Kenny Chesney, 50-Cent, Shakira, Coldplay and many other music artists have made an appearance in the McIntyre Library. The sounds of students' conversations may follow with each beat.
McIntyre Library compromises on cell phone usage
Emily Diehl
Issue date: 12/11/06 Section: Money/Health
Enforcement, Cox said, would be a problem. He stressed that he didn't want his staff to "police" the building and watch students.
People are going to use cell phones, so a ban would be crazy and ridiculous, most students said. Cell phone use is reduced in a few public places already; movie theaters, opera houses, playhouses and religious institutions ask patrons to turn off their phones as a sign of courtesy to others. Cox said it might be asking too much for students to turn their phones to vibrate and answer them away from other students in the library.
Libraries are traditionally places of peace and quiet, where people can escape the hectic ways of life for some downtime inside their doors. The world is changing though, senior Carissa Krautkramer said.
"We should adapt to laptop and cell phone usage," she said. "(McIntyre Library) should keep up with what technology is available to them and students."
Woody Evans, a public services librarian at Tarrant County College and the author of "Phones are Everywhere" on the Library Journal Web site, said that instead of worrying about trying to control the noise phones create, we should focus on how to allow cell phones and the library to co-exist.
"Hopefully we can find a common ground for cell phone users and our library to stand on," Cox said.
People are going to use cell phones, so a ban would be crazy and ridiculous, most students said. Cell phone use is reduced in a few public places already; movie theaters, opera houses, playhouses and religious institutions ask patrons to turn off their phones as a sign of courtesy to others. Cox said it might be asking too much for students to turn their phones to vibrate and answer them away from other students in the library.
Libraries are traditionally places of peace and quiet, where people can escape the hectic ways of life for some downtime inside their doors. The world is changing though, senior Carissa Krautkramer said.
"We should adapt to laptop and cell phone usage," she said. "(McIntyre Library) should keep up with what technology is available to them and students."
Woody Evans, a public services librarian at Tarrant County College and the author of "Phones are Everywhere" on the Library Journal Web site, said that instead of worrying about trying to control the noise phones create, we should focus on how to allow cell phones and the library to co-exist.
"Hopefully we can find a common ground for cell phone users and our library to stand on," Cox said.
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