{"id":99771,"date":"2019-06-11T16:22:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T14:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=99771"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:29:47","slug":"library-jam-packed-even-without-hogeschool-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/11\/library-jam-packed-even-without-hogeschool-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Library jam-packed, even without Hogeschool students"},"content":{"rendered":"

The usual morning rush into the University Library (UL) had a different look to it today. Instead of a mad dash for seats, students lined up and had their IDs checked one by one at each entrance by Erasmus staff. No Erasmus student card? No entrance. That\u2019s how it\u2019s going be for the coming weeks as the university trials a new programme that aims to prevent non-EUR students from studying in the library.<\/p>\n

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No student ID? No entrance to study spots on campus. <\/span><\/p>

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EUR students have long been moaning about the lack of study spaces on campus<\/a>. Even after the library re-opened its doors in the Spring of 2017, study spaces have been at a premium. The University says that this is partly due to secondary school students and Hogeschool Rotterdam students using the library as their place of study \u2013 adding to the list of things that Hogeschool students are blamed for on campus.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past we\u2019ve noticed that there\u2019s never enough study places for students and many of them are being occupied by Hogeschool students or students from other universities\u201d, says Kathalijne Smout of the University Library. \u201cWith the busy exam period coming up, we want to avoid that. We plan to continue this for the coming three weeks, but if it gets less busy, we may stop it earlier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Super Study Weeks<\/h2>

All over campus, the University has been advertising the start of the <\/span>Super Study Weeks<\/span><\/i> in which students will need their student IDs to enter the Library, Polak, Sanders, Tinbergen, and the beloved G-building starting 11 June. But apart from the Library, not a single staff member was to be seen checking students entering the other buildings. And after 9.30, anyone could even enter the Library, which begs the question: what\u2019s actually going on with these Super Study Weeks? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe morning is when most people come in so that\u2019s why we put people by the door to check IDs\u201d, Smout tells EM around noon. \u201cNow these people are visiting other study spots around campus and asking students for their IDs, so you might not get checked at the door but you might be checked while you\u2019re studying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought about putting people at the doors of each study spot but that obviously has a price tag. For now it\u2019s a trial. We\u2019re checking what works and what doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What do students think?<\/h2>

While non-EUR students won\u2019t be pleased with the new system, it seems that EUR students appreciate the initiative. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI used to study at other universities and they had the same system,\u201d said Alessandro Zappala, who studies IBEB. \u201cI think it\u2019s fair. I don\u2019t really mind if people from other schools want to study here but during the exam weeks it can be impossible to find a place to study at Polak or the Library so it\u2019s good they have this now.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Frank Kuiper, a business student wandering around the still jam-packed Library in search of a spot, echoed Zappala\u2019s words. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt may sound kind of harsh, but this is a university library so it should be for university students,\u201d Kuiper explained. \u201cI know other schools have this system so why shouldn\u2019t we?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

But you can\u2019t find a spot right now? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo it\u2019s full. But I guess that\u2019s my fault. It\u2019s already 11 so I\u2019m late. It\u2019s usually busy by this time.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t

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