The PUC Library
Where do the professors stand?
Joelle Halon
Issue date: 11/9/09 Section: News
"Students deserve a stand-alone structure within the next 10 to 15 years," Choudhury stated. "Without a standalone and user-friendly environment for lounging and doing research, if students aren't attracted to the library, they'll ask why they need to research there."
For class research, if necessary materials cannot be found at the PUC library, Choudhury suggested that students visit the Valparaiso University library or Notre Dame, which is a government depository, meaning that Indiana residents are welcome.
If students are willing to commute, Choudhury also recommended using the University of Chicago library, but students are not guaranteed to get in because they are students in Indiana.
In terms of fulfilling needs, Choudhury and others encourage students to talk to the chancellor about improvements that need to be made to the library.
In the short-term, there is a national campaign called "The Right to Research." The Right to Research campaign is an online petition that students and professors are encouraged to sign in order to make scholarly academic journals more widely available on college campuses.
According to the mission statement, "students on campuses across the country are in danger of losing access to journals that provide them with cutting edge research- research crucial for a complete education in any field of study."
The document also mentions how taxpayers pay for articles in the journal to be written and published; therefore, students should have access to these journals for no charge.
By participating in the campaign, students can begin improving research needs nationally. On the PUC campus, however, each student needs to take a step in order to improve their PUC library experiences now and in the future.
For class research, if necessary materials cannot be found at the PUC library, Choudhury suggested that students visit the Valparaiso University library or Notre Dame, which is a government depository, meaning that Indiana residents are welcome.
If students are willing to commute, Choudhury also recommended using the University of Chicago library, but students are not guaranteed to get in because they are students in Indiana.
In terms of fulfilling needs, Choudhury and others encourage students to talk to the chancellor about improvements that need to be made to the library.
In the short-term, there is a national campaign called "The Right to Research." The Right to Research campaign is an online petition that students and professors are encouraged to sign in order to make scholarly academic journals more widely available on college campuses.
According to the mission statement, "students on campuses across the country are in danger of losing access to journals that provide them with cutting edge research- research crucial for a complete education in any field of study."
The document also mentions how taxpayers pay for articles in the journal to be written and published; therefore, students should have access to these journals for no charge.
By participating in the campaign, students can begin improving research needs nationally. On the PUC campus, however, each student needs to take a step in order to improve their PUC library experiences now and in the future.
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