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PRESENTED BY: Abhijeetsinh Atalia Divya Tandan Juhi Negi Saurabh Patel

PRESENTED BY: Abhijeetsinh Atalia Divya Tandan Juhi Negi Saurabh Patel. INTRODUCTION: A BRIEFING. Our Inspiration: Going to the library during school days only to have a horrendous time finding study space Finally finding a spot but too much noise around!

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PRESENTED BY: Abhijeetsinh Atalia Divya Tandan Juhi Negi Saurabh Patel

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  1. PRESENTED BY: Abhijeetsinh Atalia Divya Tandan Juhi Negi Saurabh Patel

  2. INTRODUCTION: A BRIEFING • Our Inspiration: • Going to the library during school days only to have a horrendous time finding study space • Finally finding a spot but too much noise around! • Sometimes, somebody's music is too loud or sometimes the collaborative zones have too many people talking loudly. • Therefore, as a group, we came up with few possible solutions to eliminate excessive noise in the library and also perhaps increase the amount of available study space.

  3. THE PROBLEM(S) • Lack of study space • Tables in the ‘quiet zones’ are ‘saved’ for friends • People calling dibs on tables by leaving their jacket or books • One person monopolizing an entire table in the ‘collaborative zone’ • Ridiculous noise levels encountered • Quiet Zones: Somebody’s music on way too loud • Collaborative Zone: Seems more like a playground!

  4. THE CURRENT SOLUTIONS • Posting a complaint on the bulletin board on the main floor of the library • ‘Noise absorbing’ Walls • Having staff patrol the floors once in a while

  5. THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS • Card Swiping Devices • Noise Meters

  6. REASONING • Card Swiping Device • Easily log on to computers • Can print documents (Library Tab) • Swipe in when sitting at a table so record can be kept and number of occupants can be monitored • Noise Meters • Signals Library staff where excessive noise is being made so proper action can be taken

  7. THE RESEARCH METHODS • Open & closed ended questionnaire • Contacting Library Staff (i.e: Management) • Conducting research on how noise meters and card swiping devices work so any questions asked could be answered without hesitation

  8. THE RESEARCH: QUESTIONNAIRE • Our questionnaire was divided in two parts. There were total of 32 individuals who completed part-1 of the questionnaire and total of 27 individuals who completed part-2 of the survey. NOTE: All those who completed the survey were part of UTM. Non UTM students were not allowed to take part in this study. • 13 out of 32 participants are in their third year of studies and 9 out of 32 participants are in their fourth year of studies. • On average, participants visited the library about 2.6 days a week • 28% said they only take part in group study. 25% said they only take part in quiet study, and over 30% said they participate in both equally. • No one responded to never having trouble finding a spot in the library to study. Approximately 60% of the participants responded to having trouble finding a spot in the library to study "very often" or "always".

  9. RESEARCH: QUESTIONNAIRE (cont’d) • More than 50% of the participants want to restrict the use of the library by non-University of Toronto students. • Only 4 participantssaid that they do not get affected by the noise levels in the library. The rest do. • Over 84% of the participants believe that the current method of reducing noise levels (by filling in noise complaints) is neither effective nor efficient. • Students want more tables as they believe it will at least increase study space. Many raised the point about restricting access to the library to non-UofT students. • Some students mentioned that there should be separate floors for quiet study and group study. • Other students want more library staff to monitor the floors as way to keep noise levels down • The ideas of handing out fines to the offenders or even kicking them out were also mentioned by the students.

  10. DISCUSSION • During our research phase, we received some constructive as well as negative feedback from our classmates. • Some had raised the issue of cost of implementing the proposed devices. They did not want the cost to be added to their already expensive tuition. • There were also concerns about people damaging or stealing the noise monitoring devices. In order to prevent from such incidents from happening, we would put these devices behind a plastic case (similar to the ones used with fire alarms). Also, it would be hard to steal such devices as they are connected to wires and outlets. No one seems to steal the keypads or the mouse from computers in university, so why would they steal these noise monitors? We like to believe in the goodness of students. • Another topic of concern was what if you forget your T-Card at home? If you forger your T-Card at home, you can still use the computers by signing in with your UTor-ID. In order to use the tables, obtain a temporary card from library front desk and use it to access the tables.

  11. Works Cited • HMLAC Library Picture (Posted on Slide 3). Online at: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3225328419_5f086f8ac1.jpg • Analog Noise Meter Picture (Posted on Slide 5). Online at:http://www.t2retail.co.uk/lg_images/Dayga-T2-Analogue_Sound_Level_Meter.jpg • Card Swiping Device Picture (Posted on Slide 5). Online at:http://www.zbausa.com/pic/magnetic_swipe_rs232.gif • Inside Library (Posted on Slide 9). Online at: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3218822957_7f88f594df.jpg

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