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I've noticed a trend where university libraries are being more closed off to the public and only students with valid IDs for safety reasons.

• wheelinsupial 5y ago
  At the UBC libraries, at least when I was studying there, it was common to see students yelling and running around in a hurry after returning from the washroom. Laptops, iPads, and cell phones left out in the open were common targets for thieves.
• Jtsummers 5y ago
  That's incredibly unfortunate. Is this also true for local K-12 students? In high school I lived near universities and recall my parents [0] taking me to the library to do research/reading on various topics. Including checking out books. I never did that as an adult without any kind of school affiliation, though. Mostly because until recently I didn't live near a university (or near enough for it to make sense to drive to). [0] I didn't have a driver's license, too young at the first high school, and insurance was too much for my parents or me to afford at the second.
  • ghaff 5y ago
    At my undergrad school, which was pretty open for physical access pre-COVID (who knows what happens now), I'd need to pay for a borrowing card to actually check out a book. And electronic access seems to have been tightened up. You used to be able to access most of their electronic catalog from a public terminal on the local network but you couldn't seem to do that last time I tried maybe about 18 months ago. (It wasn't a big deal so I didn't feel like bothering a librarian.) And some universities will definitely require ID to enter the library.