Library Suggestions
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Library Temperature
SUGGESTION:I found the two notes below at the same time in the Suggestion Box.
- “It’s too Hot in Here!”
- “I cannot study in the library b/c it is always so cold and I am not the only one to feel this way!”
ANSWER:
Yes, sometimes it is cold, and sometimes it is hot. This condition usually occurs in the spring and fall when the outside temperature can vary considerable in a day or from day-to-day.
Quickly changing the temperature in a large, open building like the library cannot be done. The library staff does not control the building temperature. When it is hot or cold, we call TTU facilities; and they adjust the controls fairly soon after we call. However, when it is hot or cold in the library, it is often hot or cold in other campus buildings needing attention. The library is a high priority building for facilities due to the large number of people using the building. Facilities has responded to our calls about the building temperature at night and over the weekend. Since the building was occupied in the spring of 1989, all the control equipment that runs the heating and cooling system has been changed to make it easier and faster to change the settings. This year, facilities is making some significant modifications to the campus chilled water system. These changes will give facilities better control over the temperature in the library. Better control but not instant change, and we will still have hot and cold times in the building.
Winston A. Walden
Director of the Library
Requesting a Book
SUGGESTION:Has anyone considered making a “Request a Book” card that students could put in the suggestion box?
ANSWER:
Students have always been able to recommend books for the library to purchase. There are yellow cards to use, with the slips of paper, on the side of the Suggestion Box. These are not required and neither is all the information requested on the card. An author and title will usually do, but more information about the book will help. Please note, that recommending a book does not mean it will be purchased. A book will be evaluated in terms of its value to the collection, its cost, and budget restraints. If a person would like to know the action taken on a recommendation, the person should leave their contact information, i.e. phone, email, etc. For a book to be ordered, received, and processed for checkout often takes several weeks or months.
Winston A. Walden
Director of the Library
