Blog Post #5
Topic: Study Areas In Willy T.
The biggest activity for students that go to the William T. Young is studying, either on their own or often in small groups. The library was designed with this in mind and has more than enough accommodations for students looking to get assignments and studying done. For this post, I cheated and used Wikipedia for some basic statistics however much of the observations come from my own experiences in the library. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Young_Library--
By code the William T. Young Library can accommodate up to 4,000 individuals. This can consist of UK students, BCTC students, and those just looking for a place to study. Approximately 3,000 of these individuals can be seated in any of the open areas of the library. This includes large wooden tables with lamps, data connections, and power outlets on top of the table. These tables hug the railings on each floor that look out into the atrium. On some of the floors there are also smaller study areas that are separated from the rest of the library by small wooden dividers. These areas could fit four people comfortably. From hearing others' stories, these alcoves become worth more than gold during finals and people have been know to nest in them and stay for hours on end. The remaining 1,000 patrons can be in any number of study rooms. These rooms are completely separated from the common area by full-sized walls and doors. Since the library is supposed to be a quiet place, these areas are perfect for groups that will need to communicate but also need a common area to meet.
While the point of a library is to house books for reference and checking out, in the continuing modern age the question arises on how much longer libraries will be for books, and when they will become solely places for students to have a quiet place to study.
This is something that I believe should be researched further. Perhaps take a survey of students asking if they have ever checked a book out from the library, or just use it to study. It would be an interesting topic to explore.
--Stephen Ritchie
I agree that it will be a thing to do more research on. I was in there for the first time since I have been on campus and was amazed. i never thought a library could be so big and have many different things but still be what someone would call a library instead of chaos. This is a place to go for a college dream to come true. i know many of colleges that doesn't even allow whispering or group work in the library.
ReplyDeleteStephen, even though you can't use wikipedia in your documentary's final works cited, it's a great source to go to when you're first starting research. It can be a springboard for future research.
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