How do you handle groups from for-profit institutions using your reading
rooms and study areas for conducting legal research instruction? [that is,
groups of students accompanied by instructors (with no affiliation to your
institution) who proceed to teach research in your library.]
We are particularly interested in hearing from state institutions as the
argument made is that these people are taxpayers and it is a public library.
Certainly the other side of the coin is that these students are paying
tuition to an institution that should be providing these materials itself
(supporting its own curriculum).
* Do you let these groups stay - without caveats other than that asked
of all library users (minimal noise, no disruptive activity)?
* Do you let them stay, but tell them they cannot teach or interact in
groups?
* Do you let them use a room in the library so they can discuss the
materials there? Do you rent the room to the group?
Please respond off the list to christine.moore@asu.edu
Thank you in advance for your assistance,
Christine Moore
Reference Librarian
Ross-Blakley Law Library
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287-7806
ph: (480) 965-3579
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