An area on the third floor of the LRC to be cordoned off for quiet study and the rest of it to be made available for collaborative work

Unfortunately we can not meet this request out of respect for students who use this floor (which is the second floor incidentally) for quiet study. There are already two floors available for collaborative study and more tables are now available on these floors.

There are spaces available in both LRCs for quiet and group study but it is accepted that at certain points of the day the centres are full.

More computers in the LRC (both campuses)

This is another popular request!

We have another 10 computers available in the LRC at Grove Park and we have just purchased 15 netbooks for use in the LRC at Bersham Road. In addition to this, we will be having some laptops for loan in the LRC after Easter.

We will not be able to increase our hard-wired computers very mcuh more due to lack of space but will continue to improve the situation as much as possible with wireless devices.

More tables needed in the LRC for private study

Following on from this request we have increased tables and seats by 10% on the Grove Park campus and aim to increase this to 20% by the end of the academic year. This request was made by a number of PT groups in this year's survey.

A computer to locate books

Happily, we have this facility already and all users can access the 'LRC catalogue' from the Moodle pages (LRC Catalogue can be found on the right hand side).

By using the catalogue you can see what resources we have in our collection, where they are located and whether they are available. We can also set you up with a password (from September 2009, this will be automatic), so that you can renew items on loan to you (from home) and make reservations on resources that may be on loan to somebody else.

We are currently working on having dedicated 'catalogue' terminals so that you use these to find resources when you are in the LRCs.

More tables

We have made another 16 spaces at Grove Park since your request and will review this again during Summer 2009. At Bersham Road, we have used all available space but don't forget that you can also use the small pods for individual study.

More flexibility with group number on tables

We are sorry but we can't seem to please you on this request. Last year we allowed four around a table and had a couple of tables for larger groups. At Grove Park we now have the same tables as Bersham Road which allow 6 people around them and still you want more! Due to noise we think 6 is a very reasonable number and have checked with other college libraries around the country to see what they do - 6 is generous!

We have made one of the study rooms a group discussion room so if you need to work in a group of 8 this is your best option. We aren't being mean but we have all your needs to cater for and quite a lot of students want the LRCs to be quieter which will not happen if groups are too large.

Projectors, PCs, TVs for education purposes in some study rooms

We are glad to report that these facilities exist but we need to advertise what is available and where. We have also reviewed use of the rooms and made some changes to make access fairer - rooms can not be booked out all day so more people can have the opportunity of using this facility.