Stories from the Library – what's new and what's happening
After we opened the new entrance at LG5 early March, you can go in and out the Library at three different levels: Main entrance at G/F by the Atrium LG1, the Learning Commons LG5 Which one do you use more often? You may find that a particular entrance fits better into your locus in campus….
Whenever we can, we give space to you for studying. Recently two more rooms were converted into Group Study Rooms: LG1-355 and LG3-05! LG1-355 was used by our librarians as a teaching room for Zoom classes during Covid. Now the need is much less and we moved that to a smaller office space so we…
The Exploration Lab portion of the maps exhibition closed on schedule, and the room has now been converted back into our Deep Quiet Room. Remember β no talking in this room, and we ask that if you need to use a keyboard you even try to type quietly. π So if you need more…
We are always looking for ways to enhance student study space, and sometimes we even manage to create more by repurposing space used by Library staff. So last term we were able to convert an office into another group study room β it’s room 1-350 on 1/F This bookable study room can hold about 8…
If you look, you often find wonders at the Library β big and small, indoors and outdoors. Admire this full moon captured on November 27 by my colleague Ada, Head of Resource Management. It was taken from the Library Garden. Doesn’t it put us all in awe? I am entranced every time I see the…
Yesterday we changed all the furniture in the study pods β except for the orange high chairs in the solo pods. We work hard to get you the best furniture available β and we were not satisfied with the defaults provided by the vendor. The new seats in the duo and quad pods have improved…
In September, we asked you to suggest a Chinese label for the new study pods on LG1 β and we received 128 responses. After much deliberation, Library Administration team decided to label the study pods η ηΏδΊ, taking into consideration the nature (space for research & study), intended use (for individual and group), and shape of…
While you were gone, we moved all the microforms down to LG4 and repurposed that space on LG1 for student study. Please welcome the new Study Pods – they’re orange, and we’re loving them! Nine pods have been installed, meeting different needs: 3 Solo Pods – 1-person pods for quiet study, online interviews, remote class…
The tables on LG4 at the bottom of the void – the ones with lights on them – have been modified. The lights are now under your control, instead of being managed from the central switch box. Each of those tables now has a light switch – so if you need a bit of extra…
One of the new outdoor tables recently added to the LG3 rear terrace has been custom designed for wheelchair access. Of course, users with wheelchairs are welcome to use any of the outdoor tables, but this one has 16″ of extra clearance to make it more comfortable. If you think of other things the Library…
