Comments on: Quiet Zones

By: Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:47:11 +0000

A friend at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee emailed me a link to a photo on his library's Facebook page that promotes quiet study areas.

By: rormsby

rormsby — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:38:16 +0000

I found this NYU libguide re quiet study areas: http://nyu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=123054&sid=1619461
that I thought would be of interest.

By: Darcy Gervasio

Darcy Gervasio — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:05:45 +0000

Hi Stephen,

So glad to see this round-up. Our library just implemented a new Study Zones system (Silent, Quiet, Group) this summer to do student outcry on our libqual survey about the noise levels in the library. We have done a lot of marketing and were very thoughtful with the signage we put up, including some very permanent painted signs and a large color-coded map at the building entrance. Here’s our new noise policy and maps of our study zones: http://purchase.libguides.com/policies. So far it seems to be working very well!

By: Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:17:43 +0000

I should have noted in my post that working with students directly to come up a zoned noise level policy is probably a good idea, as it makes it more likely that the policy will be aligned with actual (as opposed to perceived) student needs.