At Libraries, Quiet Makes a Comeback

The buzzing of smartphones, the clacking of computer keys, the chatter of study groups: Academic libraries aren’t the quiet temples to scholarship they used to be. Personal portable technology takes some of the blame. So does the current pedagogical emphasis on group work. In response to students’ devices and habits, many libraries have installed coffee shops and embraced the learning-commons model of design, creating wired spaces where groups can gather and plug in.

July 16, 2012 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. Anonymous says:
    July 16, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Library noise
    Overkill closing announcement at library (noisy)

    Report noise in quiet areas of library using Twitter

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