University of Glasgow blether thread

I disagree- if people needed them badly enough, then they could easily restrict the online access to e-journals and certain google links and the people that needed them would still use them. Right now, a high percentage don't use the library computers for anything more complex than iPlayer, 4OD or Facebook- infact, from my current perch on level nine I can see four computers. One is on youtube, one looks like hotmail, one is definitely facebook, and the other one might actually be an essay of some descrition- and this is during the summer when usually the only people that come here have stuff to be getting on with.

They've bought the computers now, but the first step should be to restrict heavily what IP addresses they can visit. As someone who used the library every day around exam time for six weeks at a time for the last three years, I can say that desks were at a premium from 9.30 in the morning onwards- usually with the library itself being a third full but every desk having a notepad, one book and no one to be seen until they came back at 2pm for half an hour and then buggered off again. If people got into the habit of bringing their laptops and finding seats and then choosing to procrastinate- good luck to them, but I'd bet my salary that people wouldn't go to the hassle of using the library just to waste time. I'm basing this primarily on the fact that desk access is much, much easier in Oxford where there's nothing else to do except work in the library, and they certainly don't have a nice-air conditioned enviroment to sit around and while the hours between classes away- and pop down a couple of floors for food and a two hour break before another cursory glance at a journal article. Levels 2,3 & 4, fine- but it disadvantages the rest of us making the rest of the building anything other than a study space. Glasgow's library is a much nicer place to spend time than most of Oxford's dark and dusty 19th century rooms in the Bodleian, but they're in danger of making it too comfortable so that half of campus descends on it whether they have anything to do or not.

I do think if a computer is left unattended for an hour then it should automatically log off (i'd say that's long enough for a lunch break), maybe less on level 3

I think Strath's library tried something similar, but due to student outrage had to backdown. I may be wrong though.

I do think there should be something like that implemented though. I would whole-heartedly agree with them. There are obviously problems with it, but it's a step in the right direction.

Of course there's going to be student outrage, but sometimes students aren't right.

It's all about the lowest common denominator- and right now it seems that because there's more people who want a social space and less that want a study space, that's what we'll end up with. If they wanted the beanbags and chattiness but extreme lack of books that Caledonian's 'library' has, then they should have applied to Caley. I've been in classes and had to co-operate with too many work-shy students in my life who think they have a right to get a 2:1 for me to put up quietly with those who think that study should be all about how convenient it happens to be for them.

I don't think much of the new website design at all. That static picture on the right of the screen is ******* annoying.

Oh, and I forgot to say, I am officially back in for second year politics.

Everyone brings a laptop to university

Does anyone know how can I arrange the whole "we'll wait for you at the airport" thing (I'm pretty sure they offer this service) or at least
find some more info about it, cause it sounds fun .

Should I write the uni or something or will they ask me about it in the upcoming weeks?

I can't find this info on the new site (not sure if I could in the old one too, but whatever...).

I do not see the point in providing such a service.

Just take a bus or taxi and the subway within City Centre and West End. You could also print your rout (Google Maps) from a subway station to your room. By the way, you can walk around Glasgow using Street View. Just to get familiar with streets and places.

Does anyone know how can I arrange the whole "we'll wait for you at the airport" thing (I'm pretty sure they offer this service) or at least
find some more info about it, cause it sounds fun .

Should I write the uni or something or will they ask me about it in the upcoming weeks?

I can't find this info on the new site (not sure if I could in the old one too, but whatever...).

See my other post. I'd take the job if I were you. Basically, there's 130 people going for 60 helpers positions, so a lot of people might find themselves not getting in just because they have to pick somebody and have a pile of very similar applications. None of us should bank on getting in- Tommy and Tuula have a tough one on their hands this year- last year we only had enough to cover all the places with about five spares.

Looks like the SRC isn't so squeaky clean after all.

the average SRC election turnout is ~5% lol