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Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Volume 40, No. 5. 27 March 1977
Studentsays
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Studentsays
On one of the days last week when the library was full and bomb scares had not been heard of Salient sent its Student Says team to find out what people thought of that venerable institution. Placing themselves strategically in the courtyard outside the library entrance they assaulted passers-by with the following questions:
| 1. | What problems have you had in getting the books you want in the University library? |
| 2. | What's kicking in the Library service at the moment? |
| 3. | How do you find the Library service? |
In their true spirit of readiness to offer opinions students, well at least some students, well maybe just a few students, heeded our team's entreaties and gave the following answers.
Pam Graham (works there)
| 1. | Quite a lot. The Law Library is very busy and books are often not on the shelves. |
| 2. | It's alright. There's a lack of understanding by students. |
| 3. | Very good. The Law Library's very helpful. |
Is may Barwell (academic staff)
| 1. | Main trouble with books not being there and there's not enough of some that are there. |
| 2. | I'd like to see some system for undergraduates to have better access to periodicals and articles. |
| 3. | It shuts too early and should be open more in weekends. |
Daphne Austin
| 1. | I've found them so far except problems with Biology books. |
| 2. | Time. It needs to be open more on Friday nights and weekends. |
Finlay Forbes
| 1. | Lot of red tape—but quite reasonable. |
| 2. | Problems with the Zoology library closure as you can't get the books now. |
| 3. | Doing their best. |
Denise Ryan
| 1. | Don't know how to use it—I'm a first year. |
| 2. | Don't know. |
| 3. | I only used it once and couldn't find the books. |
To those who live among us, whoose life evolves in "Emerald Coloured Rainbows", perhaps if Mohamed cannot come to the mountain, perhaps, once again, one day soon, the Mountain will again come to Mohamed. Or we could meet in the middle? (Hawaii would be nice), and then it might be possible for romance and reality to become one.
Ann Braid, Apt 312, 2010 Ulster Road,
NW Calgary, Alta, Canada.