RESHELVING / MISSING BOOKS
11. Also thanks to the staff that painstakingly searches for the
lost books that should be on the shelves or on reserve. You guys
rock!
12. Books are generally so out of order in the general stacks it
makes finding things confusing because you think you are in the
right location only to realize the book with the call number which
lead you to that conclusion is mishelved.
13. Sometimes books I need are not on the shelves and the staff
cannot locate them. :(! BAD LIBRARY THIEVES.
14. Reshelving rates are far too slow in Crear
15. I was a post-doctoral research associate in Chemistry from Sep
2005 to Nov 2006. Unlike my graduate university (Rochester), which
had excellent library services, the services at Crerar were awful.
Books were never on stacks, were rarely reshelved, and the
permanent staff in the main floor treated me with disrespect and no
interest on a consistent basis. Sorry to tell but this is the
truth.
16. The library should also keep better updates on where books are.
So many times during my research last quarter, book were listed on
the shelf and turned out to be missing. Perhaps the library should
post how often books get reshelved or searches throughout the
library floors put books back in their proper places.
17. Please have employees return books to stacks, not pile them up
on carts on the different floors of the library.
18. I never find books I am looking for on their shelves. I have
resorted to automatically asking for a book to be held for me, so
that I can come in and pick it up. Re-shelving of books seems to be
below par at the Reg.
19. Oh, and I guess the book shelvers aren't doing such a hot job
either, since they seem regularly to misplace books and charge
library patrons for books that were duly returned. Pretty much
everyone I know has a horror story about this. I have three.
20. For the past several years it has become increasingly difficult
to find particular books in the stacks. Less effort should be spent
on beautifying web pages and more effort on the basics.
21. It would be ideal if books that are to be reshelved and books
to be put on reserve or electronic reserve were processed more
quickly.
SIGNS/ORGANIZATION
22. Searching for a non-law book at the law library can be
difficult (i.e. fourth floor).
23. The D'Angelo Law Library is tremendously confusing, and also
dirty.
24. Larger, better signage on each floor about lay out of reference
books.
25. My one suggestion: the (Regenstein) stacks could be better
mapped for easier access.
26. I really think you should post stack maps (the poster that
indicates which floor which call number can be found on) in all the
elevators and by the elevators. Sometimes I have to get books from
very different parts of the library and sometimes have to walk way
out of my way and waste time trying to find a map to tell me which
floor P vs PE is on.
27. or having more than just one map of the stacks per floor (a
particular problem when it comes to oversize items)
28. more detailed and more obviously located floor directories
would be useful
29. My only complaint is that you should have more maps of the
bookstacks around the first floor to make it easier to locate call
numbers.
30. The stacks are difficult to navigate; there aren't nearly
enough maps placed among the shelves, and it's often difficult to
find the lights.
31. I wish there was clearer signage regarding which floor of the
stacks books are on. It is difficult to find the chart which says
which letters are found where. It would be more useful if this
information was near the entry to the main stairwell on each
floor.
32. Also, I think it should be made more clear which floors and
sections have which resources; e.g. on a sign or distribution of
pamphlets on each floor.
33. I am also satisfied with the Crerar and Regenstein libraries
since browsing and finding books/journals is simple and convenient.
(I might like to see more maps of call numbers in the Regenstein
bookstacks.)
34. clearer guideposts in the stacks areas for locating call
numbers
35. Also, it would help very much if there were signs on every
floor near the elevators and the doors to the stairwell that show
which Call numbers are located on which floor.
36. Better instructions on where the lights are in the B level
stacks in the Reg would be great, as well as more maps to the exits
in the bookstacks on the other floors.
37. I do not like to go and try to find physical journals in
compact shelving that is extremely hard to follow alphanumerically.
If there were some way to indicate on the floor (like a maze) which
way call numbers were going it would be helpful as far trying to
navigate confusing places like the B level. Books are generally so
out of order in the general stacks it makes finding things
confusing because you think you are in the right location only to
realize the book with the call number which lead you to that
conclusion is mishelved.
38. The organization of the Regenstein library causes a great
number of problems for locating the print materials I want.
39. The classics reading room is a mess. It's impossible to find
books that are on the shelves, and their edition of Wheelock's
Latin has been missing for at least a year. In general, the reading
room shelves are difficult to navigate and it can be very hard to
find what you are looking for.
40. The library information tools are not conveniently located
within the library itself. The library shelving system is
Byzantine.
41. The one great flaw in the University's library system is the
Regenstein; it is dark, cold, uncomfortable, and a poor environment
for study; moreover, the materials in my field are inconveniently
spread out over three different floors (DT, PJ, elephant folios),
the result of a bad set of decisions made about five years ago. In
my opinion, the University needs to construct an entirely new
central library facility to replace the Reg.
OTHER
42. I find difficulty in getting some assistance at Reg-B level
book stalks; I had to go all the way back to reserve desk for help.
Some times I could not move the shelves due to some tech
problems.
43. I wish that collections such as railraoding stuff were not
split between Regenstein and Crerar.
44. Review the collection for books that need rebinding.
45. question 18) I can never remember what floor and where all
those music recordings and films are...
46. New arrivals need to be displayed in a more organized
fashion.
47. It would be nice if the library had a larger collection of
contemporary novels and/or made the ones that they do easier to
find!
48. Overall the books available from the Regenstein library are
excellent. However, the accessibility is not always good, and there
are times when the help desk is unoccupied
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