Seriousness Is this possible?

wyndslash · 06-11-2011, 08:42 PM

Well, my university is on a trimester basis, so academic life is usually over before you know it, and the regular 4-year course is shortened to 3 years, and those taking double-majors can finish in 4-5 years. so you can see how hectic it is for everyone, and time for book-reading is very limited. in fact, summer (our summer vacation is 1-2 months) is probably the only time students can read, but unfortunately and of course, only students who are enrolled during the summer months can use the library to take out books.

i understand the library's position, as they would not have a guarantee that the students who take out books but aren't enrolled in the summer sessions would return the books.

however, i wonder if there was a way to make it possible without fear of losing the books? i mean, for example if the student pays library fees for those months and shows proof that they will be enrolled in the next school term (our enrollment for the next term comes before each term break).

any suggestions? or is this just not possible/feasible for the university library? because if it's possible, i would like to submit a formal suggestion to the library regarding this matter.

birdbrainbb · 06-11-2011, 09:17 PM

When do you have to enroll for fall classes? I would think that as long as someone was a student (whether it was for that current semester or the next) it'd be okay, even without paying a fee. Plus, if a student doesn't bring a book back, wouldn't they be fined for replacement? That's how it worked in my university library, actually (they were fined through the bursar's office).

wyndslash · 06-11-2011, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdbrainbb

When do you have to enroll for fall classes? I would think that as long as someone was a student (whether it was for that current semester or the next) it'd be okay, even without paying a fee. Plus, if a student doesn't bring a book back, wouldn't they be fined for replacement? That's how it worked in my university library, actually (they were fined through the bursar's office).

yes, we're fined for late returns, and in the case of a loss, the student would be charged. in the recent summer, our vacation was april to end of may, and enrollment for the current term was during april, a few weeks before the finals of the previous term.

we pay library fees as part of the miscellaneous fees in an ordinary school term c:

06-11-2011, 08:42 PM	#1
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	Is this possible? Well, my university is on a trimester basis, so academic life is usually over before you know it, and the regular 4-year course is shortened to 3 years, and those taking double-majors can finish in 4-5 years. so you can see how hectic it is for everyone, and time for book-reading is very limited. in fact, summer (our summer vacation is 1-2 months) is probably the only time students can read, but unfortunately and of course, only students who are enrolled during the summer months can use the library to take out books. i understand the library's position, as they would not have a guarantee that the students who take out books but aren't enrolled in the summer sessions would return the books. however, i wonder if there was a way to make it possible without fear of losing the books? i mean, for example if the student pays library fees for those months and shows proof that they will be enrolled in the next school term (our enrollment for the next term comes before each term break). any suggestions? or is this just not possible/feasible for the university library? because if it's possible, i would like to submit a formal suggestion to the library regarding this matter.

06-11-2011, 09:17 PM	#2
birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	When do you have to enroll for fall classes? I would think that as long as someone was a student (whether it was for that current semester or the next) it'd be okay, even without paying a fee. Plus, if a student doesn't bring a book back, wouldn't they be fined for replacement? That's how it worked in my university library, actually (they were fined through the bursar's office).

Advert