Is there a two-tier system for Hive users?

10:14am Monday 16th July 2012 in Read

SIR – While I am greatly in favour of Worcester’s new super library’ – the Hive – I am rather disappointed to find there exists a level of inequality between what is available to members of the public and University of Worcester students (and staff, I presume).

Some DVDs are only available to University of Worcester students despite being on the library online catalogue.

This is due – as explained by library staff – to the type of licence the DVD was originally purchased under.

In addition to this, many books have a blue label attached which ‘generously’ reads: “Members of the public are welcome to borrow one blue label item at a time... At peak times this item may be reserved for University of Worcester students”.

Surely at £60 million, the library’s stock should be freely and equally available to all and not the privileged few?

CHARLIE HURCOMBE
Worcester

Comments(3)

varien says...
10:40am Mon 16 Jul 12

So what did you expect?
It would be interesting to know how the cost of £60m was split between university and council.

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Andy_R says...
12:13pm Mon 16 Jul 12

Surely at £8,100 a year, students should expect a library that is open 24/7, and isn't full of members of the public? There's a reason this is the only combined university and public library in Europe... it's because combining a university and public library is a really bad idea!

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sugarlump says...
1:57pm Tue 17 Jul 12

doesn't surprise me at all!! The county council have fallen for it!!

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