Accessing College Libraries

[Martin Scroatman]

The first thing I do when I secure a new contract is to find the local municipal library so I have somewhere to go and eat my sandwiches and read the papers.

Occasionally I have used university libraries and have had no problems until recently when I tried accessing the library of an establishment called the University of Law & they wouldn't let me in. They said I needed a card to access the barriers & they would let me have one unless I could show them a valid NUS card.

So much for accessibility.

Is this kind of thing commonplace now & is it yet another manifestation of the anti-terrorism narrative?

[barrydidit]

The first thing I do when I secure a new contract is to find the local municipal library so I have somewhere to go and eat my sandwiches and read the papers.

Occasionally I have used university libraries and have had no problems until recently when I tried accessing the library of an establishment called the University of Law & they wouldn't let me in. They said I needed a card to access the barriers & they would let me have one unless I could show them a valid NUS card.

So much for accessibility.

Is this kind of thing commonplace now & is it yet another manifestation of the anti-terrorism narrative?

I thought the only people who needed access to college libraries were pornographers making films about 'students' getting it on in there?

[EternalOptimist]

I have been studying law intensively for over two years now, never had such a problem

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

They said I needed a card to access the barriers and, then, said I looked like the sort of seedy old barsteward that would interfere with the students and would not let me have one unless I could show them a valid NUS card.

[rl4engc]

Maybe they didn't want to let you in because they saw you were intent on eating sandwiches in their library.

[NotAllThere]

The University of Law is a private university. Why should they be accessible?

[Martin Scroatman]

The University of Law is a private university. Why should they be accessible?

All universities are private. Aren't they?

[EternalOptimist]

yikes, the lecture has started, gotta go


just love judge judy

[CoolCat]

The Uni I went to has a scheme where its graduates can remain members of its library for about a tenner a year, even old ex-students of the place. I am fairly sure this then gives you reciprocal access to other uni libraries up and down the country too. So there is an official way of getting in most of these places. I read about it in the bumph they send out to ex-students there now and again.

[MrMarkyMark]

The Uni I went to has a scheme where its graduates can remain members of its library for about a tenner a year, even old ex-students of the place. I am fairly sure this then gives you reciprocal access to other uni libraries up and down the country too. So there is an official way of getting in most of these places. I read about it in the bumph they send out to ex-students there now and again.

Do they do any sockie discounts?