Biological Sciences Library

Student policed group rooms?

Justin Clark — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:22:07 +0000

With the ever increasing do-it-yourself attitude around the library the idea of having students police their own group room bookings has surfaced. This would mean that it would be up to students to clear out of the room when their booking was finished to make way for other students. Is it a good idea? Or a bad idea? Will it make the group rooms a Utopia of Harmony or a Field of War? We are interested to hear any and all opinions. Personally I have a lot of faith in the students who visit the Biological Sciences Library and after some initial teething problems, while everyone gets used to the new way of policing rooms, it will work out very well with only a minimal amount of problems. But then I’m an optimist.

New online booking system for group rooms

Whitehorne Kelly — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:55:52 +0000

From Monday the 19th March 2007, students will be able to make online bookings for Group Rooms in the Biological Sciences Library.
To make a booking follow the links at http://www.library.uq.edu.au/fbs

You can make a booking one week in advance (bookings released daily at 4 p.m) and you can book two sessions in a week. A session is up to two hours.

Contact the Welcome Desk if you have any queries.

What’s hot?

sohojo — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:21:52 +0000

Alas, I can’t tell you what’s hot in the world of fashion. Before today, I thought tartan mini-skirts actually looked good on a 35 yr old. Apparently not. Who knew!

Luckily, I can tell you what’s currently hot in BSL. Group rooms!

The library has six group rooms (two large and four small) that can be used by staff and students. Part of the reason for their popularity is the uber cool plasma screens available in each room. Just connect your laptop into the port and power outlets (situated on the tables in each room) and information can be easily seen by everyone in the room. See the pic below for a demo [thanks to the students who kindly agreed to be interrupted for this photo op ]

Due to the popularity of these rooms, you will need to book ahead. Note: the group rooms can only be booked for two hours at a time. Bookings can be made in person at the Welcome Desk on Level 1 or by phoning 3346 4384 (64384). In the near future, an online booking system will be available.

So, to recap. What’s hot? Group rooms (and comments on this blog )