Quiet areas
We have a very diverse student body with differing learning styles and preferences. It is important that we provide a diversity of spaces in these new facilities that can accommodate many learning styles. Our planning has been influenced by recent student feedback*, perhaps best typified by the following insightful comment:
"We need...quiet spaces....people work differently; some need quiet, some can work with noise."
The Eastern Resource Centre (currently called the ERC Library) will provide designated quiet zones adjacent to the research collections (levels one and two) and general collections (level five). These reflective zones will feature furniture and seating that supports individual study. We anticipate that these zones will provide appropriate support to all students, especially postgraduates.
* Library Vision: Customer Market research – 25 June 2007