24hr library Rant/Truth

GodlikeRed

Seriously what is the f**kin' story with people bringing in 15-20 books with the to the 24hr library? Surely one person couldn't need that many books in a day!! Study posers with their tiny bookmark/post-its!

Larianne

LOL

Is the library busy at the moment? Wanted to head in tomorrow (Friday) evening.

Lisandro

None of the libraries have been busy when I've been in - you could quite literally hear a pin drop. It got to the extent that there were more librarians behind the counter at the Hamilton than there were students studying in the library. Contrast that with the almighty headache that comes every April when most of the college goes into heavy duty study mode and it really is a case of two extremes.

It makes me glad I only use the library during the summertime, because taking out a book means returning it a week later, which is inconvenient because I'm down at the Hamilton irregularly during the summer, so it just means that when I'm there, I'll just stay there and read. I never bother with the student libraries during the year (I find the place quite tedious); I prefer to do my reading down at the Schroedinger library, which has a total usership of about 3 people*.

*OK, I'm exaggerating. Maybe it's 4.

starry nights

GodlikeRed wrote: »

Seriously what is the f**kin' story with people bringing in 15-20 books with the to the 24hr library? Surely one person couldn't need that many books in a day!! Study posers with their tiny bookmark/post-its!

I know exactly the people you're talking about. They drive me mental. You know that guy with the pile of books on the desk, on the desk in front of him AND surrounding, and I mean surrounding desk on the floor.... WTF?! He hardly ever uses any of them (i do be there from early morning til late night) plus spends half his time wandering around and letting his mates in. Very annoying... Or maybe the exam stress has gone to my head!

and i agree, very poserish. I use the bookmarks too but ya don't see me flaunting them! lol

lucernarian

+1 for the thread!

Anyone who happens to clear their throat or cough every 30 seconds for like 15 minutes should go the **** outside and get some water! So bloody annoying.

Lawliet

Guys it's an age old study technique; the classic 'if I sit near all this information maybe I'll absorb some of it.' Guaranteed first.

Lisandro

To_be_confirmed wrote: »

+1 for the thread!

Anyone who happens to clear their throat or cough every 30 seconds for like 15 minutes should go the **** outside and get some water! So bloody annoying.

Ah, so I'm not the only person who hates it when people make that noise. Well, OK, granted, it's harmless and in terms of the bigger picture just a minor annoyance, but seriously, it gets on my nerves. It's as if there's a gigantic grunting contest taking place in the library and I haven't got the memo - it gets to the extent that it's quieter outside the library than in it!

GodlikeRed

I sat opposite that guy today who leaves has 43 books with him. He leaves them and an old bag beside the desk as if to suggest someone is using the spot. He actually leaves about 8pm. What a d**k head thing to do!

Came in today and sat beside my mate, asked him if anyone had been sitting beside him ( 2A4's and folder on the desk, no bag) he said he'd been in since 9am and nobody had been sitting there. Took the space and put the A4's on the ground, chap turned up round 5pm suggesting it was his desk!! GTFO

starry nights

GodlikeRed wrote: »

I sat opposite that guy today who leaves has 43 books with him. He leaves them and an old bag beside the desk as if to suggest someone is using the spot. He actually leaves about 8pm. What a d**k head thing to do!

Came in today and sat beside my mate, asked him if anyone had been sitting beside him ( 2A4's and folder on the desk, no bag) he said he'd been in since 9am and nobody had been sitting there. Took the space and put the A4's on the ground, chap turned up round 5pm suggesting it was his desk!! GTFO

that's the guy i'm talking about!!! He really annoys me. I get that people are stressed, but it's a study room, not your bedroom where you can store your books and crap! I hate when it gets to about 5/6pm and you see people coming in from the library and having to leave cos he and more people have 'reserved' their desks for the last month and even if ya did sit in their places there'd be fúck all room for you!

A Neurotic

There are about 4 of them, all of them seem to be studying accounting. One theory is that they're not TCD students and are studying for post-graddy-accountingy-type exams (not sure how accounting works), in which case they can quite genuinely be told to leave. Anyone seem them swipe in or using Myzone or anything?

starry nights

A Neurotic wrote: »

There are about 4 of them, all of them seem to be studying accounting. One theory is that they're not TCD students and are studying for post-graddy-accountingy-type exams (not sure how accounting works), in which case they can quite genuinely be told to leave. Anyone seem them swipe in or using Myzone or anything?

there's one guy that has a card but the others get him to let them in all the time.... maybe you're right!

bythewoods

The accountancy theory (MINE!!) has to be correct.

There's big... accountancy exams coming up which are ... meant to be hard. I was sitting opposite one of those guys who has about 10 million books with literally 100s of tags in each of them the other day. He was using a Griffith College little study guide book... thing. Also, I've seen them using books from Deloitte, which is just a little bit TOO SUSPICIOUS. One of them went out for a cigarette the other day and jammed the door so he wouldn't have to swipe back in (BECAUSE HE DOESN'T BELONG!)

It's pretty frustrating tbh. The same guy I was sitting opposite the other day had his stuff spread out over two desks, with his bag up on one of the chairs.

What of it when the library's not being used at all (like, over the Summer I guess) but with repeats coming up it's a load of crap that students can't get a space because people with up to 10 lever arch files and obsessively tagged books are all up in their face.

Also, unrelated, but... those Portaloos outside the 24hr are actually disgusting. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE USE THEM? Rough stuff.

Craguls

Wasn't there DIT students supposedly using it too as well at one stage? There needs to more security when it's a peak times anyway....

bythewoods wrote: »

Also, unrelated, but... those Portaloos outside the 24hr are actually disgusting. WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE USE THEM? Rough stuff.

I'd imagine it's mostly people just passing through possibly drunkenly after the visiting the Pav too.

spoonbadger

bythewoods wrote: »

He was using a Griffith College little study guide book... thing. Also, I've seen them using books from Deloitte, which is just a little bit TOO SUSPICIOUS. One of them went out for a cigarette the other day and jammed the door so he wouldn't have to swipe back in (BECAUSE HE DOESN'T BELONG!)

Should've unjammed the door and informed security, i would have. We had similar problems with carpetbaggers from other courses in our CS computer labs, wasting space and resources. Complaints were made, staff were not happy to find out about it.

Lisandro

I don't use the 24-hour reading room, but that kind of behaviour is not on. It's one thing if the place is almost empty, but quite another if people are studying for repeats and they (we haven't confirmed this but evidence suggests it) don't even go to Trinity College. Absolutely inform an attendant about it, if it's not reported, people will be disadvantaged by it.

On a related note: portaloos outside the 24-hour reading room. Why? Those things are disgusting, there's a reason they're only used at concerts, and similar events where there's no access to a toilet. It's not as if the toilets are a long distance away!

A Neurotic

^The Berkeley toilets are inaccessible because of construction work, students aren't supposed to know the code to the museum building (lol), and the Hamilton is a bit is far away.

Jegger

Toilets in the Pav.

GodlikeRed

Seems like they aren't even in TCD. . . . .Might rat them out on monday, it'll be good to watch.

Lisandro

A Neurotic,

Really? I can't comment because I don't know what they're doing, but construction work shouldn't leave students isolated from toilets to the extent that they have to get portaloos in. On the surface of it, it sounds like bad planning to me.

starry nights

whoever reported the people who 'reserved' their tables with 40+ books. I salute you!! So nice that people can actually come in and sit wherever they like!

PurpleFistMixer

The Hamilton isn't that far away, unless you need to go to the toilet every 5 minutes or something.

kate.m

When I was in lc last year I knew people in school who used your study room...they also tried sneak into the institute but got caught and reported and in big trouble. If they find out in a second level school then they should have tighter security in trinity!

No sympathy, report them. It's totally unfair to *reserve* seats. Can't the librarian or supervisor see that no one has been there for hours and land their books in a big plastic bag?