Library Etiquette

Use of Facilities

Behaviour in the Library

  • Readers must not eat, drink or smoke in the Library.
  • Readers must not use mobile phones, radios, or personal stereos in the Library.
  • Readers must not hold conversations or in any other way cause disturbance to library users.
  • Readers must leave the Library immediately in the event of a fire alarm or when instructed to do so by the Librarian.
  • Valuables should not be left unattended in the Library.

Use of Library Materials

  • Readers may take material from the shelves, or borrow material, only in accordance with Library procedures. It is a disciplinary offence to remove items from the Library without issuing them.
  • Readers are responsible for all the items issued to them.
  • Readers must not damage or deface library materials.
  • Readers must return promptly any library material issued to them if asked to do so.
  • Readers should ensure that they return all library material at the end of their studies, period of tenure, or visit.