Have your say about Bendigo weekend hours…
In response to our blog post on new Bendigo Sunday hours we are currently conducting a survey so that we can best meet your needs.
Would you prefer the extra 2 hours on
- Both Saturday & Sunday (64%, 25 Votes)
- Saturday (28%, 11 Votes)
- Sunday (8%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
Loading ...Do you think this extra service is useful to you?
- Yes (92%, 33 Votes)
- No (8%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 36
Loading ...A more detailed survey is available at the Circulation desk.
13 comments
12/10/2009 at 7:00pm, Bendigo
an extra 2 hours on both saturday and sunday will be helpful especially towards exam times. this service is very useful to me as i can have a few extra hours of study and for assignments that i cant do at home.
12/10/2009 at 7:15pm, Bendigo
The hours on the weekend need to be extended, as many university students work on these days and need to have access to internet and resources provided.
Even a 24 hour computer room, which has an access card for those who are genuinely interested could be made available (ie- Charles Sturt University Albury has this facility).
12/10/2009 at 7:19pm, Bendigo
I work weekends and usually do not finish until after the library is closed on Saturday. The extra hours would be especially handy during teaching placements, as I also work weeknights and the weekend is valuable planning time. This is when I’d like to be gathering resources; a difficult task when I don’t have access to the library. The extra opening hours would be so beneficial and definitely appreciated!!!
13/10/2009 at 8:41am, Bendigo
Longer hours on the weekend is a definate positive. As stated allot of students need to work to support themselves throughout the semester. Having additional hours they could study within would reduce the conflict of study/work.
13/10/2009 at 10:21am, Bendigo
I think it’s a fantastic move by the Bendigo University to open the library on Sundays. I believe that the additional opening hours on both Saturday and Sunday would be beneficial to students, particularly with the looming exam period. By extending opening hours, students with work, sporting and other commitments would have a greater opportunity to use the library’s resources. I would support any move to give students wider access to utilise the library’s quiet study spaces, ICT and literature.
13/10/2009 at 1:09pm, Bendigo
We need more hours for university students to do there best work! This is a great library, friendly positive staff and atmosphere makes me want to study so much more.
13/10/2009 at 2:12pm, Bendigo
extra hours are great! i hope it continues, maybe on a sat tho.
14/10/2009 at 11:48am, Bendigo
how about opening earlier in the morning weekdays? assignments are usally due at 9 so it makes it hard wen the lib not open until 8.30
14/10/2009 at 12:16pm, Bendigo
To Angela
As there a still a few students thatdo not have either internet access or even a computer that works having the extra hours on both Sat and Sun is a huge help. Especially during exam times, where students need to finish off assignments having access to to the uni books is again a huge help.
14/10/2009 at 1:24pm, Bendigo
I agree with Ada. Saturday would suit much better, as I would rather study on a Saturday morning, then go out that night! So mostly Sunday is catching up on sleep, not getting up early to study!
14/10/2009 at 5:18pm, Bendigo
Early mornings are a great idea. As an education student, this would make teaching rounds easier as we could at least use the printers or get materials before heading to school in the morning. By 8:30am (current library opening time) we are required to be at the schools. It’s impossible to prepare when you have to work straight after the school day, and the uni library closes before I finish work, then there’s no time in the morning to use the library.
22/10/2009 at 8:27am, Bendigo
I do not use the library on weekends, but I can see that it would be of value to other students, particularly those who do not have internet access outside of the Uni. If the Library can find the resources to allow extra weekend opening hours, this would be a good service.
22/10/2009 at 11:09am,
We would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU for your responses to our weekend hours– on the blog and at the collection delivery desk.
It is obviously an area that you are passionate about, due to the number of responses. The results will be collated and used with other information to inform decisions regarding opening hours at the Bendigo Campus for 2010.
If you have not responded, please do so by this Friday, 23rd October. Once again, thank you for your feedback!
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