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Library noise a major distraction
Tommy Dezinna
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: Campus Life
Scattered around Mack Library on the Main Campus are bookmark-sized notices urging students to fight noise pollution.
The noise level in the library has gotten a lot louder over the years, say librarians Audrey Harvey and Anne Bittner, who are trying to do something about the problem.
"We need to find ways to lower the volume on the computers and to limit the cell phones, because students need time to study without any distractions," Harvey said.
As enrollment grows, the library is being used more, which obviously affects the noise level, Harvey said.
Library signs posted on tables, desks and walls remind students to respect everybody's right to a quiet study.
"Students should follow the policies and use those signs as reminders," Harvey said.
Fewer students will use the library if it's too noisy for studying, Bittner said.
Sometimes when he's working in the library, distractions cause him to have to start all over again on his assignments, said freshman Business major Jarred Walp.
"Noise causes a lot of irritation and then makes you not want to study,'' he said.
Noise can beget more noise, Harvey said. "If you are talking on your cell phone, listening to music and others see you doing so, then some people will do the same. Then the number of the people in the library will rise, and more noise will occur."
Said Bittner: "It is very important that all the noise decreases, and make this a place that's helpful for you and others around you."
The noise level in the library has gotten a lot louder over the years, say librarians Audrey Harvey and Anne Bittner, who are trying to do something about the problem.
"We need to find ways to lower the volume on the computers and to limit the cell phones, because students need time to study without any distractions," Harvey said.
As enrollment grows, the library is being used more, which obviously affects the noise level, Harvey said.
Library signs posted on tables, desks and walls remind students to respect everybody's right to a quiet study.
"Students should follow the policies and use those signs as reminders," Harvey said.
Fewer students will use the library if it's too noisy for studying, Bittner said.
Sometimes when he's working in the library, distractions cause him to have to start all over again on his assignments, said freshman Business major Jarred Walp.
"Noise causes a lot of irritation and then makes you not want to study,'' he said.
Noise can beget more noise, Harvey said. "If you are talking on your cell phone, listening to music and others see you doing so, then some people will do the same. Then the number of the people in the library will rise, and more noise will occur."
Said Bittner: "It is very important that all the noise decreases, and make this a place that's helpful for you and others around you."
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posted 11/23/09 @ 2:06 PM EST
I agree, that noise is a problem for libraries.
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