[vanisleflamesfan]

After having been at school in England I have returned to Calgary for the summer where I am just putting the finishing touches on my MA dissertation. Unfortunately, this means that I have to do a lot of work in the University of Calgary Library. Not having been in Calgary for a few years, I have noticed an appalling lack of courtesy occurring in the ‘information commons’ section of the library. People are constantly talking loudly to others, often across several rows of computers, there are often several people gathered around one computer watching videos, laughing and talking loudly, people speaking on mobile phones, mobile phones that ring loud and long with stupid songs as ring tones. There are also the people who find it necessary to spread their belongings all over the desks, often spilling into my work area. I constantly have to move to other computers, but this rarely solves the problem as this behaviour is often occurring simultaneously in other parts of the information commons.

I know that there are many UofC students on this board and I was just wondering what you all have to say about this. There are many signs posted advising that the area is supposed to be a quiet study area and the info commons staff don’t seem to do anything about the loud and obnoxious. Is it just my imagination or has this kind of behaviour become much worse? Perhaps I am just grumpy and feeling the stress of trying to finish my thesis on time, but I am really getting annoyed. Thoughts?