(Feb 10/09) This comment is in regards to the Mills fourth floor silent study area L411 the Research Reading Room on South Side. I was recently studying in this area and was quite disturbed by the amount of noise (typically I can deal with a little bit of noise but this was very much out of hand). I then requested through the need help just ask option that someone be sent to quiet down the students. I was then informed that this level is no longer a quiet study section. So, either I was misinformed or the library is falsely still advertising that this is. Is it a study area? And what is the policy in regards to keeping it quiet for those who actually want to use it for that? I found the library staff very unhelpful, when typically they are wonderful.
Answered by: Anne Pottier (Associate University Librarian, Library Services/Facilities/Learning Support/Collections)