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I'd follow this one up in a more formal way with the Librarians. There should be a range of environments to support different learning modes. In the city I liv
by keithpeter 14y ago
I'd follow this one up in a more formal way with the Librarians. There should be a range of environments to support different learning modes.
In the city I live in, we have three Universities, and all of them have a 'zoned' approach. An outer work area where anything goes, some rooms where talking is allowed, and an inner quiet zone that is strictly enforced. People seem to find their equilibrium points.
The three institutions vary in standing and clientèle. The Russell Group University has the largest silent zone and small peripheral anything goes zones. The situation is reserved for the 'community' University, with a small silent zone. The technical university has about equal quiet and noisy anything goes zones with a sort of 'sensible talking' buffer zone in the middle.
- RegEx 14y agoMy university library also has different "zones", with plenty of posters to remind you what zone you're in and what communication methods are appropriate.
- keithpeter 14y agoBut no enforcement in the quiet zones? Then that is a simple failure of service level agreement and should be pursued through the normal complaint procedures. If an organisation says they do something, then they should do it!
- Cthulhu_ 14y agoAnd yet, with clear indication that certain areas are quiet zones, people and organizations should be able to rely on the common decency of people. People will in 99% of cases respect any 'no smoking' signs without enforcement from a 'shusher', so why not the 'be quiet' signs?
- RegEx 14y agoI'm legitimately confused what you even mean by this comment. When did I say it wasn't enforced? Did you reply to the wrong comment?
- keithpeter 14y agoThe confusion is mine, I assumed that your comment was a second reply by Puer.