The University should provide safe and accessible library services for all students

Passed: November 2020 (24th)

What do you want? / Why do you want it? 

We think that the library services should be accessible to all students and take account of difficulties students face due to the Covid19 pandemic.

Examples of student difficulties:

We think there are some changes which the Libraries on campus could implement which would help students who are facing these difficulties:

LUU and the Student Exec team should work with the University to make these changes.

Expires: November 2023 (24th)

Submitted By: Carolina-Hall Rodriguez & John William Sutcliffe

Officer: Education

Area of Work: Education Service Provision 

Updates

June 2023: After the success of short-term parking spaces, and the new booking system, Laidlaw is open 24 hours for those wanting access to texts for longer, and those requiring a quieter space. 

April 2021: This has been ongoing work since the policy was passed. Carolina has been relaying feedback from the School Reps to Library Services on how libraries can be made more accessible. Example of changes that have been made include: 

November 2020: New Policy