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The Sir Duncan Rice Library: 24-hour opening and Floor 5 silent study before and during Exams

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The Sir Duncan Rice Library will open at 11.00 on Sunday 23 April, and stay open continuously until 22.00 on Friday 12 May 2023.

Over this period, it is important that you are aware of the following:

  • Swipe access only after 22.00 – please ensure you have your ID card, as access will not be permitted without it.
  • The PCs require a nightly shutdown (lasting about ten minutes) and reboot for essential maintenance. This will happen at 04.00, and you will be given an option to delay this for 2 hours.
  • Essential cleaning of the building will be carried out overnight between 02.00 and 06.00, which may result in some disruption.
  • Look after yourselves and your belongings – take breaks, but do not leave your personal belongings unattended.
  • Take care if leaving the library in the early hours – travel with friends if possible.

Please respect the building and your fellow library users:

  1. Hot and cold drinks in covered containers can be consumed in the library.
  2. Cold food can be consumed in the same locations – but not if it is has a strong smell or is noisy! (Remember – no hot food allowed apart from the café area on the ground floor).
  3. Tidy up after yourself – use the bins which are available on each of the floors.
  4. Keep talk to the group study areas to allow others to study.
  5. Please go to the stairwells to make/take phone calls

Please note that during this period, the whole of Floor 5 in The Sir Duncan Rice Library will once again operate as a Silent Study area.

Silent Study: Floor 5 of The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Sunday 23 April to Friday 12 May. Looking for a place to study? There are a range of study spaces throughout The Sir Duncan Rice Library, allowing silent, quiet and collaborative study. Facebook, twitter accounts: @aberdeenunilib. BeWell: abdn.ac.uk/bewell

Students are required to observe the following rules on Floor 5:

  • No discussions, conversations, or phone/video calls
  • No noisy food
  • No loud music from headphones
  • Please go to the stairwells to make/take phone calls or hold conversations.

In addition to the Floor 5 Silent Study Space, our designated Silent Study rooms on Floors 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the south side of the building will operate as normal. The Silent Study room on Floor 6 (Room 624) is the only Silent Study room in the building where electronic devices are not allowed.

Elsewhere in the building, we encourage all users to keep noise and conversations to a minimum. Library staff will be readily available throughout the Library to promote an environment conducive to study.

If you require space for group discussion and collaborative working, have you considered booking a space across our different libraries? See our website for further details.

Please report any problems to security staff on duty – in person (Information Centre,
Floor 1, TSDRL) or by phone (01224 273330).

Also check out the opening hours for our other two Library sites, as Taylor and Medical will not be open 24/7 during these dates.

Silent Study: Floor 5 of The Sir Duncan Rice Library 21 November-16 December

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Our returning students may recall that pre-pandemic, the Library responded to feedback for more quiet study space in the lead-up to and during exams by designating the whole of Floor 5 in The Sir Duncan Rice Library a Silent Study Space. 

During the 2022 exam period, Floor 5 of the Sir Duncan Rice Library will once again operate as a “silent” floor, from Monday 21 November until Friday 16 December 2022.

We ask that users observe the following rules on Floor 5:

  • No discussions, conversations or group study
  • No phone calls
  • Go to the stairwells to make or take phone calls, or hold conversations

We realise that noise travels through the building, so we will also provide free earplugs to anyone who wants them. These will be available for collection from the Welcome Desk, on the Ground Floor of the Library.

In addition to the Floor 5 Silent Study Space, our designated Silent Study rooms on Floors 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the south side of the building will operate as normal. Note that laptops are not allowed in the Silent Study room on Floor 6 (Room 624) – the only Silent Study Room where devices are not allowed.

Elsewhere in the building, we encourage all users to keep noise and conversations to a minimum. Library staff will be readily available throughout the Library to promote an environment conducive to study. Feedback and comments on the Floor 5 Silent Study Space will be very welcome.

If you require space for group discussion and collaborative working, have you considered booking a space across our different Libraries? See our website for further details.

Please note that cleaning and vacuuming will take place through the night on all floors, including Floor 5, and that we are unable to control the noise caused by our hand driers.

Silent Study: Floor 5 of The Sir Duncan Rice Library

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In response to student feedback for more quiet study space in the lead-up to and during exams Floor 5 in The Sir Duncan Rice Library (TSDRL) will be designated as a Silent Study area across the complete Floor. Our pilot “Silent Floor” trial will run from Monday 18 November until the end of exams on Friday 13 December.

Unfortunately, we are unable to adjust our noisy hand dryers, but during this period on Floor 5 please observe the following rules:

  • No discussions or conversations
  • No phone calls
  • Please go to the stairwells to make or take phone calls, or hold conversations

Additionally, we will have free earplugs available for anyone who wants them. These will be available at the Welcome Desk.

In addition to the pilot Silent Floor on Floor 5, our designated Silent Study rooms on Floors 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the south side of the building will operate as normal. Note that laptops are not allowed in the Silent Study room on Floor 6 (Room 624) – this is the only space in TSDRL where this is the case.

Elsewhere in the building, we encourage all users to keep noise and conversations to a minimum. Library staff will be readily available throughout TSDRL to promote an environment conducive to study. Feedback and comments on the Floor 5 trial will be very welcome.

If you require space for group discussion and collaborative working have you considered booking a space across our different Libraries to support this? See our website for further details.

Please note that cleaning and hoovering will take place through the night on all floors, including Floor 5. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Noise in the Library: how to let us know if you are being disturbed

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We ask all users of The Sir Duncan Rice Library to be considerate to others studying. Exams can be a time of stress so, please think of other library users as you revise and while you move around the building. As you walk out of the library, remember that people sat in their seats are still working.

silence

The Sir Duncan Rice Library provides a range of spaces for different types of use, from completely silent to more informal group working areas. In general, the library gets quieter as you move up the floors, with floor 7 being the quietest. It is also noisier near the lifts but gets quieter as you move across to the south side of the building.

Find out more about our silent study spaces in the relevant “Did You Know…?” post. 

During this important time, we try to ensure that a quiet, safe and clean study environment is in place for all users.  Please remember that if you are being disturbed by others using the library, you can speak to library staff. You can find us in the offices and information points of Floors 1-6 Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00. All other times speak with members of staff at the Information Centre on Floor 1 and on the Welcome Desk. For any comments or questions on our service provision and policies, do not hesitate to get in touch through Facebook, Twitter or via email.

F:  http://www.facebook.com/biblio.teque/
T:  https://twitter.com/aberdeenunilib
 E: library@abdn.ac.uk

Staff at all libraries would like to wish all our students the best of luck in all their exams!

Eleni Borompoka, eleni.boro@abdn.ac.uk

 

 

Did you know…? – Silent Study Rooms

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Did you know that there are 7 Silent Study Rooms in The Sir Duncan Rice Library? 

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  There are Silent Study Rooms on Floors 3 to 6 in The Sir Duncan Rice Library, all located on the south side of the building. If you are looking to work somewhere quiet using your personal electronic device, you can go to any of the Silent Study Rooms on floors 3, 4 and 5. The Silent Study Rooms, overlooking Bedford Road, also include the recently installed power sockets with USB charging points. Please note that the Silent Study Room on floor 6 is a strictly silent working environment where electronic devices cannot be used.  This is for those who wish to study with no disturbance.  

Please remember that food is not allowed in all Silent Study Rooms! 

Click here for more information on Silent Study spaces within our libraries.  

  Eleni Papadakou, e.papadakou@abdn.ac.uk  

Did you know that there are 7 Silent Study Rooms in The Sir Duncan Rice Library?

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There are Silent Study Rooms on Floors 3 to 6 of The Sir Duncan Rice Library, all located on the south side of the building. If you are looking to work somewhere quiet using your personal electronic device, you can go to any of the Silent Study Rooms on floors 3, 4 and 5.

The Silent Study Rooms, overlooking Bedford Road, also include the recently installed power sockets with USB charging points! Please note that the Silent Study Room on floor 6 is a strictly silent working environment where no electronic devices are allowed, for those who need no disturbance. 

Click here for more information on Silent Study spaces within our libraries. 

Please remember that food consumption is prohibited in all Silent Study Rooms. 

Library users can take cold food and cold/hot drinks (as long as they are in a covered container) past the gates in all library buildings.

You will find that there are many areas within the libraries where you can eat and drink, but please respect your fellow library users and help us maintain a clean and tidy environment by:

✔  Cleaning up after yourselves

✔  Using the appropriate bins provided (general waste/mixed recyclables)

recycle bins

 

To maintain a pleasant study environment please observe the following restrictions:

✘   No hot food is allowed anywhere in the libraries

✘   No smelly or noisy cold food

✘ No food in silent study areas, project rooms, as well as rooms or areas with equipment (PC Classrooms, PC Clusters, Co-Labs, Flexible Learning Area, Microform Room, Multimedia Room, Music Resources Room, and Viewing Room)

no hot food

 

Your assistance in keeping our libraries in great condition for all users is much appreciated! Report any problems to staff on duty in person or by email  –
The Sir Duncan Rice Library: library@abdn.ac.uk; Medical Library: medill@abdn.ac.uk;  Taylor Library: lawlib@abdn.ac.uk

Eleni Papadakou, e.papadakou@abdn.ac.uk

Noise in the library: how to let us know if you are being disturbed

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We ask all users of The Sir Duncan Rice Library to be considerate to others studying and focusing upon exam revision. Exams can be a time of stress so, please think of other library users as you revise and while you move around the building. As you walk out of the library, remember that people sat in their seats are still working. 

silence

The Sir Duncan Rice Library provides a range of spaces for different types of use, from completely silent to more informal group working areas. In general, the library gets quieter as you move up the floors, with floor 7 being the quietest. It is also noisier near the lifts but gets quieter as you move across to the south side of the building.

Find out more about our silent study spaces in the relevant “Did You Know…?” post.

During this important time, we try to ensure that a quiet, safe and clean study environment is in place for all users.  Please remember that if you are being disturbed by others using the library, you can speak to library staff. You can find us in the offices and at information points on Floors 1-6 Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00. All other times speak with members of staff at the Information Centre on Floor 1 and on the Welcome Desk.

For any comments or questions on our service provision and policies, do not hesitate to get in touch through Facebook, Twitter or via email.

F:  http://www.facebook.com/biblio.teque/
T:  https://twitter.com/aberdeenunilib
E: library@abdn.ac.uk

Staff at all libraries would like to wish all our students the best of luck in all their exams!

Did you know that there are 7 Silent Study Rooms in The Sir Duncan Rice Library?

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There are Silent Study Rooms on Floors 3 to 6 of The Sir Duncan Rice Library, all located on the south side of the building. If you are looking to work somewhere quiet using your personal electronic device, you can go to any of the Silent Study Rooms on floors 3, 4 and 5.

The Silent Study Rooms, overlooking Bedford Road, also include the recently installed power sockets with USB charging points! Please note that the Silent Study Room on floor 6 is a strictly silent working environment where no electronic devices are allowed, for those who need no disturbance! 

Please remember that food consumption is prohibited in all Silent Study Rooms! 

Click here for more information on Silent Study spaces within our libraries.  

Eleni Papadakou, e.papadakou@abdn.ac.uk

Building improvements to cause some disturbance in The Sir Duncan Rice Library

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We are currently repurposing some areas within The Sir Duncan Rice Library, and while this work is carried out there will be some minimal disturbance to users of the building. Some of the work is expected to run until the end of August. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

In the meantime, if you need a silent space to study why not use the silent study rooms in the southwest corner of Floors 3, 4 and 5? These rooms were recently equipped with power and USB sockets allowing you to work from your laptop in a silent environment.

Please also note that the Taylor Library is open 09:00 – 17:00 over the summer period. Taylor Library’s silent study areas are located in block ‘D’ on levels 1 and 2.

 

Room 124 – improvements coming

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As of Monday 11 June there will be work taking place in Silent Study Room 124
(Floor 1) of The Sir Duncan Rice Library as we re-purpose the space, to make it better fit your needs. There will be some disruption as this work takes place, and for that we apologise in advance. We will do all we can to keep any inconvenience to a minimum, but the summer months are the only time when such work can take place. The exact timing of this work is still to be confirmed but we will put out further information via our social media once we have firm dates.

In the meantime, if you need a silent space to study why not use the silent study rooms in the south west corner of Floors 3, 4 and 5? These rooms were recently equipped with power and USB sockets allowing you to work from your laptop in a silent environment.

For more information on our Silent Study spaces, click here.