Author Archives: dgree1
We need a color printer
Sarah makes this suggestion: I feel that NEIU should have an area where students can print documents in color. Considering many classes require pictures and text to be in color. There are many art classes offered and the assignments usually need to be in color. THANKS! Dave Green, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Information [...]
We need food & drink vending machines in the library!
Sunil says: “The Need: Room w/ Vending Machine & Microwave The Reason: I was at the library today and I ended up staying for more than 6 hours. I’m sure there are many like me who need to stay at the library for more than 5 hours at a stretch. As you can imagine, we [...]
Posted in Building/Facilities 3 Comments
I am soooo excited Sunday hours are extended!
Michelle says: I am soooooo excited that you have extended Sunday’s hours to 9:00 PM. I will no longer have to pack up all my stuff to head over to Brandel library, which is open until midnight on Sunday thru Thursday. I prefer to study here at NEIU, because I study better in a familiar [...]
3rd floor staff are helpful
Lakei makes this compliment: I am a returning student and I just wanted to say thanks to all the staff that helped me out this semester and hope they’ll be around to help in the semesters to come. So far the help has been phenominal especially by the staff on the 3rd floor. Dave Green, [...]
Freshman students need library orientations!
Salina posts this message: When I was a freshman they charged me $45.00 for orientation. They showed everything around the campus, where things are located and where to go for help etc. They also showed the library, where to check out books and the reference department… But they actually did not help us learn how [...]
Air ducts on 3rd floor are noisy.
John states: I spend a lot of time accessing books on the 3rd floor, and many days use the brown desks with the light bulbs in them to do work. My only complaint is that the heating ducts in the ceiling are very noisy, and have been throughout the semester. It’s almost impossible to find [...]
Textbooks through the Library — Thanks!
A student comments: I just wanted to say that I’m very thankful for all the help the librarians provide to the students. So far, I was able to find 3 textbooks that I need for the upcoming semester. Thank you very much. My budget is tight and I’m glad to know that there is always [...]
Need library assistance on the other floors
Liz writes: The one thing that they definitely need is library staff on floors 2,3 and 4 . I wanted to find some books and a woman from floor 1 had told me they were on floor 4 and yet they really were not and even so there was no staff at all to help/guide [...]
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The Library’s lower level needs to be quieter.
Brad writes: I have spent many, many hours in the library this semester trying to study for the LSAT. It has been very, very tough to find a quiet place. Study rooms tend to be taken up, and on most floors the students are not quiet. Students in the basement tend to be silent, but [...]
Posted in Noise 4 Comments
MS Word in the Library?