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(Oct 18/18) Often students book rooms and do not use them. Potentially figure out a way to confirm this so
that others may use. i.e. send an email 10 min. before to confirm.
Library response: Thank you for your comment and suggestion regarding our group study room booking system. We do have a policy for group's who do not show up for their selected booking time. They have 15 minutes from the time of the booking to show up at their selected group study room. After the 15 minutes, if the room is still unoccupied their booking will be cancelled and another group can use the room.
https://library.mcmaster.ca/mrbs/ If you see an unoccupied room please do not hesitate to ask a full time staff member at the Services desk for assistance.
Thank you again for your comment and suggestion. (Oct 18/18)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Apr 26/18) Thank you so much for providing a small and comfortable working space to focus on studies and
learning. All the attention provided by the librarians towards the students is truly
appreciated. McMaster is a better place with Innis library.
Library response: Thanks so much for taking the time to share these kind words with us. I will make sure this is passed along for the Innis staff to see.
Hope the exams went well. (Apr 26/18)
Answered by: Anne Pottier (Associate University Librarian, Library Services/Facilities/Learning Support/Collections)
(Mar 28/18) Can Innis please be open on Saturday during exam season? Although its small, Innis is by far
the cleanest and friendliest library and the defacto best place to study on campus!(<- a fact,
not an opinion) Wed all really appreciate more of this librarys hours.
Library response: Thank you for your kind comments about Innis Library, I'll pass them along to the Innis staff. I'll also pass along your comments to our hard working cleaning staff. I'm sure she'll be happy to hear one of our users notices the work she does each day to keep Innis clean.
I have great news! Innis Library does extend its hours during exam time to include Friday night and during the day on Saturday. Innis will also be open late night hours from 8:30am - 1:45am Monday to Thursdays starting Monday, April 9th. You can access our Library hours here:
library.mcmaster.ca/hours-info/week-innis/2018-W15
Thank you again for your comments and good luck on your exams!
(Mar 29/18)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Feb 8/18) Please extend Innis Library hours. The late hours are very useful and appreciated. This library is the best and favorite study area for many of us.
Thank You
Library response:
Thank you for your submission to our online suggestion box regarding late night hours at Innis Library after Reading Week.
Last term, Thode Library began offering late-night studying hours earlier in the term, immediately after Reading Week, the same as Innis Library. The impact of the availability of this additional study space on the use of Innis was significant. Innis saw its number of users drop dramatically as Thode’s numbers rose, dropping down to more than half of the previous year’s numbers. As a result, we found it wasn’t feasible to keep Innis open for late-night studying this term.
However, we will be opening our space for late-night studying during the coming exam period. You will find more details posted on the Hours section of the Library website.
We will continue to review our late-night studying offering for the 2018 – 2019 academic year.
(Feb 9/18)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Nov 14/17) The Innis study rooms are very warm and are not ventilated well. I would like it if you guys fixed it. Even fixing the ventilation would work.
Library response: Thank you for your Suggestion box submission and we apologize for the very warm temperatures at Innis Library. We placed another call to Facilities Services and we're happy to report that as of today (Wednesday) air circulation has returned and the Library is feeling more comfortable. Thank you again for your comments. (Nov 15/17)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Aug 29/17) I tried to renew the library books today but I found out that the log-in feature has changed. I
am not sure why features that are not broken are being fixed, and now end up being broken.
So now, I cannot renew the books online so I either have to pay a fine or bring the books back
personally for renewal, which are either way, a waste of time and money.
Library response: Thanks for your message. We migrated to a new library catalogue and system earlier this month and there appear to be a few things which have just started not working. One of these things would be getting access to your account so you can renew books.
We are working to correct these problems as quickly as we can. We will keep the Service Alerts on the library's home page updated and are tweeting out updates as they occur.
We will make sure to waive any fines incurred as a result of not being able to renew your books.
We appreciate your patience.
Please contact the Innis Library at 905-525-9140 Ext. 22081 or inncirc@mcmaster.ca. Please provide us with your information and we will be happy to renew those items for you. We can also walk you through the new log in process. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. (Aug 29/17)
Answered by: pottier,apearce
(Apr 6/17) Please turn down the temperature in Innis, particularly in the quiet section. It is almost
always boiling hot and very uncomfortable in Innis. I complained to the front desk and they
said they have had many complaints but are unable to fix it for some reason. Please fix this as
Innis is one of my favorite libraries and I really like the hours to 2:45 am.
Library response: Thanks for sending your comment in.
This area can be a problem since it has it's own perimeter heating, but this is controlled by the outside temperature, which was quite cool last night.
It is going to get warmer this weekend, so the temperature should be more acceptable after today.
We are going to move a couple of floor fans into the room to see if moving the air around helps at all.
Hope this helps. Good luck with the studying! (Apr 7/17)
Answered by: Anne Pottier (Associate University Librarian, Library Services/Facilities/Learning Support/Collections)
(Feb 28/17) Can you please improve the air circulation in Innis library? I often find it hot here and some
disgusting smell.
Library response: Thank you for your comments about the air circulation and odour. We apologize for the uncomfortable conditions in Innis Library. The unusually warm temperatures has lead to the fluctuation of temperatures in our Library. If you could provide us with more information such as the area you were in we can let McMaster Facilities know. If this happens again please let the staff at the Services desk know as soon as possible and they can investigate the area and especially the smell. We can place a service call in to McMaster Facilities. I've walked around the Innis this morning and the air flow seems to have improved. We'll monitor the conditions today and keep Facilities updated on any changes. Thank you again for your comments. (Mar 1/17)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Sep 11/15) Please load Stata software on computers at Innis library
Library response: Hello,
Thank you for the suggestion - have you tried SPSS for Windows on the systems in Innis? Is there something specific you need to do that SPSS does not support?
Further: Ines Perkovic from Innis Library says:
It looks as though Stata IS available in all the UTS student labs.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/lab_facilities/labs/software_avail/index.html
The closest student lab to the Innis Library is the KTH basement (KTH B121 and B123) - only a short walk away from us. This may ultimately be the solution/answer to the suggestion below. (Sep 14/15)
Answered by: mcallic
(Oct 22/14) No one at the desk.
Library response: This comment was submitted through our Suggestion Box at the Innis Library Services desk.
Thank you for your comments and we apologize that someone was not available at the desk at the time you were in need of assistance. Our staff member may have been away from the desk assisting another patron and it was taking longer than they had first anticipated. If we are able to we always try to keep an eye on the desk whenever we need to step away from it. We also have a bell at the desk closest to the entrance/exit gates you can ring to alert our staff member. If you could please provide us with the day and time that it happened that will help us reevaluate our high demand times. (Oct 22/14)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)
(Sep 18/14) I find that the staff in Innis do an excellent job. The Librarians take the time to listen to you & process your needs quickly and efficiently.
Library response: (This comment was submitted in the Suggestion Box at the Innis Library Services desk)
Thank you for your comments. We're happy to hear about your positive experience at our Library Services desk. I will pass along your comments to the Innis staff. (Sep 18/14)
Answered by: Ann Pearce (Supervisor, Information Services, Innis Library)