Yes, people do need a good "study" environment to concentrate whether there is AC or No-AC. This I found out this about two decades ago during my short ad-hoc tenure at Panjab University Library, Chandigarh. There was ( I hope it is still there ) big "reading hall" seperated from the main enterance to the library. There people could bring their own books to read. As there were no library books at all in the hall therefore no security checking for books was there. I know that hall was heavy in demand from people preparing for competitive exams. The Library Staff use to have tough time in keeping non-members [ ex-students ] out of that hall. So giving the right "studying atmosphere" to the users is also a part of Librarianship. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. On 21/05/06, Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com> wrote:
SR Self study Library located near Andhra Bank, Safilguda Jail, Saidabad, Hyderabad provides a large Air conditioned single ground floor hall with thirty study tables & Chairs for students preparing for competitive exams like IAS etc. The atmosphere is calm quite and clean. Every student pays around Rs 300 per month. Occupancy for 24 hours (entire day) possible. No books or reference material is provided. It may better be called Self Study Room. Incidentally above mentioned facility is the third venture in Hyderabad. Librarians should note that even empty furnished AC rooms attract readers who are ready to pay. How is that most libraries that have invested lakhs of rupees struggle to get readers or visitors? Let us think about it. -- Dr P Vyasamoorthy, SENIORS (Society for Enriched Information of Relevance to Seniors), 30, Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500018 Phone 27846631
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