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Temporary closure of silent rooms

By Curtin Library 15 January 2018 News & events Comments off

Please be advised that the silent rooms on level 4 and 5 will be closed for electrical upgrades from Tuesday 16 January to Friday 19 January.

The silent room on level 6 will be available for use during this time.

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CGSB Library location change

By Curtin Library 12 January 2018 Facilities Comments off

The Curtin Graduate School of Business (CGSB) Library has returned to the usual location on the first floor of the CGSB building.

During Trimester 1, the Library will be staffed Monday to Thursday from 4.30pm – 8pm.

Please be aware that swipe card access will be required to access the Library outside of these times, and that requested items can only be collected while the Library is staffed.

For help, please call CGSB Library on  +61 8 9266 3388 or Robertson Library (Bentley) on +61 8 9266 7166.

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Library end of year closedown

By Curtin Library 13 December 2017 Facilities Comments off

The Robertson Library will be operating on reduced hours 9am-5pm from Monday 18 December until closing for the Christmas and New Year period on Friday 22 December. The Library will remain closed until 9am Wednesday 3 January when it will return to the reduced hours of 9am-5pm until Friday 5 January 2018.

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Kalgoorlie Library closure

By Curtin Library 11 December 2017 Facilities Comments off

Please be advised that the Kalgoorlie Library will be closed for the remainder of Monday 11 December 2017.

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Suggestion: Computer Issues

By Curtin Library 7 December 2017 News & events Comments off

From the suggestion box@Curtin Library…

Why does it take 40minutes, 6 computers, 2 computer restarts, and 11 login attempts to finally be able to get on to a computer?

The Library responds…
Thank you for your feedback.  The Library is working with CITS to deploy a new system onto the computers that should rectify the issue.

Colin Sinclair
Manager
Curtin University Library

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Document Delivery Christmas Hours

By Curtin Library 4 December 2017 Facilities Comments off

The Library’s Document Delivery request service will be closed between 11 December 2017 and 4 January 2018 due to the Christmas closure. If you place a request for an article or item from another library, it will be processed from Thursday 4th January 2018, however, there may be some delays while any backlogs are cleared.

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Semester break opening hours

By Curtin Library 22 November 2017 News & events Comments off

Curtin Library opening hours will change over the semester break. Please see our libraries’ opening hours below:

Robertson Library (Bentley)

The Library will close at 6pm on 24 November 2017.

SEMESTER BREAK (25/11/17 – 25/2/18)
Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm
Full service, all floors open to all clients.
Saturday – Sunday
Closed

WA School of Mines Library (Kalgoorlie)

The Library will close at 5pm on Friday 24 November.

SEMESTER BREAK (25/11/17 – 25/2/18)
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm
Full service available.
Saturday – Sunday
Closed

 

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Suggestion: Level 6 Room Availability

By Curtin Library 22 November 2017 News & events Comments off

From the suggestion box@Curtin Library…

Hi, I noticed the closed computer rooms on 6 and honestly have been really disappointed, I often study there because of the wide tables and good lighting as well as computer availability, to have those rooms closed, especially during the end of semester are a real bummer. I bumped into a library official who said it was because of loud noise complaints, if so could at least 6.106 be opened and library worker rounds increased so that if those people come about they can be removed? I really hope this can be solved by next semester. Thank you

The Library responds…
Thank you for letting us know your study preferences especially around your use of level 6 in the Library. The Library assesses the study environment designed to foster exam preparation on level 6 after each semester and I will make sure your comment and suggestions are included in this process after the end of this semester.

Lynne Vautier
Associate Director
Curtin University Library

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Suggestion: Food Monitoring in Postgraduate Room

By Curtin Library 20 November 2017 News & events Comments off

From the suggestion box@Curtin Library…

Hi there,

The “no food” rule in the postgraduate room is not being obeyed.

This exam period I have seen people eating everything from apples and potato chips through to kebabs and pizzas (yes, really!)

It is very difficult to concentrate when someone is loudly working their way through a bag of Doritos!

I recommend a sign at every desk explaining that other students have complained about people eating.

Thank you !
David.

The Library responds…

Thank you for bringing your concerns about the Postgrad Room to our attention. You are right. The rule for that room is no food or drink except water. I have asked the team to increase the monitoring of the room and passed to them your suggestion about a sign pointing out the impact on other students. If you are studying in there and someone is behaving poorly and impacting on your study environment you can bring this to the attention of Library staff as it happens and they will assist you.

Lynne Vautier
Associate Director
Curtin University Library

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Suggestion: Yoga Room in the Library

By Curtin Library 17 November 2017 News & events Comments off

From the suggestion box@Curtin Library…

A recent study demonstrated the positive protective impact of physical activity behaviors and exercise on stress tolerance among university students (see Bland, Melton, Bigham, & Welle, 2014).
After getting out of my chair to stretch from a 3-hour study session and feeling silly to stretch in front of everyone, I thought how great it would be to have a dedicated room during the study break and exam weeks with a yoga video playing on loop so that people can take a short 10min break out of their study to exercise.

The Library responds…

Thank you for the great suggestion to provide a dedicated break out area for yoga and stretching in the library during exams. The Library understand how important it is to take breaks during long study sessions so we will certainly take this idea into consideration for future planning.

Barbara Parnaby
Manager
Curtin University Library

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