By TRECIA TAN SHU HUI
SUBANG JAYA: A total of 212 additional seats have been placed in Taylor’s University library, and 390 electrical plugs will be installed, according to Chief Librarian Jefrina Jamaluddin.
The level 4 silent study zone was refurbished with a variety of new furniture to accommodate more students.
“We received feedback from students that there weren’t enough seats and the old desks were small, so now we have larger and more individual study tables with partition, as well as new individual cubicles,” Jefrina said.
She said the refurbishment was timely as the furniture were put in place on 14 June, right before the exam season.
“We are also in the midst of installing plug points for every table so students can charge their electronic devices,” she said, adding that the contractors are still working out the date of completion for the installation.
Level 2 of the library had also undergone a facelift, with Event Halls 1 and 2, which were previously silent study areas, now being used for group discussions under a new name – Open Collaboration.
“Taylor’s staff used to hold meetings there, but students would be glad to know that these
rooms are now no longer open for booking and are solely for the use of students because they are our number one stakeholder,” Jefrina said.
These upgrades are a response to students’ feedback through the Library Online survey and i-Graduate survey, according to her.
“There are always requests for more seats, but students need to realise that this is a two-way street, and we need their cooperation as well,” she said.
Jefrina said students should place their bags on the floor instead of on another chair, as it would take up an additional seat.
“We also always receive complaints that the library is noisy, so we hope that students would respect other users and not be too loud, even if they are not in the silent study zones,” she said.
The level 4 silent study zone was refurbished with a variety of new furniture to accommodate more students.
“We received feedback from students that there weren’t enough seats and the old desks were small, so now we have larger and more individual study tables with partition, as well as new individual cubicles,” Jefrina said.
She said the refurbishment was timely as the furniture were put in place on 14 June, right before the exam season.
“We are also in the midst of installing plug points for every table so students can charge their electronic devices,” she said, adding that the contractors are still working out the date of completion for the installation.
Level 2 of the library had also undergone a facelift, with Event Halls 1 and 2, which were previously silent study areas, now being used for group discussions under a new name – Open Collaboration.
“Taylor’s staff used to hold meetings there, but students would be glad to know that these
rooms are now no longer open for booking and are solely for the use of students because they are our number one stakeholder,” Jefrina said.
These upgrades are a response to students’ feedback through the Library Online survey and i-Graduate survey, according to her.
“There are always requests for more seats, but students need to realise that this is a two-way street, and we need their cooperation as well,” she said.
Jefrina said students should place their bags on the floor instead of on another chair, as it would take up an additional seat.
“We also always receive complaints that the library is noisy, so we hope that students would respect other users and not be too loud, even if they are not in the silent study zones,” she said.