My suggestion is more of a complaint. I wanted to check out a book from Biol-Envi Sci Library at just past 5:30. This is so-called “after hours” and access was blocked. I am faculty in the Pratt School of Engineering, and this limited access to items in the Duke Library System limits my ability to do work. If limited access to the Biological Sciences Bldg. is required then perhaps another location for the items in “its” library should be found.
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Actually, you are describing a building access problem, not limited to the library. Sadly, safety issues rule. On the other hand, as a faculty member, your DukeCard should be authorized to get you into that building, and you need to contact the DukeCard Office (684-5800) to get the situation corrected.
As to finding another location for the BES Library, we are looking into a central science library as an option. Beyond that, are you proposing somewhere more convenient for their primary clientele, the BES faculty, than their own building? (Keeping in mind that DukeCard access should meet the needs of other Duke faculty and students.)