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Booking
a Study Room
- If
you are a student, faculty, or staff at ECSU, you can reserve
a research study room (up to 2 people), a group study
room (3-10 people), a seminar room (12-14 people)
through the Circulation Desk at no charge to you.
- You
or your study group can also request a study room on a walk-up basis.
Circulation Desk staff will check the booking calendar and attempt to
meet your needs if possible.
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If you have outstanding Library fines, bills, or overdue books that
block you from borrowing books, you will not be able to reserve
a study room in your name because you will not be able to check out
a study room key.
- If
you are unaffiliated with ECSU and you wish to book any room
in the Library, you must do so through Continuing Education's Office
of Professional Development (Edith Longhenry, 465-4172). Any ECSU
faculty, staff and student who wishes to book the Community Conference
Room (204) must do so through the Associate Registrar (Edith
Mavor, 465-5500). CE and the Registrar
will assess any charges for the room and equipment.
- Library Study Rooms cannot be booked past the
closing hours of the Library.
- NO food or drink
is permitted in library study rooms.
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Using
Your Reserved Study Room: Timely Arrival and Keys
- Library
study rooms are in high demand, especially around exam periods,
and, generally, weekday afternoons and evenings. Because of this demand,
Circulation Desk staff will not hold a study room reservation
more than 15 minutes past the scheduled start time. If you are
more than 15 minutes late to pick up your study room key, Circulation
Desk staff may re-assign the study room to meet the needs of other patrons
who are physically present. A call to the Circulation Desk to
warn of a late arrival may save your study room reservation.
- Remember
your study room key has to be checked in before the Library closes.
You need to return the key to the Circulation Desk no later than 15
minutes before Library closing, while Circulation Desk
computers are still turned on. Please listen for the closing announcement
and act accordingly.
- If
you have booked a research study room, or a group study room you must
check out the key for your room or locker at the Circulation
Desk. Please remember that you, as the person who booked the room
and checked out the key, are responsible to return the key. The University
will charge you $50 to re-key the study room door if you cannot
return the study room key.
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Food,
Beverages and Noise in the Study Rooms
- The
Library administration and faculty have adopted a policy that prohibits
food and beverages from the Library, including the study rooms.
This policy was adopted to minimize insect and rodent infestations,
as well as to keep the furniture and carpets clean and pleasant for
all Library patrons. Please use the Library
Cafe, which is outside the Library proper on the 1st floor of the library
building, if you wish to eat or drink during a study session.
- Group
study sessions naturally include conversation, strenuous discussions
and even laughter. If you keep the study room door closed and group
noise at a reasonable level, you will not disturb other students who
are studying at tables near your study room.
- If
you don't follow these guidelines, the Access Services Librarian may
deny you future bookings.
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Tips
About Room Reservations
- The
Library staff wants to give as many students as possible the opportunity
to book the study rooms. So . . .
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If you need a group study room or research study room for more than
two hours, you must book each use individually up to 7 days
in advance . . .
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If you need a study room for two hours or less, Circulation Desk
staff will make up to four bookings for you at one time . . .
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You can book rooms at the Circulation Desk in person or over the
telephone. Depending on how busy the Desk is when you call, Desk
staff may offer to return your call within a few minutes . . .
- When
you check out a study room, you should intend to spend almost all your
reserved time in the study room.
- For
individual use or two-person "groups," book a research study room -
which can easily accommodate a two person study session - instead of
a group study room. This keeps the "group studies" available for larger
groups which could not fit in the research rooms.
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