Group study room on quiet floors

You asked:  There is a lot of noise from the large group room on floors 7 and 9 which are quiet floors

Irma says:  Thanks for this suggestion.  We'll place signs reminding groups using those rooms to close the door and keep it down!  

Color Printing

You asked: Is there a place to print in color in the library?

Irma says: Yes! Color printing is available to UNCG users in the Superlab located in Jackson Library. Color printing charges are twenty cents ($0.20) for a single-sided page, or thirty-eight cents ($0.38) for a double-sided page.

To print you must have SpartanCash on your Spartan Card. There are fill stations in Jackson Library near the Check Out Desk. Don't forget about your 75 free pages ($3.00) a semester and 40 pages ($1.60) in the summer in ITS sponsored labs, including the Superlab in Jackson Library!

Overdue notices

You said: Please send overdue notices earlier than the day they're due.

Irma says:  Thank-you for this suggestion!  For 7-day loans (mostly DVDs) we were waiting until the due date to send a notice.  We have changed it so that  reminders will be sent two days before the due date. 

Textbooks

You asked:  Please put all textbooks on reserve.

Irma says:  We know that textbook costs are a big problem for students and we sure sympathize.  The main reason we don't buy a lot of textbooks is that they go out of date quickly and have to be replaced often. So we focus our collection money on books with more lasting value.

Another thing to keep in mind is that when textbooks are on reserve for a large class it's in very high demand and could be hard to get it in time to read the assignments. 

We continue to work on finding solutions to the high cost of textbooks, in particular finding good electronic textbooks.  In the meantime here is a web site with suggestions for finding lower cost copies:

 http://lifehacker.com/5613591/the-complete-guide-to-getting-cheap-textbooks

Holding DVDs at the Check Out Desk

You asked:  Can we please request DVDs that are checked out and have them held at the Check Out Desk like we can for books? 

Irma says: We wish we could offer this service.  However, processing a hold takes a fair amount of staff time.  As you can imagine the DVD collection is very popular and we would get many requests!  So, we need to devote staff resources to holds for materials needed for classes. 
 

Quiet floors

You asked:  Can we please make the quiet floors more quiet?

Irma says:  Floors 6 - 9 are quiet floors.  We've posted new signs (see the picture) that provide a better visual cue.  If you're having problems with noise on a quiet floor please use the Ask Us button on the Libraries home page (also available via mobile) to IM or text a staff member.  We're glad to come to the floor and address the problem for you.

Clearning computers

You asked:  Please clean the computers more often!
Irma says:  We do have students employees who clean the computers.  However, it's hard to get access to them since they're used so much!  We'll see about getting wipes on each floor.