Finding seats at the library¶

Note

Ren Wen Library 人文社科图书馆 is closed for renovations until the beginning of October, 2017.

Trying to find a place to study in the library can be tough around midterms and finals. In order to make sure that all desks are actually being used (i.e. people aren’t just parking their stuff there all day), Ren Wen Library 人文社科图书馆 uses a check-in system, which, unfortunately, is only in Chinese. Luckily, it’s not too hard to use if you know the basic logic.

Two check-in kiosks are around the main desk in the library on level G. There are more kiosks around the staircase on F2, F3, and F4.

Note

The kiosks on level G can be used to check in or out of any desk. Machines on the upper levels (F2, F3, and F4) can only be used to check in/out for seats on a given level.

Reserving a desk¶

Tap an open desk (they’re green).

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Touch your Student ID to the yellow outline on the on the kiosk.
When you see pop-up below, you’ve successfully reserved a desk (you can begin using it immediately).

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Warning

Unless you tap 暂时离开 on a kiosk before leaving, your reservation will be canceled when you swipe your student ID to reenter the library (see the Taking a Break section below for more info).

Taking a break¶

If you want to leave temporarily (i.e. for less than one hour) without giving up your spot…

Touch your student ID to the yellow outline on a kiosk.
Tap the 暂时离开 button on the display.

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Note

If you don’t return within one hour (i.e. swipe in using your student ID at the library entrance), your desk’s status will change back to open and someone else can reserve it.

Important: Checking out¶

When you’re done using the desk be sure to…

Touch your student ID to the yellow outline on a kiosk.
Tap the 永远离开 button on the display.

Warning

If you don’t checkout upon leaving, you’ll receive a warning. If you receive three warnings, your desk reservation privileges will be suspended for xx //TODO get details about penalty hours.