Years ago when I had one employee status at Duke, I came in on a weekend and couldn’t get into the building I worked in. Went to the DukeCard office – sorry buddy, can’t help you. I had to get a specific request from my department to get me access to the building I worked in.
Now I have a faculty position, come in in the evening – same old story. Foolish of me, I know. But why is it so dangerous that I enter an empty building in the evening in which all the doors I don’t have keys to are locked anyway, while the Perkins entrances stand open til god knows how late for any “maniac” to walk in? Does this actually make sense? If you work here, you had better not work here. If you’re anyone in the world driving through Durham at night, come on in!
I had a little trouble following your question, which seems to me should be directed to your department head. As far as late night access to Perkins “for any ‘maniac,'” staff are constantly vigilant for unseemly individuals and library patrons should report inappropriate behavior to a staff member immediately. I suspect the dearth of parking near the library has made late night problems almost non-existent.
