2008 Woodie Awards
Library enhances services
By Rachel Seeman
Rocket News Editor
Issue date: 10/14/05 Section: News
Bailey Library is now open until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.
The circulation desk and instructional media center will also be open for students to check things out.
Staff will be on duty to provide security, but the reference librarian will leave at 9 p.m. as usual. Library Director Philip Tramdack said laptop lending will close at 10:30 p.m. as usual.
Eleven cameras, similar to those in the residence halls, have been placed inside the building to provide video surveillance.
"This is an experiment, and we are committed to running it this academic year," Tramdack said.
The hour extension has been in effect for nine days. Since Oct. 2 about 25 people have been in the library each night and a total of 224 students have taken advantage of the late opening as of Oct. 12.
"I thought personally there wasn't going to be anybody here," Tramdack said.
Tramdack said he researched other university libraries between Chicago and Philadelphia and found very few that stay open that late. Case University, Carnegie Mellon University and Penn State University are among the few in Pennsylvania he found to stay open past 11 p.m.
"It's busy all the time and this is good, we want people to come in," Tramdack said. "If they're looking for a place to study, they can come here."
Another addition to the library is an AOL Instant Messager screen name. Students can now instant message the library at SRUBaileyLibrary. Students can use this to ask reference questions from people while in the library.
Tramdack said he made some improvements this year. He added more comfortable furniture because he wants students to feel comfortable using the building.
"Now, it's okay to snack and drink the library," Tramdack said. "We used to discourage it, we used to prohibit it. We're not encouraging it, but it makes the library more comfortable for people, like at Barnes and Noble."
Tramdack said the only thing he asks is that students be considerate to others in disposing of their waste.
The circulation desk and instructional media center will also be open for students to check things out.
Staff will be on duty to provide security, but the reference librarian will leave at 9 p.m. as usual. Library Director Philip Tramdack said laptop lending will close at 10:30 p.m. as usual.
Eleven cameras, similar to those in the residence halls, have been placed inside the building to provide video surveillance.
"This is an experiment, and we are committed to running it this academic year," Tramdack said.
The hour extension has been in effect for nine days. Since Oct. 2 about 25 people have been in the library each night and a total of 224 students have taken advantage of the late opening as of Oct. 12.
"I thought personally there wasn't going to be anybody here," Tramdack said.
Tramdack said he researched other university libraries between Chicago and Philadelphia and found very few that stay open that late. Case University, Carnegie Mellon University and Penn State University are among the few in Pennsylvania he found to stay open past 11 p.m.
"It's busy all the time and this is good, we want people to come in," Tramdack said. "If they're looking for a place to study, they can come here."
Another addition to the library is an AOL Instant Messager screen name. Students can now instant message the library at SRUBaileyLibrary. Students can use this to ask reference questions from people while in the library.
Tramdack said he made some improvements this year. He added more comfortable furniture because he wants students to feel comfortable using the building.
"Now, it's okay to snack and drink the library," Tramdack said. "We used to discourage it, we used to prohibit it. We're not encouraging it, but it makes the library more comfortable for people, like at Barnes and Noble."
Tramdack said the only thing he asks is that students be considerate to others in disposing of their waste.
