76 STUDYING
THE LIBRARY borrow them for up to 105 days. A fine
and off campus using the various Library
keep it down! You will hear horror stories
of 30p per day is charged on overdue
Passwords you can find in your LSEforYou
of massive arguments and even fights
normal loans.
account. See www.lse.ac.uk/library/
in the Library, especially at stressful times
elelib.htm for more.
such as exam time. Many of these stories
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
are exaggerated but to avoid getting
Recommended texts carry yellow labels
RESPECT YOUR LIBRARY!
into heated exchanges, follow some
or yellow strips on their spines. These are
Don’t Feed the Mice – Don’t Bring
simple rules that reduce tension:
books recommended as background
Food into The Library! • Don’t hog study space – try not to
reading on LSE course reading lists and can be borrowed for 1 week. A fine of
If you see anyone on Facebook in the
spread your books, papers and belong-
30p per day is charged on overdue
Library, they are probably setting up an-
ings across whole tables, as this stops
recommended texts.
other group to complain – like the one
others using that space. And if you leave,
about mice in the Library.
please take your stuff with you – if you
OVERALL BORROWING ALLOWANCES:
Recently, there has indeed been a
make it any better! Especially at exam
• Taught students: 20 items
vermin problem – and that’s all the
time, space is precious.
(undergraduate and taught course
more reason for you not to bring food
postgraduate students)
into the Library, because that’s what
• Don’t hog computers – yet another
• Research students: 30 items
the little creatures are after! So please
Library-related Facebook group has
(MPhil and PhD students)
don’t feed the mice by eating in the
been set up to protest again “BRB” mes-
• Staff: 40 items
Library – take a break, leave the Library,
sages being put on computers when
A combination of certain amounts of
have some food in a relaxed environ-
people leave without logging out. Again,
the following materials may be bor-
ment, and come back to your work later.
computers are prime real estate, but if
rowed totalling 20, 30 or 40 as above.
After all, you’ll work better if you factor in
you’re not using them, others could be.
breaks, and it’s an issue of welfare and
If you’re looking for computers, check
You can renew your loans online by
care for other students, who probably
out the boards in the Library lobby and
using the Self-Service option on the
don’t appreciate mice running over
computer room C120 that tell you where
Library’s online catalogue. You will need
their hands while they type away on
there are computers free in the School.
to enter your Library card number and
keyboards!
Senate House Library
puter you can telephone 020 7955 7229
Keeping Quiet, Not Hogging Study
As an LSE student you can use any
(Monday-Friday, 9.00-17.00).
Space or Computers and Respecting
of the libraries of the various institu-
Others
tions and colleges of the University of
leave a note saying “BRB”, that doesn’t
PIN. If you do not have access to a com-
Renewals and further borrowing is not
London. However in most cases you will
possible once you have accumulated
Beyond not bringing in food, good library
not be allowed to borrow books. One
£10 or more in fines on your account.
etiquette is pretty simple – try to keep
exception is Senate House Library lo-
the noise down, don’t talk on your mo-
cated on Malet Street which is about 15
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
bile (except in designated mobile areas,
minutes walk from LSE. It uses a different
There is now an extensive Electronic
like toilets) and show respect to others.
system from the BLPES, and the fines are
Library, with Electronic Journals and
The Library is a large, open building, and
cheaper as well.
Article Finders that can be accessed on
noise travels – so please try extra hard to