I can haz general discussion? 2!!

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Most likely. Take the old library, I'd imagine that it was probably considered impressive at opening, however by the time I'd started (09 - before building for the new part started) it looked pretty awful. My dad (i.e. Mr Architect) used to rant about it every time we drove past it. Some "modern" building styles don't really tend to stay relevant.

That old rte archive footage of the library opening on the thread ages ago definitely confirms that

Seeing as we are being nostalgic and all BRING BACK THE FOOTBRIDGE

It looked as if it was made out of plywood and reused scaffolding. At least, that's what I can remember.

PopePalpatine wrote: »

It looked as if it was made out of plywood and reused scaffolding. At least, that's what I can remember.

Methinks you may be confusing the actual concrete footbridge with the little temporary bridge to the library when the new part was being built...?

Well, PayPal certainly chose a great day to randomly stop working again:

It was an absolute beast trying to run over that bridge from a tutorial down by the swimming pool up to the arts block for a lecture in 5 minutes, I miss being a student at the moment only thing I can do is indulge my OCD with Pokemon Omega Ruby but as Arnold once said I'll be back.

Stinjy wrote: »

Callan has computer labs though always found a free computer in there! and it doesn't matter if there's a lecture if you're in the big one once you're not distracting them or interrupting etc.

I assume you're a CS student though. Students that don't need to use the labs for their course aren't allowed in and wouldn't have an account anyway.

Dickie10 wrote: »

anyone else getting pissd off with them LIST announcements in the library, they be roaring into the mike. jaysus if people cant do something at this stage... dont mind the first few weeks, why do they have to announce it anyway?

''Attention all library users there is a LIST session starting at 2.15 pm on how to turn on a laptop in Training room A. If you are in this training room, can you please move to a seperate area''

So a college with a chronic shortage of computers and laptop areas moves 30-40 students who genuinely want to do work so a library secretary can give a handful of mature students a lecture on something they could figure out in a few minutes if they tried.

mickstupp wrote: »

Granted everyone's experience is different... and I'm basing this entirely on the frankly incredible questions I get asked by people who have just come from the Leaving Cert, people who you would, I think, naturally assume understand how to use the internet or computers, but simply haven't a clue. A large proportion of first years seem incapable of using the library at all, and many of them certainly have severe difficulties searching for relevant information, and in figuring out how to use that information. The sessions are clearly needed. Not so clear, despite what you may think, is the age group that needs them. There are students that need them and students that don't. Doesn't matter the damn age.

I didn't mean to be ageist here. To be honest, one thing that should be included in orientation week is actually incorporating LIST sessions into the timetable. Instead of talks from the SU about how much craic freshers week will be, would this be more useful?

I think a lot of 1st years find the library intimidating to use at first and probably classify themselves as to cool or even ashamed to attend a LIST session off their own initiative. Some people still need to have their hands held after leaving secondary school.

i knew you would get pulled up on the mature students comment! careful now...! im mature student now 24 today hi, ya big ham!

Announcements about preventing panic attacks should always be down to the background noise of a siren and dogs barking.

Stinjy wrote: »

Callan has computer labs though always found a free computer in there! and it doesn't matter if there's a lecture if you're in the big one once you're not distracting them or interrupting etc.

GarIT wrote: »

I assume you're a CS student though. Students that don't need to use the labs for their course aren't allowed in and wouldn't have an account anyway.

Stinjy wrote: »

I'm not actually... Oops

Though I'm trying to remember what I used to log on... (Its bad it was only last year...)

Please stay the hell out of the Computer Science labs, they are for CS students.
I've been demonstrator a full for a lab and had to go hunting every week for people who shouldn't be there so my students can have computers to get their lab work done.

Also when it says "Exam in Progress", that means there is an exam in progress and you shouldn't walk in with your headphones blaring, saunter to the nearest computer, plonk yourself down and then get pissy or start yelling when I tell you that everyone here is taking an exam and ask you kindly to leave.

Plenty of other computers on campus for you to use. Long Corridor, the Arts Block, The Computer Centre, etc, how about using them?

The last few weeks of term are the busiest for most CS students with lab exams, assignments, projects and presentations due. How about not using the only machines on campus with the tools they need installed on them?

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Alt_Grrr wrote: »

Plenty of other computers on campus for you to use. Long Corridor, the Arts Block, The Computer Centre, etc, how about using them?

Cos they're always full?

Planemo wrote: »

Cos they're always full?

That doesn't matter, students aren't allowed into the CS labs if they are either in use or the student is not taking a computer science module.