Noise in the LRC

I have a suggestion to make the library on the ground floor a Silent Area, as some students would like to do their work in here (as there is not enough space and not enough computers on other floors), while some other students treat this place as a social spot do have meetings, conversations with friends and conversations on mobiles - which for some reasons is accepted by the librarians...

It is extremely annoying to try to learn in these conditions and I'm almost getting a hysteric attack.

Also, would be nice if there were some librarians on different floors of the library and checked if people are really silent in these areas.

Thank you for your comment. I understand your frustration. It has to be said however that one person's noise is another person's quiet. We have tried to respond to different styles of studying by creating a silent work areas in the LRC. On levels 2 & 3 at Park Square Luton we have 2 whole floors for silent working. This is enforced by security patrols and electronic monitoring. The rest of the LRC is quiet study - and as I've indicated this is open to interpretation.

Please may I suggest that you study on levels 2 & 3 where you will find its a lot quieter, by anyone's definition.

Librarians and all the Customer Service staff in Learning Resources are trained to help with research and study enquiries. We leave maintaining the study environment to the students themselves and security patrols. Customer Service staff offer a roaming service and this helps identify inappropriately noisy areas levels 2 &3