University library facilities - an objective analysis

Seeing how I've got an exam in just a weeks' time, I thought I'd better go and do some revision. The library would seem a good place to do that, wouldn't it. It's still technically the holiday period, outside of term time, yet pretty much all of the study space in the library is full. Jesus. This would never happen at Warwick, albeit it's got a damn sight more space than Sheffield's (frankly tiny) main library. So, with all the bars closed, I'll have to go home to do some work. Arse.

I say Sheffield's main library, because we've got a separate law library (naturally, like anywhere you'd want to go, at the top of a big hill). Which is all quite nice and that, it's got a big computer room (compared to main campus, where I can't find a big computer room for love nor money, opting for floor 12 of the Arts Tower - if only to use the lift) and everything. Except, of course, it's not the main library, is it? Therefore, we'll open it for fewer hours than the main library, despite the fact that law students are one of the few groups that actually use libraries. Want to go in at the weekend? You're having a laugh. It'd be the sort of thing to raise with one of those SSLC things, if they actually gave a crap.

Still, we've got this new Learning Resources Centre (quote from several postgrads - "the undergraduate library" - quote from 2004 prospectus - "due to open in 2005" - quote from Sheffield website - "opening in September 2006") coming. No doubt that'll be like Warwick's new, on campus, not at the top of a hill maths department - actually opening after I graduate.