep library open until 10:00 p.m.

Quiet Study:
The library has a designated Quiet Study room A102. This room is dedicated as a quiet study room with no talking allowed.

Library Hours:
The current library evening and weekend hours were established in response to student concerns and feedback. We will discuss your suggestion to extend the weekday hours to 10:00 PM.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head Library and Testing Services

Comment: In regards to the posted comment. I find the library to be a very good work environment. I am here almost every day and have never found it disruptive at all. If this person wants quiet space – go home; if this person doesn’t want to be around youth then he/she’s out of luck.

Thank you for your comment.  For additional information please refer to a previous recent post.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library

Comment: Just when I thought I could get away from 7 kids, study in the library, there’s kids talking and laughing. We need QUIETNESS!

Thank you for your comment. Please refer to a previous recent post.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library

Comment from a Woodland student: The Library should be quiet. Too many people making noise and f@#$^&* around. Even staff does not know how to behave quietly in a library.

Although we don’t appreciate your choice of words, we can tell that you are frustrated. As you know, there are four different departments located in the library environment and it can be an active and high traffic area at various times of the day. People have different styles of learning, working and studying which means that there will always be multiple requirements for library space. That said, the library is quiet at specific times throughout the day such as; early morning, after 4:00pm, and on weekends.

We do recognize that we lack quiet study space and are looking into ways to accommodate students wishing to work in a very quiet manner. If you are a group of two or more, one way you can use the space to your advantage is to book a seminar room for quiet study. Also, when not booked these rooms are designated quiet study areas. Please check the booking binder at the library front desk. In addition, there are renovation plans in the budget for a designated quiet study area.

We try to accommodate all students and staff in the library and do our best to make everyone feel comfortable. The library is also a place for discussion, a meeting place and place to relax. Students, who are studying and are being disturbed, are encouraged to come to the front desk and the library staff will address the situation. We also find that if you address your fellow students in a respectful manner, you might find that they are willing to accommodate your needs. Library staff will be encouraged to be more aware of their noise levels, and the library will review the library environment to see if we can come up with other alternatives to accommodate quiet study.

Thanks for your comment.

Robert O’Neil, Program Head
Woodland Library

Comment: Would be nice to have clocks in the study rooms 101 and 102 in the Library.

Clocks will be going into the two study rooms and the lab in the Library.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library

Comment: Can we have the library open 24X7?

The library is open 24 X 7 through mySIAST. Students and staff have access to the many services of SIAST Libraries like our e-books,  e-journals and magazines, resource renewals and much more. Please inquire at our ASK US Desk.

As for physical space of the Library in the Woodland Technical Centre it is not feasible to accommodate a 24X7 Library. We feel that the library is accessible seven days a week and that the hours of service adequately serve student and staff needs.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library

Comment from a student printing to the library printer from the New Media Communications Program Lab: The student mentioned that he/she preferred the old system because it allowed him/her to be at the Library printer when the print job was being released from the printer. This is because it takes a few minutes to go to the library from the New Media Communications Lab and his/her job could get lost and also the student’s privacy is compromised.

A call has been logged to the IT helpdesk to create a new print queue (which would be the same as the existing library print queue, just a different name). This will enable a “hold/release” function on the new print queue.  Students in the New Media program will be able to print to that new queue, and then go to the library and release their own print jobs using a web browser.

This will be setup in the Media Arts Production Lab, the New Media Communications class lab, and also the computer lab that these students share.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library

Comment: There is bad lighting in the Test Centre. It is hard on the eyes when you are doing a test.

We haven’t had any other concerns about the lighting in the Test Centre. However, since we do have an ongoing retrofit of lighting in progress throughout the Tech Centre, the lighting in this area will eventually be upgraded as well.

Robert O’Neil
Program Head, Woodland Campus Library