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Library Hours

1. Are you a currently enrolled UC Santa Cruz student (undergrad or postgrad)?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

yes 96.4% 1,120

no 3.6% 42

answered question 1,162

skipped question 0

2. Please indicate how important maintaining current library operating hours are to your

educational success, i.e., your ability to pass a class or graduate on time. (0 = no impact

and 5 = crucial)

0

(none)1 2 3 4

5

(crucial)

Rating

Average

Response

Count

Hours impact:1.3%

(13)

1.4%

(14)

3.5%

(35)

9.4%

(93)

20.8%

(206)63.5%

(628)4.38 989

Comment:

284

answered question 989

skipped question 173

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3. Before the current student fee was approved, Library hours were: Sunday - Thursday

10am-10pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday closed Assuming that the campus budget will

enable us to maintain only these core operations, please rank which of the following

current EXTENDED HOURS FUNDED BY THE STUDENT FEE are most important for your work

(select your top 3):

1st 2nd 3rdRating

Average

Response

Count

Saturdays 11am-7pm 40.7% (260) 30.5% (195) 28.8% (184) 2.12 639

Sunday nights 10pm-12am 11.4% (56) 33.4% (164) 55.2% (271) 1.56 491

Weekday nights 10pm-12am 37.9% (304) 35.3% (283) 26.8% (215) 2.11 802

Weekday mornings 8am-10am 32.7% (107) 38.8% (127) 28.4% (93) 2.04 327

Extended Finals nights 12am-3am 39.2% (248) 30.1% (190) 30.7% (194) 2.09 632

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4. Would you support continuing the $6.50 per quarter fee to maintain the current Library

operating hours?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

yes 87.3% 862

no 3.2% 32

not sure 9.4% 93

Other (please specify)

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5. What factors would lead you to support the Library fee referendum?

Response

Count

50


skipped question 1,112

6. What Academic Divisions are you affiliated with? (select one)

Response

Percent

Response

Count

Arts 4.3% 42

Baskin School of Engineering 8.0% 78

Humanities 16.9% 165

Social Sciences 37.7% 369

Physical and Biological Sciences 27.5% 269

Graduate Division 2.9% 28

undecided 2.8% 27



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7. What year are you? (select one)

Response

Percent

Response

Count

First year 14.1% 138

Second Year 16.8% 164

Third Year 29.7% 290

Fourth Year 23.6% 231

Super-Senior 7.4% 72

Graduate Student 8.5% 83



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8. What College are you affiliated with? (select one)

Response

Percent

Response

Count

Cowell 10.4% 93

Crown 6.4% 57

Eight 12.8% 114

Kresge 10.2% 91

Merrill 9.0% 80

Nine 10.0% 89

Oakes 9.1% 81

Porter 10.0% 89

Stevenson 12.3% 110

Ten 9.9% 88



9. Please include any further comments you wish to share:

Response

Count

208



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Page 2, Q1. Please indicate how important maintaining current library operating hours are to your educationalsuccess, i.e., your ability to pass a class or graduate on time. (0 = no impact and 5 = crucial)

1 don't study in the library, only use online access to journal articles Dec 9, 2012 9:18 PM

2 The library is really important to me because I do not own a laptop or computerat home. The extensive hours of operation currently enforced are crucial to myeducational success. Please do not cut the hours. [computer] [academicsuccess] [Maintain hours]

Dec 9, 2012 10:26 AM

3 I come to McHenry almost every day to utilize its conducive studyingenvironment. [study]

Dec 9, 2012 10:10 AM

4 I need an absolute quiet space to study. [study] [quiet] Dec 8, 2012 3:53 PM

5 I feel that the library resources and environment overall are crucial for too manystudents at UCSC for the library to cut back hours. [academic success] [Maintainhours]

Dec 7, 2012 6:17 PM

6 I have an extraordinarily busy schedule and live in a large house. It's hard tofocus on the immense amound of work I must do anywhere other than thestudious environment the library provides. [study] [home life] [focus]

Dec 7, 2012 4:53 PM

7 The library's hours have been great. I see no need in extending it. [Maintainhours]

Dec 7, 2012 3:44 PM

8 Due to my current socioeconomic status I do not have access to a computeroutside of school and the labs at the library are crucial for me to get my workdone. [computer] [productivity]

Dec 7, 2012 3:00 PM

9 the library is sometimes the only place where i can do my studying, when homeis to distracting. It allows me to meet up with a group of people at the tables, orthe study rooms. and sometimes those meetings are extremely crucial. [study][home life] [Group study]

Dec 7, 2012 2:28 PM

10 Actually, I am not here in the evenings or weekends, so I am happy with thehours now (but I am a grad student who lives over the hill). [Maintain hours]

Dec 7, 2012 2:24 PM

11 I use the books on reserve for all of my courses. [reserves] Dec 7, 2012 2:20 PM

12 As a Ph.D. candidate, the library is a critical place for me - both for its resourcesand as a quiet dissertation writing space. [resources] [quiet] [academic success]

Dec 7, 2012 1:48 PM

13 I use the library late at night to get away from distractions. Coffee shops aregenerally packed and the libraries are essential during school, finals or not.[quiet]

Dec 7, 2012 12:52 PM

14 the library is the only place i can concentrate! [productivity] Dec 7, 2012 11:42 AM

15 The library provides a quite atmosphere that allows me to utilize studying to itspeak. [study] [quiet] [productivity]

Dec 7, 2012 11:01 AM

16 the hours are not enough as it is we should have at least untill one am on schoolnights [extended]

Dec 7, 2012 10:37 AM

17 The library is a crucial space for studying, TAing, resources, and getting most Dec 7, 2012 10:29 AM

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everything done. No office or grad lounge could fully substitute what it provides.[study] [resources] [productivity]

18 I usually just get reference books which are sometime critical or not so critical if Iplan ahead of time to borrow the book. [resources]

Dec 7, 2012 9:55 AM

19 I mainly use the study rooms to do group study session and they are a essentialto my academic success. If the library were to have shorter hours I don't knowwhere I would go to study with my group. [academic success] [Group study][Maintain hours]

Dec 7, 2012 9:30 AM

20 I am able to do my homework at the library and it so happens that on Friday andSaturday, the needed hour is lessen because of lack of money. [study][Weekends]

Dec 7, 2012 2:58 AM

21 Always a Gaurenteed study place!! [study] [reliable] Dec 7, 2012 1:04 AM

22 The library is the only place I can concentrate, study, and get homework done. Ineed the library to maintain the same hours it has now. It is crucial to my gradesand would be unfair to all students for the library hours to be decreased even alittle bit. Please don't cut hours! [study] [productivity] [academic success]

Dec 6, 2012 11:50 PM

23 I rely on the quiet, peaceful, and minimal distraction atmosphere that the libraryprovides. [study] [quiet] [reliable]

Dec 6, 2012 11:27 PM

24 For group assignments, students need to meet with others before and afterclasses. The library serves as the best place to do so. [Group study]

Dec 6, 2012 10:08 PM

25 It is the only place I can study. And I study a lot. [study] Dec 6, 2012 9:43 PM

26 The Library is an invaluable resource that helps many students in their studies itis an environment that fosters productive work. Many students find they can onlystudy in the library. [study] [productivity]

Dec 6, 2012 8:56 PM

27 The library is one of the only quiet places where I can go do get homework doneon the weekends. PLEASE do not cut hours! [study] [quiet] [Maintain hours][Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 8:49 PM

28 I can only study in the library. As it's my senior year, this is very very important![study]

Dec 6, 2012 7:32 PM

29 The library is an INCREDIBLY important resource for me. I am a third-yearundergrad student, and I have lived on campus for one year and off-campus intwo different houses. During all three years, McHenry Library has been my #1place to get my best work done. It's the only place that is routinely quiet, openlate, well-lit, staffed, and has the resources of computers, books on reserve, etc.The extended finals hours are so helpful to me and all my friends in these daysof extreme stress! [study] [reserves] [resources] [quiet]

Dec 6, 2012 7:00 PM

30 Absolutely necessary for obtaining scholarly materials - I teach during the day,so I can't check out books during normal hours. I usually use the library in thelate evening after I'm finished teaching or in the early morning before classstarts. This is just one example. [resources]

Dec 6, 2012 6:46 PM

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31 I usually only go to the library when I can not become motivated to do work at mydorm. [home life]

Dec 6, 2012 6:13 PM

32 UCSC library closed at 10pm in the school year 2009-2010. What a change fromthe school year 2008-2009. This made me angry- it felt that just as though I hadlaid my books and pencils out it was soon time to be kicked out. Remember thelibrary study-in? Where hundreds of students refused to leave? Why should thestudents have to pay for a university library fee? $20 a year for extended hoursisn't all that bad, but seriously upsetting on merit none the less. As a student ofUCSC in 2009-2010 I was subject to the library closing at 10pm and beingclosed on Saturdays for an entire school year. I use both libraries about 4 out of5 days on campus. In my opinion, the library is the only REAL QUIET space oncampus. [study] [quiet] [negative] [Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 6:06 PM

33 i study on saturdays in the library. because sundays i have work. so its my onlyopportunity on weekends [study] [working] [Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 5:56 PM

34 WE NEED LIBRARIES TO STAY OPEN!!!!!!!! People have room mates, its ourplace to study [study] [home life]

Dec 6, 2012 5:35 PM

35 I am in the library just about everyday [daily] Dec 6, 2012 4:53 PM

36 My dorm is full of partiers and the library gets me to focuss and offers a quiteplace to study. [study] [resident] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 6, 2012 4:25 PM

37 There is nowhere else to escape the immense temptations and distractions ofcollege life. My essay crunching occurs at S&E, the sea of swastika-shapeddesks sparks my German obedience, academic rigidity, and work ethic like noneother. Our libraries need to be open every day! [productivity] [focus]

Dec 6, 2012 4:04 PM

38 The library is the only place where I actually get work done!!!!!!!!!!! [productivity] Dec 6, 2012 3:52 PM

39 I do enjoy having a place to study on campus away from my lab, and I also havemany references that I need that are not online [study] [resources]

Dec 6, 2012 3:49 PM

40 There are other available areas to study... Dec 6, 2012 3:38 PM

41 I usually don't make it to the library on the weekdays, but I usually go onSaturdays and Sundays to get work done [Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 3:25 PM

42 I often go to the library to complete essays that heavily impact my grade. I amunable to focus in an even remotely noisy surrounding and the library allows meto find a quiet space to focus. [study] [quiet] [academic success] [focus]

Dec 6, 2012 3:17 PM

43 I live with 7 girls. The library is my ray of sunshine to productivity!!!!!!!!!!!! [homelife] [productivity]

Dec 6, 2012 2:08 PM

44 Can absolutely not concentrate within my dorm room, and it is difficult to find anopen outlet nearby in the lounges of study room. [resident] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 6, 2012 2:08 PM

45 My schedule is wierd. I think that it would be awesome if the library openedsuper early but that's probably just me. I adjust otherwise [extended]

Dec 6, 2012 1:52 PM

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46 I mostly pick up my books and study elsewhere. [resources] Dec 6, 2012 1:50 PM

47 Ihave a tendecy of studyng on weekends since it is the time in wich I have themost time on my hands [Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 1:30 PM

48 I haven't used the library much this quarter, but as it is only my first quarter here,I'm sure I will be using it a lot in the future.

Dec 6, 2012 1:28 PM

49 I mostly need access to books and journals during the weekday. [resources][journals]

Dec 6, 2012 1:13 PM

50 my computer is not working properly and I need to go to the library , because thescience lab at certain locations do not have sufficient hours for me to study[study] [computer]

Dec 6, 2012 1:05 PM

51 I'm a graduate student and don't physically go to the library very often, so thehours that it's open don't matter to me very much. The journal subscriptionservices are extremely important to me, however. [resources] [journals]

Dec 6, 2012 12:59 PM

52 I do all of my studying at the library. [study] Dec 6, 2012 12:53 PM

53 I use the library every single day!! [daily] Dec 6, 2012 12:50 PM

54 I use the library as my main space for studying and writing. If I have to start mydays at 10:00 am that will cut into my productivity. [study] [productivity]

Dec 6, 2012 12:43 PM

55 I generally only visit the library once per week to check out or return books.[resources]

Dec 6, 2012 12:38 PM

56 I have thus far rarely visited the library, although I suspect I will use it much morein the coming quarters.

Dec 6, 2012 12:21 PM

57 the sooner finals are coming up, the more i go to the library Dec 6, 2012 11:33 AM

58 The only quiet place I can really focus on my studying. [study] [quiet] Dec 6, 2012 11:28 AM

59 I would like to see the library hours extended and would be willing to pay morefor that. It is really the best place to study for finals; during the last week of thequarter I always spend all day and a significant portion of the night in the library[study] [extended] [pay more]

Dec 6, 2012 7:23 AM

60 I rely on the library to do well in school. It's a place I can go do be productive andfocus. [productivity]

Dec 6, 2012 3:24 AM

61 It is the only place where I can consistently find a quiet place to work where Idon't have to spend money. Staying open as late as they do allows me to doschool and work ,yet still find time to do homework [study] [quiet]

Dec 6, 2012 1:56 AM

62 Primary place where I study [study] Dec 6, 2012 1:28 AM

63 This campus only has two libraries, which provide crucial studying spaces forstudents. I would vote to extend the hours not cut them. [study] [extended]

Dec 6, 2012 1:20 AM

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64 Having the library as a resource on the weekends is crucial for studentssucceeding. For many students, especially those that share housing off campuswith other students, the library remains one of the only quiet and work conduciveenvironments easily accessible to them. [study] [quiet] [commuter] [home life][academic success] [Weekends]

Dec 6, 2012 1:06 AM

65 That's the only place that I able to study in my own space since I don't have adesk at home. [study] [home life]

Dec 6, 2012 1:01 AM

66 The library gives me a place to go. Dec 6, 2012 12:40 AM

67 I cannot believe this is even a question. A library is as fundamental to thecollege experience as the classroom lecture is. There should be no uncertaintywhether to extend hours. They should be open as long as possible for studentuse. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 11:21 PM

68 Should be like this DUH. Dec 5, 2012 11:17 PM

69 I need the library to study because I can't study with distractions. Plus the libraryhas free internet, computers, and printers that you can't find anywhere else allthe time. [study] [computer] [resources] [quiet]

Dec 5, 2012 11:17 PM

70 WHY WOULD YOU KEEP STUDENTS FROM STUDYING WHEN WE'REPAYING A BALLS TON OF MONEY TO STUDY AT THIS UNIVERSITY [study]

Dec 5, 2012 11:00 PM

71 The library is vital resource and sometimes the only place students have to gostudy. [study]

Dec 5, 2012 10:59 PM

72 I need the library to study/read for my classes. [study] Dec 5, 2012 10:43 PM

73 The Library is a place where I can focus and get work done. [productivity] [focus] Dec 5, 2012 10:41 PM

74 I can't seem to study in my room and to have the library there is a great relief. Iget alot of work done in the library and if operating hours were to change, itwould impact me alot. So please try to keep the operating hours as it is. [study][home life] [productivity] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:41 PM

75 The library is the one safe haven I have on the weekends to study! My house istoo loud and coffee shops can be distracting to cut the library hours more wouldbe devastating. [study] [quiet] [home life] [safe place] [Maintain hours][Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 10:40 PM

76 As I live off campus in a house with 5 other students and resources are very tightfor me, it is definitely ***crucial*** that I am able to work, study, read, and write atthe library and have access to its resources during current library operatinghours. If the library were to change its hours (i.e. to hours before the currentstudent fee was approved), then my life and educational success would indeedaffected negatively. I rely on the library for its resources (books on reserve,computers, books, quiet space, etc.) and would be put in an even more tryingposition if hours were cut. PLEASE, think of all of the students at this school.We need this resource available to us. [study] [resources] [commuter] [home life][academic success] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:35 PM

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77 The library is where I do my best studying without those hours I don't know whatI would do. [study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:23 PM

78 I'd rather it be open more. [extended] Dec 5, 2012 10:20 PM

79 Do not decrease hours or days!! We need our study time. (as much as possible)[study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:19 PM

80 The library is a placed needed to study when students like myself cannotconcentrate at their own home on campus (or off). We also need the library forthe collection of books that we need for our classes and/or research papers. Thehours of availability are crucial because my schedule doesn't allow me to go atall times, sometimes I have specific hours I can go which is usually at night orthe weekends. [study] [resources] [home life] [Maintain hours] [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 10:18 PM

81 The library is th eplace where i can study and practicallyl live there. It wouldaffect me greatly and affect my studies [study] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 10:17 PM

82 No problemo if itz closed.I gots my room shyzz.U mirin? Dec 5, 2012 10:10 PM

83 I need the library! I can't study at home! [study] [home life] Dec 5, 2012 10:02 PM

84 I spend the bulk of the day in the library. Basically, when I'm not in class. [daily] Dec 5, 2012 10:02 PM

85 I really rely on the library to study, its very difficult to study with so manyhousemates [study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 10:00 PM

86 If the library is not open I will not get as much study time because I need a quiteplace to study. [study] [quiet]

Dec 5, 2012 9:57 PM

87 I am in the library easily 4 to 6 hours a day on weekdays and sometimes onSaturdays. The late hours (8pm to midnight) are an especially crucial part of mystudy habits. I have no idea how I would continue to get my shit done if thelibrary weren't open during those times. [study] [daily] [Maintain hours][Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 9:53 PM

88 The library is the most reliable place to study well. [study] Dec 5, 2012 9:36 PM

89 Late night study sessions in the library are crucial to my learning. My house getstoo loud most of the time and every person I know feels just about the same.[study] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 9:30 PM

90 I LIVE IN THE S&E LIBRARY. Dec 5, 2012 9:30 PM

91 The Library is one of the few places on campus where I can study with peaceand quiet. It is essential to my success as a student! [study] [quiet] [academicsuccess]

Dec 5, 2012 9:18 PM

92 I spend at least 25 hours a week in the library, limiting hours would have a hugenegative impact on my studies. It is the one place I know I can get my work doneefficiently. [study] [academic success] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 9:09 PM

93 I live there. Especially on weekends. and not just the week before finals but Dec 5, 2012 9:07 PM

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every weekend at least one day. [Weekends]

94 I ALWAYS go to the library on Saturday during the day. That day is crucial![Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 9:04 PM

95 I can only study in the library or I don't get anything done! [study] [productivity] Dec 5, 2012 9:02 PM

96 Especially on the weekends where it is hard to find a quiet area to study thelibrary provides a quiet area for us to get away and get our school work done.[study] [quiet] [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 8:57 PM

97 I live in a loud house and I need the library open to go to a quiet place [quiet][home life]

Dec 5, 2012 8:56 PM

98 House is too noisy, library a place where I can concentrate because they're otherpeople around me that are in the same situation. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 8:56 PM

99 The library is a very important resource for many students, especially for thosewho lack the electronic and book resources to complete their studying. [study][resources]

Dec 5, 2012 8:52 PM

100 I spend a good deal of my time in the libraries, because I have hours betweenclasses, and I can't go home. The library provides me a silent place to dohomework, and is critical in organizing groups to study. [quiet] [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

101 My group uses the study rooms almost twice a week every week. I would like itto be open as much as possible. [Group study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

102 Between a busy school schedule and a work schedule I have to struggle to findtime to study as it is. To remove the access to a quiet environment to do work inwould be hugely detrimental to my success at UCSC. [study] [quiet] [working][academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

103 Saturdays our crucial to my success because waiting until Sunday to go to thelibrary only leads to procrastination. PLEASE stay open!!! [academic success][Maintain hours] [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 8:42 PM

104 I spend at least 20 hours a week studying at the library!! Having a quiet studyarea is important for student success and sanity. Please do not cut the hours![study] [quiet] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:40 PM

105 I don't have the study space I function better in at home, but I can always counton finding a spot in the library where I can concentrate, print, find sources, andask for help for research. Maintaining current library hours is extremely crucial tome! [computer] [home life] [service] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:40 PM

106 When I have a group project, it is crucial to have the library as a resource. It is away to meet with others without a hassle. [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 8:38 PM

107 I spend much of my time in the library to study. It is very important that it staysopen for long hours. [study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:35 PM

108 I use the library to check out books on reserve and go in between classes. I Dec 5, 2012 8:35 PM

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really benefit from the extra library hours, and I know for a fact that many of mypeers take great value in the extra hours as well. [reserves] [extended] [Maintainhours]

109 The library is the only place I can get my work done. I'm a science major andstudy constantly, I rely on the library to be open so that I can study. [study][Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:33 PM

110 The library is amazing to have. I really enjoy working in there and utilizing all ofthe research materials. [resources]

Dec 5, 2012 8:28 PM

111 The current hours with the Library available until midnight greatly enhance myacademic productivity. [academic success] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:27 PM

112 I find it very difficult to get work done at home and my computer breaks down alot so I spend a lot of time using the library late at night working on projects.[computer] [home life] [productivity]

Dec 5, 2012 8:22 PM

113 Honestly, the library should be open later than midnight. So many other UClibraries are open 24/7. It's already bad enough. Don't make it worse. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 8:07 PM

114 It's already pretty disgusting what's been done...I took several years off ofschool, but my freshman year was 2003 and tuition has increased 300%.They've remodeled McHenry, and yet it has space for fewer people tocomfortably study, and in these big rows of tables that are not conducive to quietstudying. There used to be desks with those blinders on the side, you know,those big wooden panels, and they used to go all the way around the perimeterof the library, on all three levels. I'm pretty sure that just right there, there isclose to the same capacity as in the current arrangment with those longcorridors with tables. Seriously guys. We've had huge increases in tuition, andall the money goes to graduate level programs. Even the idea that a hugeamount of money was being spent renovating facilities, while undergraduateeducation is neglected, was bad enough... [negative]

Dec 5, 2012 7:58 PM

115 Library is the only quiet place I have to study on the weekends! [study] [quiet][Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 7:46 PM

116 I spent so much time in the library. I have spent countless hours in the cafeworking alone and with groups, using the amazing conference and readingrooms for bigger projects). The library is pretty much the main reason I'mpassing my Syntax class (a class with a 15 - 30% failure rate). [study] [academicsuccess] [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 7:42 PM

117 The library is a wonderful place to get away from the distractions of your ownhouse, and also it is hands down the best place to meet with peers to study. It'snot crucial to have the library to pass classes, but it is an important factor in myoverall academic well-being. [study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 7:39 PM

118 It's a good place to go study if my room is too loud, and it's a good meeting placeto work on small group projects. [study] [home life] [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 7:33 PM

119 The library is a place all students can study, cooperate together, and use as a Dec 5, 2012 7:22 PM

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general area for reference. Also, many students commute to school and wouldbe devastated by the loss of library hours on any day. [study] [Group study][Maintain hours]

120 i study in the library all the time. If I am not in the lecture room I am in the library.Looking the previous library hours, I feel sad as I am a new student this year. Idon't know what to say. If we return to the previous hours then I can concludethat the university has no intention to support student learning. How come youlimit something that could expand your learning process. [academic success][Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 7:18 PM

121 The library is a really important resource both for doing research and forstudying, especially in groups. Its the only place I can concentrate. [study][Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 7:14 PM

122 I'm at the library 24/7. [daily] Dec 5, 2012 7:13 PM

123 I think we need this space because studying downtown requires purchasingsomething and not everyone has a home/space at home that is productive tostudying [study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 6:52 PM

124 I go to the McHenry library daily and use it late at night. I do not have a printerand rely on the library for access to the printer, access to reserve textbooks,study space and a reclusive place to study away from the distractions of livingwith others. [study] [computer] [reserves] [quiet] [daily]

Dec 5, 2012 6:39 PM

125 I never go, I would love to save 6 dollars and buy guitar strings or anything muchmore useful than the library. I just need my card verified for the research libraryaccess. [negative]

Dec 5, 2012 6:23 PM

126 I believe that libraries should be opened 24/7 like other schools because eachperson has different studying time that works for them. Library is a great place tostudy and work at compared to the dorms because you're more likely tosidetrack and sleep when you're right next to your bed. [study] [24 hours] [homelife] [focus]

Dec 5, 2012 6:23 PM

127 I go to library everyday! [daily] Dec 5, 2012 6:14 PM

128 It's the only place I can get away from my insane housemates and study! [study][home life]

Dec 5, 2012 6:06 PM

129 The library cannot be closed as often that it is, it should be 24 hour. It will impactmy grades and performance significantly. [extended] [24 hours]

Dec 5, 2012 6:05 PM

130 oh god please don't change them [Maintain hours] Dec 5, 2012 6:02 PM

131 Though the current operating hours are a slight improvement from past years,McHenry should be open later. especially on Friday and Saturday. I don't seewhy the library can't have a small late night staff. It would only take a few peopleto keep it open. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 5:44 PM

132 I use the library as a quiet place to study, alone and in groups. I have difficultyreading and absorbing materials online, preferring the tactile aspect of books.

Dec 5, 2012 5:21 PM

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[study] [resources] [quiet] [Group study]

133 The library is the main space I use to study/do work on campus. It is veryimportant to my academics because it is one of the few spaces where I canstudy with minimal disturbance. [study] [quiet] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 5:21 PM

134 Merrill College student. If you close/cut hours at Mc Henry and Engineering,PLEASE enforce ALL DAY QUIET HOURS at CASA LATINA [quiet] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 5:13 PM

135 I rely on reserve textbooks almost exclusively, so this is fairly important. I couldtry to modify my work schedule if that's what it took, but at some cost. [reserves]

Dec 5, 2012 4:03 PM

136 I have a very disrruptive roommate and this is one of the places I can come toactually do my work. There are lots of others that feel this is the only place theycan do their work without getting distracted by others. The weekends are a timewhere we can catch up on work that has piled up throughout the week; thus, thelibrary shoud be open on saturday. [study] [quiet] [home life] [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 3:41 PM

137 I spend most of my free time studying in the library which makes it possible forme to concentrate on my work without any distraction. Library is my number oneresource. [study]

Dec 5, 2012 3:26 PM

138 I have been fine. As a transfer student, the library's hours have been prettyhelpful. Especially during finals week.

Dec 5, 2012 3:19 PM

139 Although I just recently purchased a new notebook, I'd been without one allSummer Session and most of this past quarter, and without the library'scomputers I don't know how or where I would have done my work. [computer]

Dec 5, 2012 3:15 PM

140 Looking at the previous library hours, I'm horrified. Those hours are brutal. I havedifficulty focusing a lot of the time so the library is an important place for me tobe able to go to and complete course work. [study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 3:00 PM

141 at my old school, our libraries were almost open for 24/7 and were on saturdays.cuts would be detrimental for me, as my house is not a good place to study.[extended] [home life] [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 2:56 PM

142 The library is the best studying environment. I cannot focus at home. [study][home life]

Dec 5, 2012 2:45 PM

143 Incredibly important. The library is a crucial element in my studies throughout theentire week. [study]

Dec 5, 2012 2:41 PM

144 Whenever I have a break in my schedule, the first place I go is the library. Thisonly changes if I need to eat, then it's the second place I go. Whether I amstudying or planning classes or looking for opportunities post graduation or evenresearching extra curricular material, the library is a crucial part to my universityeducation. [resources]

Dec 5, 2012 2:05 PM

145 I always utilize the library for its resources and to study and it has directlyimpacted my ability to succeed here. [study] [resources] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 2:00 PM

146 I definitely think it is important to have those resources available for students. Dec 5, 2012 1:41 PM

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147 Please don't cut library hours! [Maintain hours] Dec 5, 2012 1:18 PM

148 the early weekday mornings in the library are a very important time to catch upand get ready for the day ahead of me

Dec 5, 2012 1:17 PM

149 I am a postgraduate student here at UCSC and currently I spend on average 6-8hours a day at the library. We have this amazing new facility that is a fabulousspace to study and resource for the student body. Further reduced hours wouldbe devastating to my own work, and demoralizing for the student body ingeneral. How can we maintain a high standard and value for our work when thisfacility, which is so central to all disciplines, is under valued and under funded bythe university? [study] [resources] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 1:14 PM

150 I do not concentrate very well in my home; I use the library to write my papers,study, and get my school work done. [study] [quiet] [home life] [productivity]

Dec 5, 2012 1:08 PM

151 My dorm is too noisy and unorganized to study there all the time, and I need thelibrary to work on big projects. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 1:01 PM

152 My home is not suitable for concentrating and studying for long hours, Iabsolutely rely on the library for my studying needs. [study] [home life] [focus]

Dec 5, 2012 12:56 PM

153 I go to library to study weekly and during finals daily. It provides a safecomfortable place with lots of lighting and space to spread out and dohomework. Also the study rooms are great for group studying. [study] [safeplace] [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 12:49 PM

154 The library is the only place where I can have consistent quite study time. [study][quiet]

Dec 5, 2012 12:43 PM

155 I am there most of my day doing work. [working] Dec 5, 2012 12:32 PM

156 IT NEEDS TO BE OPEN MORE [extended] Dec 5, 2012 12:30 PM

157 Students need the library to study!! Learning and getting an education is whywere here, why would you limit the time we have even more at a place that weall study? [study]

Dec 5, 2012 12:27 PM

158 Its where I am most focused and productive [productivity] [focus] Dec 5, 2012 12:21 PM

159 The library is wonderful because if needed I can find the books necessary forresearch and also have the space to study in a stimulating environment. [study][resources]

Dec 5, 2012 12:13 PM

160 It's incredibly difficult to focus in my room and I whenever I come down to thelibrary I'm productive and leave in the evening feeling accomplished. I end upstaying at the library for most of the day because of the global village cafe and allof the different places I can move around to study in in the library. [study] [homelife] [productivity]

Dec 5, 2012 12:13 PM

161 It's hard to study in the apartment and the local library (Paige Smith) is usually Dec 5, 2012 12:02 PM

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extremely crowded during finals week and the week before. McHenry has muchmore room and is usually more quiet. [study] [quiet] [home life]

162 We have huge tv screen computer navigation things that no one will ever use,but you guys want to cut hours? Its obvious that whoever designed that brillianttech was considered a better person to give money to then the library staff.Administration, you should be ashamed of yourself. What a fucking waste, and adirect hurt on the students. [negative] [waste]

Dec 5, 2012 11:47 AM

163 I like to study in the Library. Every week, I use library over 4 days until late night.Please do not change open hours. [study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 11:44 AM

164 I am not able to be as productive when I am home compared to at the library.[home life] [productivity]

Dec 5, 2012 11:36 AM

165 The library is a really great way for me to do the required reading for my classesbecause of the quiet environment. [quiet] [reading]

Dec 5, 2012 11:07 AM

166 It provides a great space to study especially during finals, to collaborate withother students and provides many extremely valuable resources to myself as astudent. [study] [resources] [Group study]

Dec 5, 2012 11:07 AM

167 It's impossible to work at my home therefore the library is my location to study[study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 11:00 AM

168 It is one of the only places I can remain focused. [productivity] [focus] Dec 5, 2012 10:58 AM

169 I think the library should be open 8 to 11 on weekdays, 8 to 8 on Saturday, and 8to 11 on Sunday [Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 10:48 AM

170 Library operating hours are crucial to any committed student's succes in anyhigher education system. The library provides a quiet and resourceful workplaceto both study and prepare for important tests and finals. [study] [resources][quiet] [academic success] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:39 AM

171 The library is the best place to study, meet people and find helpful resources. Ispend more time in the library than I do at home. [study] [daily] [people] [homelife]

Dec 5, 2012 10:32 AM

172 Being a full-time student, and also working a part-time job, it is imperative thatthe library has extended hours so that I am able to get my studies done, accessmaterials, etc. [resources] [working] [Maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:29 AM

173 I do the vast majority of my studying in the library. [study] Dec 5, 2012 10:28 AM

174 Please keep the hours the same or remain open later. [extended] [Maintainhours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:23 AM

175 It is important when we have to do projects really late at night and you can nottun on the lights in your room because of your roommates, and also to study forfinals. [study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 10:21 AM

176 This is the only place I can focus and concentrate in my studies. [study] [quiet] Dec 5, 2012 10:06 AM

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177 I use the library often, and don't even feel like the current hours are enough opentime. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 9:49 AM

178 Last year I lived at Porter College. Noise was an issue nearly 24/7. I wasALWAYS running around from Lounge to lounge, looking for a quiet study space.Lounges, especially at porter, were constantly frequented by people and groups,always making a lot of noise. I already was annoyed the entire year that thelibrary wasn't open past midnight...and even MORE bothered that it was barelyopen on the weekends. There's no point in paying all this money on tuition if abasic service for studying, like the library, isn't a very available option. Please donot cut the library hours. [extended] [resident] [quiet] [Maintain hours][Weekends]

Dec 5, 2012 9:35 AM

179 I go to the library everyday. [daily] Dec 5, 2012 9:31 AM

180 I often go to the library and study because there is guaranteed silence. My studyhabits would be greatly impacted if there were cuts to hours of operation. [study][quiet] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 9:29 AM

181 Since I live off campus, the library is one location where I find myself studyingand finishing work. [study] [commuter] [productivity]

Dec 5, 2012 9:21 AM

182 I have a hard time studying while at home so being able to go to the library atalmost any time has been extremely useful to me. [study] [home life]

Dec 5, 2012 9:06 AM

183 The Library provides a great study place both for individual and group needs.Sometimes there is no where else to go that provides such a quiet area. [study][quiet]

Dec 5, 2012 9:05 AM

184 The library is needed for every facet of the educational environment of UCSC,and any higher education system. [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 8:57 AM

185 I cannot study in my house and the library is one of the few places students withADHD like me can concentrate without distractions. [study] [quiet] [ADA] [homelife]

Dec 5, 2012 8:55 AM

186 The library's location makes it completely impractical for me to go to. [location][negative]

Dec 5, 2012 8:53 AM

187 WTF FUck the regents [negative] Dec 5, 2012 8:48 AM

188 I use the library constantly for reserved books as it helps me pass classes bygetting the reading done in a timely manner and it also saves me money usingthem on reserve. [reserves] [fiscal] [academic success]

Dec 5, 2012 8:43 AM

189 One of the most important pieces of advice I have received so far is to NOTstudy in my room. The apartment we have at Kresge is a social atmospheredoes not let you lock into work. And so when you try to focus - you are really onlyhalf focused compare to what you can be. It is so vital that the library staysopen for long hours - I would love to see some more funding go into the library inorder to increase hours as it is. [study] [extended] [home life]

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190 I live with 6 other people and cannot study at home. I need the space to work ina quiet environment. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 8:04 PM

191 I am in there every day. Science students have a ton of work, we need thelibrary. [daily]

Dec 4, 2012 7:51 PM

192 They allow me to have a quiet study setting when I normally wouldn't at myhome. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 5:01 PM

193 In a triple, the library was the only place i could ever go to study. [study][resident] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 4:30 PM

194 The space provided by the library is crucial, especially for students with learningdisabilities (e.g., ADHD) who lack a private study space at home or elsewhere onSaturdays and on weekday mornings. [study] [ADA] [home life] [Weekends]

Dec 4, 2012 4:15 PM

195 I can't work in cafes or restaurants or in my own house off campus. I have ADHDand I get distracted really easily. If the library was closed any earlier I woulddefinitely not pass my classes and there for graduate on time. This new library isGREAT for students who have trouble focusing. so many quiet places to sit andwork that is away from main traffic through campus. [study] [quiet] [ADA] [homelife]

Dec 4, 2012 4:02 PM

196 I only do work in the library. If I go home I can't focus and don't get any workdone. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 3:36 PM

197 It is nice having the library open all the time I am just wondering if we need thismany new computers etc cuz the PCS work fine why do we need expensive newmacs? [resources] [cut other] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 3:34 PM

198 I can't study at my dorm and the study spaces at my college are not always quieteither [study] [resident] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 2:43 PM

199 The library needs to be open more! I get so much done here [extended] Dec 4, 2012 1:49 PM

200 I rely heavily on both libraries on campus when studying for exams, as well asthroughout the quarter. [study]

Dec 4, 2012 1:30 PM

201 The library is the epitome of the college experience and is necessary as safeplace to study. It is the refuge for student when there is no where else. It couldbe argued that without the library there would be no education and thus it isblasphemy to shorten them and to close the library for a whole day. Why don'twe take some of the funding from our administrators pay increases or from thebiomedical funds! Ideal hours should be: • Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to midnight •Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to midnight • Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. •Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. [study] [extended] [cut other] [safe place][Weekends]

Dec 4, 2012 12:32 PM

202 The only quite place I have to study [study] [quiet] Dec 4, 2012 11:50 AM

203 The library is one of the only places I can focus and still have access to thematerials necessary for research. It's the best escape from the loud house orresidence [study] [resources] [quiet] [home life]

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204 It is crazy that the library is closed so much of the time, the library (its studyspaces and books) are essential to my school work. Maybe we could cutadministrators salaries so that the library could stay open longer? [resources][cut other] [academic success]

Dec 4, 2012 11:05 AM

205 Extended hours are the basic principle I rely on to get my work done. I need thisspace. [extended]

Dec 4, 2012 10:13 AM

206 Only study at the library. [study] Dec 4, 2012 9:57 AM

207 I do not own a reliable computer at home, nor do I have a printer. Librarycomputers and databases are key to completing coursework and for studying.[computer] [resources]

Dec 4, 2012 8:38 AM

208 I can not study that well at home. I need to be at the library to get a majority ofmy studying done. [study] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 1:48 AM

209 My roommate sleeps at 9pm and I often don't get to study until after that since Ihave class until 10pm. [study] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 12:44 AM

210 Right now, I live off campus and therefore rarely study at home. In the past, Ihave had issues with having roommates who are light sleepers and will not allowme to study in the room while they sleep. [study] [commuter] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 12:42 AM

211 For many students (such as myself), the library is the only place where they canstudy in peace, due to factors such as housing, roommate, commute issues.Since I need to work in order to earn enough money for food, I often try to savemoney by checking out books on reserve. This year, I have work and classnearly straight from 9:30am-9:45pm on certain days, and I only have time tostudy after that. If the library were to close at 10pm, I would not be able to checkout the books I need to, and I know I am not the only person in this position.[study] [reserves] [quiet] [home life] [Maintain hours]

Dec 4, 2012 12:29 AM

212 While some students view the library as simply a place to study, I personally findthe library to be a fortress of solitude & escape from the madness of idioticcollege students. I hardly study in my own home or college lounges because it ishard for me to concentrate around other students who are not doing workthemselves. I am grateful for the fact that the library offers me a place whereother like-minded student abound. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 4, 2012 12:27 AM

213 This should not be in question. This is a crucial service the campus shouldprovide for students. [campus funding] [Maintain hours]

Dec 4, 2012 12:13 AM

214 It is where I get things done [productivity] Dec 4, 2012 12:02 AM

215 The extended hours during finals week have been extremely helpful to me in thepast because, living with other college students, I need a quiet space away fromhome to focus on academics. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 11:57 PM

216 open 24/7 please! [extended] [24 hours] Dec 3, 2012 11:33 PM

217 I need a space that fosters learning in quiet area [study] [quiet] Dec 3, 2012 11:33 PM

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218 It would suck SO SO SO MUCH if the current library hours weren't maintained.5PM?? Not even open on Saturdays??? 10 PM on most weekdays?? That'sridiculous. We are in college, and we are always studying. We need thelibraries open as much as possible. [study] [Maintain hours] [Weekends]

Dec 3, 2012 11:13 PM

219 It is the only place I can focus. [study] [focus] Dec 3, 2012 10:40 PM

220 The current library hours allow for us to have a place to study and not have toworry about ambient noise distracting us and allowing for our full attention toclasses. [study] [quiet]

Dec 3, 2012 10:40 PM

221 The UCSC library is the only place where I can study and get my homeworkdone. Living off campus with many people does not allow me to concentrate inmy work. The library is the only place where I can be productive with my studies.[study] [commuter] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 10:18 PM

222 I LOVE the library. It's a great environment to work in, and my best work is doneat night. My classmates and I take constant advantage of the study room andalways stay there until late. The library closing earlier would severley damagemy learning. [study] [resources] [academic success] [Group study] [Maintainhours]

Dec 3, 2012 9:59 PM

223 With having a busy impacted school schedule, dance practice, and a job, myfree time for homework and studying at most times, exceeds 10 PM. [study][working] [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 9:30 PM

224 It should be open 24 hours [extended] [24 hours] Dec 3, 2012 9:27 PM

225 Library hours are important to help me focus, but if it came down to it, I wouldstill pass classes by studying elsewhere. However, to earn A's in my upperdivision classes, I need library hours to focus! [study] [academic success]

Dec 3, 2012 8:27 PM

226 The library hours right now are pretty great. It is nice to be able to stay at thelibrary till midnight on weekdays. And the extended hours during finals week isnice too. [study] [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 8:22 PM

227 I am at the library very frequently. I find it very difficult to study at home and thususe the library as much as possible. Also access to computers and printing isvery important. [study] [computer] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 7:44 PM

228 I've gone to the library a lot more frequently and it helps me keep away frommajor distractions which will pass by at home. [study] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 7:07 PM

229 I live in a house with 7 other girls and it is nearly impossible to get anything doneunless I'm in the library. [study] [commuter] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 6:44 PM

230 Although I do most studying in my dorm room, the libraries help me study formidterm and final exams. Having access to the library all week and relatively latein the day really makes a difference. I would probably pass my classes, butgetting the grades I want would be much more difficult. [study] [resident][academic success]

Dec 3, 2012 6:32 PM

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late. Also, sometimes some assignments take several hours and so the libraryhours help with that too. [study] [working] [Maintain hours]

232 i Dec 3, 2012 6:24 PM

233 It is absolutely imperative to my academic success that the library maintain itscurrent hours. The library is a sanctuary which enables academic success forstudents such as myself, and maintaining current operating hours is of theutmost importance in continuing to provide this service. [study] [academicsuccess] [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 6:11 PM

234 If anything i need more hours. The library being open during the day is OK butthat is when i have classes. The time that i really need the library is at night, ifind myself being kicked out at midnight when i still have lots of work left. OtherUCs have 24 hour libraries, why can't we? [study] [extended] [24 hours]

Dec 3, 2012 5:58 PM

235 I wouldn't say it was critical because the library isn't responsible for my ability tostudy. The library is a very helpful towards my studying though. [study]

Dec 3, 2012 5:56 PM

236 Library resources mean I don't have to buy as many textbooks for my classes,and I can use the whole library of books and films for my class essays.[reserves] [resources] [fiscal]

Dec 3, 2012 5:54 PM

237 I study at the library 7 days a week [study] [daily] Dec 3, 2012 5:43 PM

238 If anything, I wish the library was open more! A 24-hour availability would be verybeneficial. [extended] [24 hours]

Dec 3, 2012 5:24 PM

239 To do well academically, I need that space to get my work done. Most of myfriends at other schools have libraries that are open 24/7. My apartment is toonoisy to get anything done in. Please expand library hours! My grad schoolapplications will thank you. [study] [extended] [24 hours] [commuter] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 5:21 PM

240 If the lights are on al the time, the doors should be open too! [extended] Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

241 I practically live in the library. [daily] Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

242 Why is this even a question? [Maintain hours] Dec 3, 2012 4:56 PM

243 This is not even negotiable in my opinion; a student needs two things to do good,sleep and to study. [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 4:54 PM

244 The library is considered my second home because I study here when I don'thave class. This is a place where I spend most of my time, so when it closes, Iam usually forced to go home (where I waste time because of distractions).[study] [daily] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 4:51 PM

245 I rely on the library to be open during times when I cannot be in my own roomdue to noisy or asleep roommates. Without access to the library I would often notbe able to finish assignments on time. [study] [quiet] [home life] [academicsuccess]

Dec 3, 2012 4:51 PM

246 I love being able to come to the library to study during the day and during the Dec 3, 2012 4:42 PM

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evening too. It helps me get my work done. [study]

247 I spend at least 3 hours day in the library studying. I often spend 10 hours ormore in the library doing my work. [study] [daily]

Dec 3, 2012 4:40 PM

248 Its honestly pretty much great except for a tiny bit of time here and there. Dec 3, 2012 4:39 PM

249 Living in a house with 5 roommates, there is hardly any space to study at home.I go to the library Monday thru Friday to study and work on homework. Most ofmy classmates study in the library too and so we can get together to discuss ourproblems. During midterms and finals, I'm often at the library 7 days a week untilclosing. Having a place away from home to study really helps cut distractionsand helps me focus. [study] [extended] [daily] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 4:38 PM

250 where else would we study!!!! [study] Dec 3, 2012 4:16 PM

251 I have ADD and cannot focus or get any work done if not at the library but almostall of my friends feel the same way about not being able to focus outside thelibrary. This is a UC and educational success of students should be its firstpriority. If funding must be cut from various events or other areas of student lifecurrently being funded by the school, it would be unfortunate but they are not asnecessary for educational success as libraries. [study] [campus funding] [ADA][Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 3:59 PM

252 I use the library religiously, as it is the most effective place for me to study. Ihave no personal computer, so having the library open is absolutely essential tomy education. [study] [computer] [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 3:41 PM

253 When my computer is broken or life is not on my side, the library is. It allows meto study late without distractions from housemates, and gives me access toresources that I would never normally have. These resources are what makeUCSC a UC, not a CSU or Community College, and that's why the UC educationis worth the price: solid libraries, good professors, and helpful TA's. What else isan education? [study] [computer] [campus funding] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 3:37 PM

254 The library is the one resource on campus where people actually seemgenuinely interested in assisting us as students. Also, the library is the center ofcampus Science and Engineering sits in the middle of Science Hill, and studentlife is noticeably dead when the library is not open. [service]

Dec 3, 2012 3:25 PM

255 It is so upsetting that the library is not open at least until 3am the week BEFOREfinals as this is the most important for many students!!!! [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 3:13 PM

256 I love that the library is open until midnight and often wished it was open later,but appreciate that it is open until 3 during finals week [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 2:55 PM

257 the lack of library hours is too damn high Dec 3, 2012 2:52 PM

258 The library does not open early enough. Classes start at 8 am and there aretimes when the library is needed before class. [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 2:34 PM

259 I utilize the library resources a lot and it would be hard to maintain that withshorter hours. [resources] [Maintain hours]

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260 The library is an excellent place to study because of the amazing quiet hours.[study] [quiet]

Dec 3, 2012 1:52 PM

261 I need to be able to access library resources every day, and sometimes I need toget there before or after my classes. Shortening these hours would make my lifedifficult. [resources] [Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 1:39 PM

262 I haven't really had a need for the library yet, however I am only a freshman inmy first quarter.

Dec 3, 2012 1:37 PM

263 The library must be open on Saturday. [campus funding] [Maintain hours][Weekends]

Dec 3, 2012 1:37 PM

264 Haven't had a need for the library yet, however I am only a freshman in my firstquarter.

Dec 3, 2012 1:36 PM

265 The maintaining of office hours is the only thing that will get me through college.[Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 1:35 PM

266 The library is the only way I could get my work done, my roommates are veryloud and i can not concentrate. The Library helps us all. [study] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 1:14 PM

267 Because of my hectic day schedule, I am forced to remain in the library untilclosing to get all of my homework done. If the library begins to close at earlierhours, I will not have a good quite space to do my homework anymore. [study][Maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 12:54 PM

268 I feel as though I cannot study or am not productive when I try to study at homeor at a public cafe, etc. The library is the only place I feel really motivated tostudy hard and get things done. [study] [home life] [productivity]

Dec 3, 2012 12:53 PM

269 The library is where I like to bunker down and do serious studying. My residencehall is always very noisy and hard to concentrate in. [study] [resident] [quiet][home life]

Dec 3, 2012 12:49 PM

270 This is the only place on campus with the space, technology and resources Ineed to be a successful student. [study] [computer] [resources]

Dec 3, 2012 12:39 PM

271 As a student here at UCSC having the library available for studying as well aschecking out laptops to do work is crucial. [study] [computer]

Dec 3, 2012 12:35 PM

272 The upper levels of the library are easily one of the best environments to thinkand work in, especially when surrounded by other working people. [study][people]

Dec 3, 2012 12:30 PM

273 I'm usually always busy during the day so i study at night and the Library iswhere I go. [study]

Dec 3, 2012 12:27 PM

274 I always stay at the library until closing. it would be ridiculous to reduce libraryhours. I think that one of the libraries should be opened until later even. Campusbudget shouldn't cut anything because we the students are paying extraspecifically to keep the libraries opened. [study] [extended] [campus funding]

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275 I more often will study at home or online. Dec 3, 2012 12:16 PM

276 Library is the only place where I can work without being disturbed. [study] Dec 3, 2012 12:13 PM

277 The library is where I go to study. My apartment is hectic and cafe's are loud, thelibrary is my reprieve, a quite place to study and eat if I so choose. I enjoy thecreation of excessively long sentences, which I concoct for the soul purpose ofconfusion, on behalf of the reader. [study] [quiet] [home life]

Dec 3, 2012 12:11 PM

278 I really enjoy the use of the study rooms, it helps em and my friends focusbecause there's nothing to distract us. The whiteboards and computer-tv cablesare also very helpful. I wish there were more study rooms, though. [study][resources] [people] [Group study] [focus]

Dec 3, 2012 12:07 PM

279 Open earlier on weekends. [extended] [Weekends] Dec 3, 2012 11:31 AM

280 Libraries are more spacious than study rooms in other colleges, especiallyimportant during midterm and finals weeks where many students will need thatstudy space. [study] [resources] [Group study]

Dec 3, 2012 11:31 AM

281 I study at the library all the time. [study] Dec 3, 2012 11:28 AM

282 I can't always afford textbooks, so the reserve materials are paramount to myacademic success. [reserves] [fiscal] [academic success]

Dec 3, 2012 11:27 AM

283 Though I don't go to the library very often, I feel like I use their services (i.e.checking out books - including ILL, computers, reserving study rooms, etc.) alittle more than the average undergrad. [study] [computer] [resources] [Groupstudy]

Dec 3, 2012 10:44 AM

284 It is at time difficult to study in my living quarters. My friends that I currently live inthe aparment are all majors that don't really study, just write. I am a sciencemajor and do not ned so much distractions, and need a quiet place to study.[study] [resident] [home life]

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Page 2, Q2. Before the current student fee was approved, Library hours were: Sunday - Thursday 10am-10pmFriday 10am - 5pmSaturday closed

Assuming that the campus budget will enable us to maintain only these core operations, please rank which of thefollowing current EXTENDED HOURS FUNDED BY THE S...

1 The current library hours of operation are very necessary. Please do not cut thehours. I would probably fail if UCSC chooses to cut hours. I do not have acomputer or laptop to conveniently complete my homework. The computers atthe library are very beneficial to my grade, since I write 2-3 essays a week as aliterature major. My minor is the History of Art and Visual Culture, so theresearch databases and employees are helpful in my research. [resources][critical] [maintain hours]

Dec 9, 2012 10:26 AM

2 The lirary should be open till 3 every day and on finals 24/7. [extended] [finals] Dec 8, 2012 3:53 PM

3 None of these are necessary for me. [negative] Dec 7, 2012 2:24 PM

4 Please maintain Saturday hours. On weekends, one can park in the Hahn lotwithout using a scratch-off permit, so I make all of my heavy-book-intensivelibrary runs on Saturday and Sunday. This is SO important for graduatestudents. [Saturday]

Dec 7, 2012 1:48 PM

5 Every time is crucial for education!!! [critical] [all of the above] Dec 7, 2012 1:02 PM

6 Opening before 8 am during finals would be optimum. [extended] [finals] Dec 7, 2012 12:52 PM

7 Weekends are crucial as we don't have class and we can devote more time tostudying. [Saturday]

Dec 7, 2012 12:00 PM

8 24 hours would be greatly appreciated. [24 hours] Dec 7, 2012 11:01 AM

9 Often, I would like to borrow a book from the library sometimes during the latehours on a spontaneous thought. [extended]

Dec 7, 2012 9:55 AM

10 I particularly support Saturday and Friday more extended in time. It is becausesome students rather finish homework on Friday and Saturday so Sunday is freeday for them. [Saturday]

Dec 7, 2012 2:58 AM

11 Library operating hours are really important to me. Library is a quiet and apeaceful place, where i only can concentrating in my study. Extend libraryoperating hours are most important thing to most of students throughout thecampus. [maintain hours]

Dec 7, 2012 1:08 AM

12 I desperately need the library hours to stay the same. [maintain hours] Dec 6, 2012 11:50 PM

13 But... they're ALL important [all of the above] Dec 6, 2012 10:08 PM

14 We should be cutting other extraneous programs, and putting it into libraryoperation and looking into running the library less expensively. The library iscrucial to education .I don't think anyone who I have shown the campus hastaken this school seriously because the library isnt open 24 hours like most othercampuses. [other funding/cuts]

Dec 6, 2012 9:43 PM

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15 Keeping the library open for as long as possible is important to students even if itcan only be a few extra hours ever hour open counts. [maintain hours]

Dec 6, 2012 8:56 PM

16 Closing the library at 10pm on weekday nights will be very detrimental to mystudy schedule. With my days full of work, classes and many meetings, I get mybest work done late on weekday nights in the quiet, studious environment of thelibrary. [maintain hours]

Dec 6, 2012 7:00 PM

17 see above Dec 6, 2012 6:46 PM

18 You tried cutting hours before and it's not a good idea. Why don't you lowerwages of staff instead? [other funding/cuts]

Dec 6, 2012 6:06 PM

19 my classes are all morning and afternoon since i have an internship, so weekdaynights 10pm-12am are really important. [weeknight]

Dec 6, 2012 4:25 PM

20 Bring back Saturday hours! [Saturday] Dec 6, 2012 4:04 PM

21 I use the library most often on weeknights. [weeknight] Dec 6, 2012 3:17 PM

22 I would like at least one of the 2 libraries to be open on Saturday. I don't like thatthey could both be open on Sunday but neither on Saturday. [Saturday]

Dec 6, 2012 2:20 PM

23 Saturdays are important because they tend to be the most productive day of theweekend for me. [Saturday]

Dec 6, 2012 2:20 PM

24 ESPECIALLY during finals! [finals] Dec 6, 2012 2:08 PM

25 Need this time to study [study] Dec 6, 2012 1:30 PM

26 Again, hours during the day, during the week are the most important. [weekday] Dec 6, 2012 1:13 PM

27 The only time I ever really go to the library is if I realize that a reference I need isa physical book rather than a journal article I can get online. I generally work inmy office or at home rather than the library, so the hours aren't as important tome as they would be to an undergrad who uses the library as a quiet place tostudy. [none of the above]

Dec 6, 2012 12:59 PM

28 The library should be open from 8am-12am on weekdays. [extended] Dec 6, 2012 12:53 PM

29 morning are crucial. [mornings] Dec 6, 2012 12:35 PM

30 Please more late hours. PLEASE [extended] Dec 6, 2012 12:25 PM

31 Staying open as late as they do allows me to do school and work ,yet still findtime to do homework. And Saturdays are a vital day of catch-up usually. [study][Saturday]

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32 God please don't do this. [maintain hours] Dec 6, 2012 12:40 AM

33 It is hard to rank the top 3, as all hours are equally important. The library is avaluable resource for all students [all of the above]

Dec 6, 2012 12:07 AM

34 One of the library or certain floor should open 24/7/365 for students to study [24hours]

Dec 5, 2012 11:39 PM

35 The library should be open more than it is now. This is a higher educationinstitute. Cutting hours is ridiculous and unethical. Where else will students go tostudy? Where else will students have access to all the resources the libraryprovides? Students should not have to go downtown and pay to use the internetjust to find a place to study. Libraries are essential to college. Prop 30 passed,you should all find time to keep the library open. Because of things like this, Ihave told my brother to go to a private school so he can have better resources.I'm glad that I am graduating this year, before things get extremely bad.[negative] [Proposition 30]

Dec 5, 2012 11:17 PM

36 They're all important depending on my quarter schedule. [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 11:00 PM

37 It is crucial that the library remain open at night and on Saturdays. These arethe times when we need access the most. For those of us who work jobs on topof school, it is SO IMPORTANT that nights and weekends are available to us sothat we may have the chance to keep up in school. I personally rely on thelibrary night and weekend hours, as that is when I am there the most. Please donot take this precious time away from me. I pay way too much money for thiseducation and work far too hard to be denied library access during these*crucial* hours. [study] [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 10:35 PM

38 although i feel extended finals night is almost equivalent to weekday mornings[finals] [weekday] [mornings]

Dec 5, 2012 10:20 PM

39 Weekday mornings is important because sometimes I would need to print apaper or something related before a morning class. The most important isclosing at night because that's when I see a lot of students especially during theweek of finals since students have class/work so the perfect time to study wouldbe at night. [resources]

Dec 5, 2012 10:18 PM

40 Keep Saturday please!!! [Saturday] Dec 5, 2012 9:04 PM

41 Saturday is the most important part, since I spend a good deal of time here onSaturday. [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

42 All of these extended hours are important to me. [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 8:40 PM

43 All days are important! IF I had to pick, I picked the hours I normally spend agood amount of time at the library. Lastly, I want to comment that I already think

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11-7pm on Saturdays is not enough. [Saturday]

44 A good suggestion to raise money would be to make a parking structure thatcharges and the money goes to the library. I'm not sure about S&E but McHenryhas a bunch of open area that could be used for that. [other funding/cuts]

Dec 5, 2012 8:33 PM

45 The evening hours from six pm to midnight are crucial in relation to my currentacademic schedule. [weeknight]

Dec 5, 2012 8:27 PM

46 Having the library open after 5 on Fridays is important to me because I often getbooks and access resources to have my necessary resources over the weekend.[resources]

Dec 5, 2012 8:22 PM

47 DON'T CUT HOURS [maintain hours] Dec 5, 2012 8:07 PM

48 And now I am noticing that even with the extended student hours, these stillreflect cuts from what the hours were when I was an undergraduate. Seriously,fuck that shit. I've always been a conservative, and extremely critical ofcampus activism, but I've been around long enough to have seen multiplesuggestions of pseudo-terrorism agains the Univeristy, for its disgustingmisallocation of funds like this. I'm not saying I support it, but if you fuckers keepthis up, how exactly do you plan on stopping some idiot trustifarian kids fromthrowing a few rocks threw windows, maybe followed by molotov cocktails, anddisappearing into the forest? They'd be as elusive as the Vietcong, you'd neverknow who did it and you wouldn't be able to stop it. And actually, come to thinkof it, I'd definitely laugh at the idiots who don't know this campus well enough tothink that they can keep this shit up and then have some stupid fuckin kids whomisunderstand how the system works try to lash out like that. This is my lastquarter, but if I read about that happening, true story, I'm going to fuckin laugh.[negative]

Dec 5, 2012 7:58 PM

49 How am I supposed to pick three? These are all important. Of all the things tocut, you're really gonna pick the library? [all of the above]

Dec 5, 2012 7:46 PM

50 PLEASE stay open on the weekends. [weekend] Dec 5, 2012 7:39 PM

51 If the university has a vision to support student learning, it should make all theefforts necessary to make library open every day from 8am - 12pm. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 7:18 PM

52 please don't take away more hours :( [maintain hours] Dec 5, 2012 6:02 PM

53 All of these should be attainable [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 5:44 PM

54 I think the library would be best served to keep consistent hours. A few hoursbefore finals is less beneficial than steady, reliable hours. [all of the above]

Dec 5, 2012 5:21 PM

55 I really believe that all these times are ranked 1st for most students, so it is Dec 5, 2012 5:21 PM

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difficult for me to rank the times that would be considered the most important,since as college students, we all have constantly changing schedules. However,I do feel that having Saturday hours is very beneficial during the quarter.[Saturday]

56 DO NOT RAISE MY TUITION! [negative] Dec 5, 2012 5:13 PM

57 sunday is always considered "homework day" so hours sould definately beextended on this day. I think it should be open on Saturday, but only for a fewhours. People usually have plans on the weekends later in the day and into theevening, so it should only be open for the early afternoon. [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 3:41 PM

58 It's important that you stay open later. Not everyone lives on campus and hasstudent lounges to study in. Plus, you'll cause overcrowding in the other collegelibraries. [extended]

Dec 5, 2012 3:19 PM

59 I study at night, not in the morning. Morning is for sleep. [weeknight] Dec 5, 2012 2:45 PM

60 ALL are important. [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 2:27 PM

61 Students need the library open on Saturday. This should not be questioned.[Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 2:27 PM

62 A hard choice for 3rd, since I am not a morning person I chose Sunday nights.However, weekday mornings seem just as important, because it is another bigtime between classes that students utilize the library. [mornings]

Dec 5, 2012 2:05 PM

63 weekday mornings are very helpful and the late nights on finals to get extraassignments and cramming done [finals] [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 1:17 PM

64 Please consider: if the library was open everyday from 9am-11pm it would takeno more total hours than are currently maintained by the library, and would offera more consistent service. In my experience the cuts to Saturdays and Fridaynights would be most difficult to deal with; however, the library tends to empty byabout 11pm. [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 1:14 PM

65 It's ideal if the library were open 24hrs during finals week. In the absence of this,at a minimum there should be extended hours during finals week to insure thatall students have an appropriate work study space. [24 hours]

Dec 5, 2012 12:43 PM

66 Every time is important! [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 12:32 PM

67 The more the better, even on weekends because I am sure there are others thatdepend on those days. [all of the above]

Dec 5, 2012 12:32 PM

68 I think the best solution should be to keep either McHenry or S&E openthroughout the weekend and close the other library. That way student will still

Dec 5, 2012 12:31 PM

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have a place to study on the weekends and the fees won't be so high. Or wecould charge everyone $6.50 again, I don't think anyone would really mind.[weekend] [differential hours]

69 IT NEEDS TO BE KEPT OPEN LONGER [extended] Dec 5, 2012 12:30 PM

70 Having the library open on Satudays is crucial because many students study onthe weekends and try to at least accomplish something. The library being openallows me to do this. The libraries in the res halls are always crowded and loudand make it difficult to focus. [Saturday] [weekend]

Dec 5, 2012 12:13 PM

71 Reader, please tell your supervisor that they are an incompetent nincompoop.[negative]

Dec 5, 2012 11:47 AM

72 Lots of other universities (including other UCs) have at least one library that isopen 24 hours, 7 days a week. It is ridiculous that we do not have enoughmoney allocated to at least one library to make this possible. [24 hours][differential hours]

Dec 5, 2012 11:36 AM

73 Unfortunately this flawed 1st 2nd 3rd scale does not allow me to give my properfeelings on which are important. The truth is they are all CRUCIAL! I havewalked in to the library at the many hours listed as options and have stayedthere for a long time diligently getting work done. We need the library for ouracademic success. [critical] [all of the above]

Dec 5, 2012 11:12 AM

74 Most colleges have a 24 hour library. Especially the week before finals, this issomething that is needed badly. [24 hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:32 AM

75 We need it to study and do homework [maintain hours] Dec 5, 2012 10:21 AM

76 Would like to see extended Friday and Saturday hours. Closing the library onweekends leaves a lot of students without a good study environment--the dormsare noisy and it's cumbersome and time-consuming to get downtown. [extended][study] [quiet] [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 9:49 AM

77 ALL these hours are important! We need the library resources for a place tostudy as well as the resources they provide. [study] [resources]

Dec 5, 2012 9:42 AM

78 Honestly, I feel that all these times are imperative to keep. [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 9:35 AM

79 All of these hours options are important and should be part of the "core hours"rather than "extended" [all of the above]

Dec 5, 2012 9:31 AM

80 The extended finals hours are also really important but I honestly utilize theextended hours during the quarter more than I do the finals week hours. [finals][maintain hours]

Dec 5, 2012 9:06 AM

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81 I think the library should be open all days of the week. [all of the above] Dec 5, 2012 9:05 AM

82 I only go to the library for mandatory talks with my core teacher, who claims thatthe Cafe is where to meet for his "office hours". [negative]

Dec 5, 2012 8:53 AM

83 UCSC is a rip-off [negative] Dec 5, 2012 8:48 AM

84 There's very few places in Santa Cruz in general that are open past 10 or 11,and safe, late night study places are practically non-existent. I've definitely madeuse of the libraries late night final hours and have been beyond grateful that theywere an option during my time at UCSC. One of the only other options for aplace to study at those hours has been Ferrel's donuts, and I have feltuncomfortable and unsafe there on more than one occasion due to it's locations.[extended] [safety]

Dec 5, 2012 1:18 AM

85 Studying for finals until 3 AM does not sound like the best idea. Sleep is a factorin test performance. Rather than having these kids cram the night before a test -give them Saturdays so they can get a couple hours of work in as lead up to thefinal. [negative] [Saturday]

Dec 4, 2012 10:17 PM

86 ALL ARE IMPORTANT!!!!! too hard to select the top three!! [all of the above] Dec 4, 2012 4:02 PM

87 The library should be open 24/7 I'd vote for that [24 hours] Dec 4, 2012 1:49 PM

88 PLEASE EXTEND THE HOURS!! ;) [extended] Dec 4, 2012 1:30 PM

89 all are important [all of the above] Dec 4, 2012 1:03 PM

90 All three of my options are very important to the sucess of myself and my fellowstudents. [all of the above]

Dec 4, 2012 12:23 PM

91 What costs so much? Cut some spending you tax and spend liberals. [negative] Dec 4, 2012 11:48 AM

92 The library should be open until midnight whenever possible. [weeknight] Dec 4, 2012 11:36 AM

93 The library should be open all the time, but baring that unlikely possibility itshould be open way more than it currently is. [extended]

Dec 4, 2012 11:05 AM

94 Having a quiet place to study and collaborate with peers is crucial when Finalsare near. Sunday nights are also important and when most students findthemselves with the most work. Having time to finish a project, essay, or onlinequiz in the early morning is a luxury but still important to maintain. [study] [quiet]

Dec 4, 2012 8:38 AM

95 To be honest, I don't believe that the students with the yellow vests are needed -- if anything, I believe that the money should go towards people who enforcequiet study in quiet study areas (particularly on the third floor of S&E). I don'tbelieve that there needs to be more than 2 (or even more than 1) people at the

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front desk. There have been multiple incidences where I have been the only oneto stand in line for a couple minutes, just waiting for somebody to call me up,because all 3 people at the front desk were not paying attention. There is one girlI recall particularly well (she wore the same APhiO sweatshirt on multipleoccasions) because I have had to knock on the desk to get her attention whileshe was engrossed in her texting. I do not believe we need the amount ofworkers we do now, but rather, we need workers who do their job well. [quiet][negative]

96 There are several classes that may end at 9:45PM or 10PM and having an extrafew hours during weekday nights would give students a fair chance to use thelibrary. [extended]

Dec 4, 2012 12:27 AM

97 open library longer please [extended] Dec 3, 2012 11:33 PM

98 It is dumb that you are making me rank these. We need all of them. [all of theabove]

Dec 3, 2012 11:13 PM

99 I think during finals week the library should be open 24/7. [24 hours] [finals] Dec 3, 2012 10:18 PM

100 I urge you to keep the hours extended, because for those of us who live withmany people or don't have the best work atmosphere at our residence, thelibrary is a very valuable resource. [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 9:59 PM

101 Please dont change the hours.. [maintain hours] Dec 3, 2012 8:53 PM

102 Saturdays definitely need to be open! [Saturday] Dec 3, 2012 8:27 PM

103 I would like earlier weekday or earlier weekend, but they are still great![weekday] [weekend]

Dec 3, 2012 8:08 PM

104 Finals all happen around the same time so it takes a lot of studying and 3 am isperfect for this. Midnight is perfect for the weekdays when you have those longassignments throughout the quarter and sometimes I like to go to the librarybefore class so 8 am is perfect for that. [maintain hours]

Dec 3, 2012 6:29 PM

105 Maybe only have one library open on weekend days?I.e S&e saturday, MchenrySunday? I mean, you know. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 6:06 PM

106 the fact that any of the above would be cut is ridiculous. If anything we needmore library hours. [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 5:58 PM

107 Late Hours during Finals are incredibly important!! And late nights are importanttoo because the two weeks before finals and during midterms a lot of papersrequiring resources here are due. [extended] [finals]

Dec 3, 2012 5:54 PM

108 Honestly, It would help if the library was open past 7 on saturdays. [extended] Dec 3, 2012 5:49 PM

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109 Wish they were open until 2am [extended] Dec 3, 2012 5:39 PM

110 I would pay extra money to have the library open 24-hours, like other UCschools. [pay more]

Dec 3, 2012 5:24 PM

111 This is a ridiculous question. All of these are completely crucial to our academiccareers. That being said, many of us have classes that go as late at 8 or 9, andthose late night hours on weeknights are when we do the majority of ourhomework, research, writing etc... [extended] [critical]

Dec 3, 2012 5:21 PM

112 Charge us more so that it can be open all the time! [pay more] Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

113 24 Hours would be preferred. [24 hours] Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

114 Having the library open on Saturday is crucial for anyone who has a heavy workload. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 4:54 PM

115 The mornings are most crucial for me. Additionally Saturday is a very crucialstudy day, and I had no idea that the library was ever planned to be closed onthis day at all... that would be awful. and a tiny bit appalling. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 4:39 PM

116 If you walk into Mchenry Library on any saturday (besides the first and maybesecond) during a quarter, most of the tables are being used by students. It isunacceptable to flat out cut a whole day that is heavily used by students. It is myopinion that the library should open at least as early as classes start onweekdays. It would be odd to have the entire campus up and running besidesthe libraries, especially since some courses use the library. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 3:59 PM

117 It is absolute BULLSHIT if those core hours are the only ones approved. I wouldquestion why I chose a UC campus if they CLEARLY do not value my education.The library is a bastion for effective studying, and I am appalled by the currenthours already. Having the library close at 10PM on weeknights?? Is this a joke?Why do my peers at other state run campuses (even other UCs) have access tothe library well into the late night/early morning (past 12a.m.) and us bananaslugs get shafted? If a core resource like the library has its hours cut, I have toquestion where my thousands upon thousands of dollars are going? If the librarycut its hours, I would seriously consider leaving the UC system for good. Budgetcrisis is no excuse to neglect key educational resources. That being said, Iwould not oppose a tuition/fee increase if it meant our library can hold longerhours. [extended] [negative]

Dec 3, 2012 3:41 PM

118 Because there's hardly any public transportation available between 12-3 am,there's not too much of a point in extending library hours for me, because I liveoff campus. At least once every 2 weeks, I'm at the library between 10-12am,and I do come here on Saturdays once a month for studying with classmates

Dec 3, 2012 3:37 PM

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and the like. It is so important to keep this library open! Libraries are crucial formy success at an educational institution. [late night transit]

119 There should be one room that is opened 24/7. [24 hours] Dec 3, 2012 3:27 PM

120 I would prefer the library stays open 24/7 because it is the one resource here atUCSC that is not a waste of money and is often ground zero for learning,especially considering the increased size of classes and the ineffective methodsof teaching employed in them. UCSC is a seld teach school, meaning yourprofessors provide a skeleton and you have to build the muscles, those musclesare most often built in the library, rather than lecture or discussions taught myself interested grad students. without the library the university will degrade inquality and vibrance, cut the Academic Learning Center funding, becausenobody even knows where that is anyway. [24 hours]

Dec 3, 2012 3:25 PM

121 Library hours should be extended, not cut!!! Its so crucial for success. The cutshave affected myself and many others i know in such a negative way. It isappalling, and other universities like SF state have 24 hour library services. I amdisgusted. [extended]

Dec 3, 2012 3:13 PM

122 The library should be opened 24/7. Also the global cafe prices are too damnhigh. [24 hours]

Dec 3, 2012 2:52 PM

123 Honestly, it is hard to rank these. All of these hours are important for me and mypeers who use the library. [all of the above]

Dec 3, 2012 2:15 PM

124 The library has to be open on Saturdays. There can't be a day it would beclosed. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 1:39 PM

125 Reducing the hours is unacceptable. I am paying $25000 a year. The libraryshould be open 24/7 and on holidays. [24 hours] [holidays]

Dec 3, 2012 1:37 PM

126 Only four hours? What is this? I need more hours! [extended] Dec 3, 2012 1:35 PM

127 Saturday and Sundays are crucial days for studying for me and a lot of myfriends or people I know. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 12:53 PM

128 Not having the library open on Saturdays would be absolutely ridiculous. Thereare many students that have very tight schedules during the week, and Saturdayis their only opportunity to get any real studying done. Weekday mornings arealso important for many students. As an off-campus student, I generally take thebus up to campus in the mornings and then stay there all day. If my class startsat a time that does not coincide very well with the bus schedule, I use the extratime in between the bus ride and the start of class to go to the library, usually inthe early morning. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 12:48 PM

129 Being able to stay late at the library on weekdays definitely is the most important Dec 3, 2012 12:30 PM

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for me, because when deadlines stack up being able to work through the night inthe same place extremely beneficial. [extended]

130 Why even have a library if it's just going to be closed? [maintain hours] Dec 3, 2012 12:19 PM

131 I'm here all of the time. [maintain hours] Dec 3, 2012 12:13 PM

132 Keep the library open forever, or, I'd like to see an area designated for tents.Students could bring their tents, sleeping bags, or blankets to the library andtake nap breaks from studying. Tents are ideal because they separate you fromthe outside, essentially limiting your sensory input to the confines of the tent. Butfor those who thrive on activity, a sleeping bag or blanket should do the trick. [24hours]

Dec 3, 2012 12:11 PM

133 I like the library open late. I wish it was open 24 hours during the weekdays. [24hours]

Dec 3, 2012 12:07 PM

134 General availability is my desire, and Saturdays are a day that I would like toalso include more hours. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 11:31 AM

135 The library should be open for us all the time. [all of the above] Dec 3, 2012 11:28 AM

136 Weekday nights until midnight and extended finals nights are of equalimportance to me, and both are vital to my success. I live in San Jose andcommute to school everyday, and the public libraries in San Jose are neveropen. I strongly rely on our library's extended hours for my success. [critical][finals] [weeknight]

Dec 3, 2012 11:21 AM

137 ALL of these are crucial [all of the above] Dec 3, 2012 11:11 AM

138 I would really only be impacted by an inability to come in on weekdays [weekday] Dec 3, 2012 10:50 AM

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Page 3, Q1. Would you support continuing the $6.50 per quarter fee to maintain the current Library operatinghours?

1 It should be an expectation! why do we have to pay extra!? [campus] Dec 8, 2012 3:54 PM

2 OF COURSE! [positive] Dec 7, 2012 12:17 AM

3 Definitely! [positive] Dec 6, 2012 11:50 PM

4 This should be the last resort we should get rid of some opers programs or raiseparking fees but not cut libraries they are our core. [other sources]

Dec 6, 2012 9:44 PM

5 would pay more for 24hr operation [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 6, 2012 9:19 PM

6 I would much prefer the university adequately fund the library to maintain itshours without student fee increases. [campus]

Dec 6, 2012 8:52 PM

7 Only if you cut librarians pay. [other sources] Dec 6, 2012 6:06 PM

8 Charge me more and keep them open from 8am-midnight every day of everyquarter! [pay more] [extended hours]

Dec 6, 2012 4:05 PM

9 The library should be open more WITHOUT us having to pay extra. UC's fiscalpriorities are backwards. [campus]

Dec 6, 2012 3:18 PM

10 Absolutely! It is less than the price of a starbucks and a scone; it is a small priceto pay for the benefits. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 3:17 PM

11 You're asking broke college students. :( [negative] [financial hardship] Dec 6, 2012 2:09 PM

12 yes yes yes absolutely. i'd gladly pay more to extend current hours. [pay more][extended hours] [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:25 PM

13 In general I support the increase in library services, but I also won't necessarilytake advantage of extended hours. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:14 PM

14 Library hours are essential, but I would only pay the fee under duress and withaccompanying protest/letter campaign to the regents about funding priorities.Outrageous that costs of basic services are being offloaded onto students.[campus] [negative]

Dec 6, 2012 1:00 PM

15 We should be overhauling the fee system--- this should come from the generaltuition. [campus] [other sources]

Dec 6, 2012 12:36 PM

16 And then some. [pay more] [positive] Dec 6, 2012 12:25 PM

17 I would also support additional fees to extend library hours! I don't use the librarymuch now because it's not open when I'd like to use it (late at night). I attended asmall liberal arts school for undergrad and the library staying open late everynight helped make it a successful study spot for all students. [pay more][extended hours]

Dec 6, 2012 2:23 AM

18 Of all of the ridiculous fees this school charges, I feel this one is the mostjustified. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:56 AM

19 I would pay 20 [pay more] Dec 6, 2012 12:43 AM

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20 we shouldn't fucking have too. this is ridiculous [negative] Dec 5, 2012 11:50 PM

21 I would pay more to keep it open longer. [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 11:17 PM

22 If the hours I need the library to be open, its gonna be closed then obviously Iwouldnt wanna pay.

Dec 5, 2012 10:45 PM

23 If that is what it takes, YES! NEED THESE PRECIOUS HOURS!!!!! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 10:36 PM

24 hellz nah.I chose 1,2,3 b/c u guys didn't give me another chose.If it would havebeen none I would chosen that instead.Sorry. [negative]

Dec 5, 2012 10:11 PM

25 I cannot stress enough how completely and wholeheartedly I would support thiswithout going into heavy usage of profanity, so I won't. But goddamn fuck thatwould be without a doubt the best $6.50 I could ever fucking spend. Shit I lovethe library. Twat. So worth it. Seriously. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:56 PM

26 Why do we have to pay for the libraries? If we don't have libraries how do youexpect us to keep our grades up? There is no good place to study and dohomework besides the library because houses and dorms are loud due to otherroommates and are not an easy environment to study in. [campus] [othersources] [negative] [home setting]

Dec 5, 2012 9:38 PM

27 Yes, of course, but I believe some portion of tuition should be directed towardsthe library. [other sources] [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:20 PM

28 In the longevity of my academic expenses, $6.50 per quarter is more than worththe compensation. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:13 PM

29 I would be happy to pay more to have more hours. [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

30 It is one of the fees I really support [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:47 PM

31 What exactly is the other option? [ambivalent] [confused] Dec 5, 2012 8:44 PM

32 I would pay MORE if it meant we could keep them. [pay more] Dec 5, 2012 8:41 PM

33 The current quarter fee of an additional $6.50 per quarter in order to maintaincurrent Library operating hours is quite reasonable. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 8:29 PM

34 If I need to pay 20 dollar to support the ongoing library hours or even more, I amvery gladly to do that. [pay more]

Dec 5, 2012 7:18 PM

35 Definitely would support continuing to pay a quarterly fee to maintain libraryhours. I would support increasing the fee if needed and would support expandingthe hours to have the library open from 7AM-1AM everyday, weekdays andweekends. [pay more] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 6:41 PM

36 Increase fee for more library hours. [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 6:31 PM

37 Can't Prop 30 cover these kinds of essentials? If it comes down to it, of course Iwill pay an extra few bucks to use the library when I need to. But the few buckshere and there add up, and at this point I think every UC student has paid his fair

Dec 5, 2012 5:57 PM

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share to have his basic academic needs fulfilled, such as extended library hours.Take the $6.50 out of the Regents' bonuses. [other sources] [positive][Proposition 30]

38 depends on my schedule [ambivalent] Dec 5, 2012 5:47 PM

39 Make it $10 if needed. The library is one of the most important resources offeredby the school. [pay more]

Dec 5, 2012 5:22 PM

40 A library is a core component of university academics and success. I wouldrather foot the bill of equal access to information than foot the bill for newcampus housing. It is disgraceful that the university is allowing more students inwhile resources are drying up. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 4:58 PM

41 Absolutely. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 4:04 PM

42 I would support doubling it if hours could be extended to 12am every night. [paymore] [extended hours] [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 2:41 PM

43 I think the library hours should already be provided for us and not something weshould pay extra for. [campus]

Dec 5, 2012 2:28 PM

44 Yes I am. However, we are already paying so much quarterly that we deserveand demand to have these resources, like libraries, available to us. [positive][financial hardship]

Dec 5, 2012 2:28 PM

45 Library hours are SO, SO important when studying for all of my upper divisionclasses! Especially if your living environment is not optimal for quiet study time![home setting]

Dec 5, 2012 2:06 PM

46 I am in favor of longer operating hours. At the same time, the solution cannotalways be to raise fees. Considering the amount of tuition that we pay there haveto be other options. [campus] [other sources]

Dec 5, 2012 1:46 PM

47 I am in favor of keeping the fees the UC currently has in place. I am not in favorof a new fee. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 1:44 PM

48 My only question is what is being done in part by the student government topush the administration to stop making students pay for what they fail to provide.[campus]

Dec 5, 2012 1:42 PM

49 I would in theory pay significantly more (~$25) to have optimal hours 6am-midnight. HOWEVER, I believe that it is absolutely wrong to bleed fees fromstudents, funds from departments, and lower administrative staff when at thehighest levels of administration there is such a disproportionate amount of salaryand waste. [pay more] [extended hours] [campus] [accountability] [earlier hours]

Dec 5, 2012 1:22 PM

50 Definitely. I would pay more for even more hours. [pay more] [extended hours][positive]

Dec 5, 2012 1:08 PM

51 A small price to pay. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 12:56 PM

52 It seems like a little, but I am already accumulating debt. [positive] [financial Dec 5, 2012 12:32 PM

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53 $6.50 is NOTHING in the scheme of things. We passed it in 2010, and I wouldgladly pass even $50 to maintain current hours [pay more] [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 11:52 AM

54 WHY WOULD I NOT SUPPORT THIS ITS SIX DOLLARS [positive] Dec 5, 2012 11:47 AM

55 If the library could stay open even a bit long I would be willing to pay a bit more.[pay more] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:59 AM

56 I think the hours can decrease by a little, and maybe then the fee woulddecrease a little, too. [negative]

Dec 5, 2012 10:48 AM

57 I would even support a higher fee if it meant that the library were to stay openeven longer. [pay more] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:29 AM

58 I would pay more to have it open later [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 10:23 AM

59 I already pay a lot for school, but it would also help my learning... [positive][financial hardship]

Dec 5, 2012 10:22 AM

60 Is this an added fee to our tuition? [confused] Dec 5, 2012 10:07 AM

61 Look for money else where first. We already funded extra hours for the library togive time for the school to find another source of funding. The library is crucial tomy education and I am already paying too much for that. [other sources][accountability] [financial hardship]

Dec 5, 2012 9:32 AM

62 I would pay more to have 24-hour open library [pay more] [extended hours] [24-hrs]

Dec 5, 2012 9:18 AM

63 I was under the impression that the student fee was a temporary measurespecifically designed to give the administration the time it needs to work out analternative solution, which it has failed to do. While I would rather pay anadditional fee than not have the library accessible, the school should be able tosupport such a vital building without requiring the students to pay more than thealready exorbitant fees they pay to take classes. [campus] [other sources][accountability] [financial hardship]

Dec 5, 2012 9:05 AM

64 Fire some admin and keep the library open dunce [other sources] [negative] Dec 5, 2012 8:49 AM

65 Absolutely. Even though I'm graduating this quarter, I hope this is something thatstays. Other schools have their libraries open for 24 hours during finals week, Ihope that UCSC can at least maintain the 3 am hours and the late night hoursduring the week. [extended hours] [positive] [24-hrs]

Dec 5, 2012 1:21 AM

66 I support extended library opening hours, but think that given the massive feeswe pay as graduate students, an additional fee for an essential service such asthe library is disturbing. [campus] [ambivalent] [financial hardship]

Dec 4, 2012 9:50 PM

67 I will do what is needed to keep this space available to students, especially asthe dorms get more impacted. But as a student here on full financial aid, that feereally effects me. [positive] [financial hardship]

Dec 4, 2012 8:05 PM

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68 this is stupid..we already pay a shit ton of money. why do we need to pitch inmore....hire students to run this bitch...the school already does a real good job offucking us over [campus] [accountability] [negative] [financial hardship]

Dec 4, 2012 6:54 PM

69 The UC must fund this by reprioritizing where they decide to spend money.Shame on the administrators for reducing library hours while throwing money atother unimportant items. [campus] [accountability] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 5:01 PM

70 Yes. Library hours are very important. [positive] Dec 4, 2012 4:56 PM

71 I would even support a fee increase if the proposal were to be put forward.[positive]

Dec 4, 2012 4:16 PM

72 If its a matter of extending library hours or not, I would do it in a heart beat. Ineed it! [positive]

Dec 4, 2012 4:02 PM

73 this should be increased to expand hours [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 4, 2012 3:56 PM

74 I'd pay more if it could be open even more [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 4, 2012 1:49 PM

75 I would but I am leaving in June therefore i should not be able to decide on feeincreases. [ambivalent]

Dec 4, 2012 1:45 PM

76 would it be possible to have an 24 hr library...maybe only on the final-weeks?[extended hours] [24-hrs]

Dec 4, 2012 12:20 PM

77 How about you cut some of those hens that idle at the reserve desk? They aren'tdoing much anyway. [cut other] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 11:49 AM

78 We should take money from administrators' salaries to pay for longer libraryhours [cut other] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 11:08 AM

79 I would actually vote to raise it if it were to mean longer library hours and anotherstudent's paycheck for working in the library. [pay more] [extended hours][positive] [student jobs]

Dec 4, 2012 8:39 AM

80 I feel like this is an investment towards my academic success and would bewilling to continue this payment. However, I also feel that some changes in thefinancial management of the libraries should be considered. For example, I don'tthink that it is necessary to have 3 librarians present at the front desk at all timesnor is it necessary to have roving student information assistants. I actually had tolook up their title because I just knew them as the people with the yellow veststhat don't do anything. [cut other] [accountability] [ambivalent]

Dec 4, 2012 12:33 AM

81 I would not mind a larger fee. Another suggestion would be perhaps asking forvolunteers. [positive]

Dec 4, 2012 12:31 AM

82 That's all it is?!? Why are people against this!? [positive] Dec 3, 2012 11:13 PM

83 it cant be that hard to open the library at 8 during the week, that is just beinggreedy [ambivalent]

Dec 3, 2012 9:02 PM

84 I would pay more to have even more hours [pay more] [extended hours] Dec 3, 2012 7:44 PM

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85 would happily pay a bit more for better hours. Of all the bullshit stuff theuniversity does, having a library that is actually open is pretty important. [paymore] [extended hours] [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 6:07 PM

86 I didn't know I was paying one, so it's not gonna hurt me to continue. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 5:56 PM

87 But the library should be open on saturday nights! [extended hours] Dec 3, 2012 5:50 PM

88 We should not be charge as student we already pay so much. The universityshoul be able to provide us with these resources [campus] [negative] [financialhardship]

Dec 3, 2012 5:09 PM

89 Raise it even more so we can have it open way longer!!!!! [pay more] [extendedhours]

Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

90 Of course. 6.50 is not much in terms of expense. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 5:05 PM

91 Yes! This is a very small fee for access to the library which helps many studentsimmensely. [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 4:52 PM

92 Yes, it's only $6.50. I would gladly pay it to keep studying. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 4:51 PM

93 I would pay more if necessary [pay more] [positive] Dec 3, 2012 4:40 PM

94 why not?! just keep adding to the bill! [positive] [ambivalent] Dec 3, 2012 4:39 PM

95 what ever it takes to keep the libraries open. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 4:17 PM

96 I WOULD PAY MORE. The library is my single most used resource on campusand many days it is the main reason I even come up to campus, which I am sureis the case for many students. I would give up any and all other resources toincrease library hours. A day that I do not go to the library for at least a couplehours is so rare for me that the only times I can remember that happening is onholidays. I really hope the library is getting hefty funding from Global VillageCafe, which is an overpriced monopoly that students spend endless amount ofmoney throughout a quarter. [pay more] [other sources] [accountability] [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 4:04 PM

97 Six dollars and fifty cents a quarter for dozens of hours of extra library time? Howis this not a no-brainer? [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 3:56 PM

98 I would pay more to have EVEN LONGER hours [pay more] [extended hours][positive]

Dec 3, 2012 3:42 PM

99 I would support a $10 per quarter fee, but I'm a pretty big fan of the library. [paymore] [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 3:38 PM

100 hours need to be extended on fridays and saturdays [extended hours] Dec 3, 2012 3:17 PM

101 I would pay it but I think it is unfair that I would have to pay it. [ambivalent] Dec 3, 2012 2:52 PM

102 I would support a 20.00 or even 50.00 fee increase/quarter to keep the library Dec 3, 2012 2:36 PM

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open 24/7 that is the way an university should be. I already pay a lot to go to thiscampus. I should have the ability to use the library anytime. [pay more][extended hours] [campus] [positive] [financial hardship] [24-hrs]

103 Absolutely. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 2:15 PM

104 Yes. Charge me double I don't care. [pay more] [positive] Dec 3, 2012 1:36 PM

105 That is a small price to pay to keep out libraries available to those who areserious about studying WHENEVER they want to study. We're already payingenough in fees - we shouldn't have to pay extra. But I am willing to if there is noother way. [positive] [ambivalent] [financial hardship]

Dec 3, 2012 12:54 PM

106 Would it be possible for the Chancellor's budget to help supplement studentsupport of library hours? [campus] [other sources] [negative]

Dec 3, 2012 12:48 PM

107 I would also support an increase in fee for expanded services. [pay more][extended hours] [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 12:47 PM

108 The university as a whole needs to make this a priority, not just the students. Wepassed this fee with the understanding that we would not be a band-aid tointegral facilities. [cut other] [campus] [other sources]

Dec 3, 2012 12:44 PM

109 I would support a lot of things, especially when the fiscal impact is buried in thedetails of student fees. Alas, I say raise the fees. Its not like the state is going tocome through and help. [accountability] [ambivalent]

Dec 3, 2012 12:16 PM

110 I'd give up to $20 to keep the doors open longer [pay more] [extended hours][positive]

Dec 3, 2012 12:13 PM

111 I love the library. I'd spend more to keep it open if needed. [pay more] [positive] Dec 3, 2012 12:07 PM

112 I'd rather have the funds be from another source than be directly funded by thestudents. [campus] [other sources] [negative]

Dec 3, 2012 11:40 AM

113 The school should be providing these resources for us, we should not have topay an extra fee to keep our libraries open. The school administration shouldfund this! [campus] [negative]

Dec 3, 2012 11:36 AM

114 I would prefer that Library or other admin would find the funds to compensateinstead of going straight to a student measure. Measure 42 was created with asunset clause for a reason. [campus] [other sources] [negative]

Dec 3, 2012 11:21 AM

115 I would definitely support the fee but on principle we should NOT be forced topay extra money to enjoy a library while attending a world class university.[campus] [other sources] [ambivalent]

Dec 3, 2012 11:12 AM

116 It is important to not only have a place like mchenry but to continue to employstudents [positive] [student jobs]

Dec 3, 2012 10:50 AM

117 I would if it also helped secure the number of journals the Library possesses andhas access to. As a grad student, the hours the library is open has little impacton me but access to academic journals is crucial to my work. [ambivalent]

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Page 4, Q1. What factors would lead you to support the Library fee referendum?

1 Well, for undergrads to have access (an I can afford this fee). [benefits others] Dec 7, 2012 2:24 PM

2 That this is the only way we can have the library opened. [necessity] Dec 7, 2012 12:31 PM

3 I am not aware of the Library fee referendum. [additional information] Dec 7, 2012 9:56 AM

4 if we could not lose library hours... at least for nights [necessity] Dec 7, 2012 5:40 AM

5 The need to do homework in a more stable environment. Dec 7, 2012 2:59 AM

6 If I didn't have to have a meal plan. [other fiscal concerns] Dec 6, 2012 6:13 PM

7 Library is a quiet place Dec 6, 2012 4:01 PM

8 Cut administrative bloat and unnecessary new construction (e.g. LRDP).[campus funding] [accountability]

Dec 6, 2012 3:19 PM

9 if the fee was desperately needed. [necessity] Dec 6, 2012 2:35 PM

10 Lower fee. [amount of fee] Dec 6, 2012 2:09 PM

11 If I knew there was a need for improvement in services across the campus (notnecessarily just for me) [necessity] [benefits others]

Dec 6, 2012 1:14 PM

12 Honestly, I only go to the library to check out books. Pre-fee hours were morethan adequate for those needs. I can see how post-fee hours would be incrediblehelpful to students that don't have their own office or computer on campus. Isupport the fee for those students. The library provides an important service inthat it levels the playing field for all students. It allows economicallydisadvantaged students access to resources that economically advantagedstudents enjoy. [positive] [benefits others]

Dec 6, 2012 12:35 PM

13 the necessity for students to have a place to study. [necessity] Dec 5, 2012 10:59 PM

14 free tution [other fiscal concerns] Dec 5, 2012 10:11 PM

15 If the libraries were to stay open 24/7. [24 hours] Dec 5, 2012 9:38 PM

16 need library! [necessity] Dec 5, 2012 9:34 PM

17 Students are already paying a ridiculous amount of money to attend school here.If our fees continue to rise as the quality of our education and access toacademic resources (ex: library hours of operation) plummets it makes attendingthis school a lot less appealing. [negative] [other fiscal concerns]

Dec 5, 2012 9:00 PM

18 I support it. I just need clarification and somewhat foundit:http://library.ucsc.edu/library-hours-referendum-faq [positive] [additionalinformation]

Dec 5, 2012 8:46 PM

19 if it means maintaining library hours and printing last minute i would support it[positive] [necessity]

Dec 5, 2012 8:18 PM

20 printing charges [other fiscal concerns] Dec 5, 2012 8:01 PM

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21 Library hours to be 24/7 [24 hours] Dec 5, 2012 7:06 PM

22 if the hours for weekends were drastically cut [necessity] Dec 5, 2012 6:52 PM

23 facebook bomb [additional information] Dec 5, 2012 6:49 PM

24 they did not lead me to support the library fee referendum. I pay full tuition, I'drather save 6 bucks and see the people not on full tuition suffer who use thelibrary. I never go. the hours dont matter [cost share]

Dec 5, 2012 6:24 PM

25 urgency. it would suck to be paying this much for tuition, drive all the way tocampus to finish an assignment before class and find out the library's closed[necessity]

Dec 5, 2012 5:48 PM

26 making the library hours even longer! [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 5:31 PM

27 -- Dec 5, 2012 5:13 PM

28 If it came down to the referendum or a cut in hours. [necessity] [ambivalent] Dec 5, 2012 2:28 PM

29 I am not in favor of new fees. Current fees can stay. [ambivalent] Dec 5, 2012 1:45 PM

30 The school has to provide this for us with the included tuition, we can not berising the money little by little. [campus funding]

Dec 5, 2012 12:33 PM

31 Nothing, I am content with it as is. But I don't think it needs to be open as late onweekdays. [positive] [ambivalent]

Dec 5, 2012 10:49 AM

32 studying for finals and needing a place to do so [necessity] Dec 5, 2012 10:23 AM

33 Extended hours during the weekend. [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 10:07 AM

34 none [negative] Dec 5, 2012 9:35 AM

35 The library is crucial to me learning because it provides a good, quiet place tostudy. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:33 AM

36 If they moved the library from being in the middle of nowhere to somewhereeasily accesible by students. Also if books were put in the library that I would findappealing then I would probably support said referendum. Currently however,the library is little more than an over-glorified study center located 15 minutesaway from me. [negative] [location] [collections]

Dec 5, 2012 8:55 AM

37 Dirty State and Admin pigs [negative] [campus funding] Dec 5, 2012 8:49 AM

38 punch who ever is making these library hours cut [negative] Dec 4, 2012 6:55 PM

39 None. The UC admin needs to pay. [negative] [campus funding] Dec 4, 2012 5:02 PM

40 If the library was inconveniently closed when I needed it. [necessity] Dec 4, 2012 3:36 PM

41 Nothing. I'm tired of Santa Cruz's fiscal irresponsibility. [negative] [accountability] Dec 4, 2012 11:49 AM

42 Nicer tables, more outlets, and better lighting [facilities] Dec 3, 2012 5:40 PM

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43 If the university pays it they should not charge us more on our fee [negative][campus funding]

Dec 3, 2012 5:09 PM

44 If it was clearly stated where the money would be allocated, like a line by linebreak down of how it is used. [accountability]

Dec 3, 2012 2:42 PM

45 None. I was one of the main organizers of the first referendum and that fact thatthe University didn't figure this out in three years that we gave it to is absolutelyridiculous. [negative] [campus funding] [accountability]

Dec 3, 2012 12:45 PM

46 The amount. [negative] [amount of fee] Dec 3, 2012 12:17 PM

47 If it was supported in another way besides student fees.I wouldn't mind fundingsome of it by student fee referenda, but having the students get the butt-end ofthe lack of funding that impacts our educational and academic resources byhaving to pay even more. [cost share]

Dec 3, 2012 11:42 AM

48 Some form of acknowledgement that shows that a detailed search wasperformed to find alternative funds. [accountability]

Dec 3, 2012 11:23 AM

49 Additional support in keeping current academic journals & regaining some ofthose the library has opted to drop over the past years. [collections]

Dec 3, 2012 10:43 AM

50 24/5 [24 hours] Nov 29, 2012 12:03 PM

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Page 7, Q1. Please include any further comments you wish to share:

1 The library hours are important to most students at UCSC. I use the libraryeveryday, and notice that many other individuals use it as much as I do. It isalways crowded, which reinforces my claim. Please do not cut the hours.[positive]

Dec 9, 2012 10:28 AM

2 Please keep Saturday open! [Saturday] Dec 9, 2012 10:14 AM

3 I hate paying the fee because the fucking regents get that money and I still havea shitty library that is closing today at 11 pm on a saturday of Finals week. WTFis that?! [negative]

Dec 8, 2012 3:55 PM

4 I really like the services the library provides, such as the laptop lending service.Science and Engineering library could use some renovation. [facilities] [services]

Dec 7, 2012 3:46 PM

5 Please do not cut the normal library hours.Maybe reduce the hours you are openat night and during finals but being open Saturday and Sunday has been crucialto my academic success! [other solutions] [Saturday]

Dec 7, 2012 3:01 PM

6 I would just like the hours to be extended from whatever time the library opens toat least 1:00am every day [extended hours]

Dec 7, 2012 1:03 PM

7 Please extend the hours more than what they already are. Some schools have a24 hour library, and this would be best. [extended hours] [24]

Dec 7, 2012 12:53 PM

8 the hours are not enough we pay as much or more than other universities yetthey can find it in their budget to have longer hours on weeknights some evenhaving 24 hrs it is not fair and a detriment to our success [24] [financial hardship]

Dec 7, 2012 10:38 AM

9 McHenry library is the best! If we don't get these hours you're forcing us to putour academics on hold. What kind of educational institution does that?! [positive]

Dec 7, 2012 10:24 AM

10 The renovations are really nice. [facilities] Dec 7, 2012 10:12 AM

11 I am happy that they have receipts for Inter-library loan books. It seems that theorganization of S&E Protect software discs are not too organized or usedbecause I queried on getting the associated software disc with a textbook Iborrowed. The disc could not be found. [services]

Dec 7, 2012 9:58 AM

12 please keep all hours that you can! they are a great help to many of us students![positive]

Dec 7, 2012 9:40 AM

13 LOVE THE LIBRARY. MORE LIBRARY. [positive] Dec 7, 2012 8:14 AM

14 The library is a beautiul facility! Let the students use it and it's resources!!!![positive] [facilities]

Dec 7, 2012 1:05 AM

15 As I have said, the library is crucial to maintaining my grades and if the hours getcut I have no clue how I will be able to study the same. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 11:51 PM

16 The mchenry library is my life-saver during mid-terms and finals week. I wouldnot have passed many of my classes without it. I thoroughly enjoy going to themedia center in the basement when I need to focus on writing a paper and I useone of their many macs. There are times when it seems that I live there. I hopethe administration thanks hard about the impact of limiting the hours on their

Dec 6, 2012 11:33 PM

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students and their ability to learn and become proper students succeeding in theschool system. [positive]

17 I have been here studying biological sciences for 4 years and the library hoursare the already limited library hours made doing the work I needed to do muchharder. The libraries are and have been the only place that I and others can getwork done so cutting the hours from the already limited ones we have does notmake any sense to me. I am urging you for the sake of UCSC's undergraduatedegree credibility among other institutions we need to have at least one small 24hour library open. Whether we need to cut from other programs cut library staffand or raise fees on various things to do this it needs to be done. The library isthe core of research and work at any institution even with the internet. Anddecreasing its hours will no doubt have a negative impact on student grades.Thank you for letting my voice be heard. [positive] [extended hours] [otherfunding] [24]

Dec 6, 2012 9:51 PM

18 If possible, I would be willing to pay a greater fee in order for library hours to beextended. If this were not possible, I would like the library hours to remain thesame rather than be shortened, regardless of fee. [pay more - extended hours]

Dec 6, 2012 9:29 PM

19 Well, I think this is ludicrous. It is insane that these hours are being taken awayfrom our education. The library is a facility which should be open to studentseveryday all day. We would all be willing to pay a larger fee and represent alarger effort that is important in America, which is taking responsibility. Just astaxes should be increased, so too should ours. Not a continual disintegration ofeducational services. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 8:39 PM

20 I don't understand why they can spend so much money remodeling the librarybut cannot afford to keep it open for the students that need it to complete theirwork. I work multiple part-time jobs and usually cannot complete my school workuntil night time. I have no other quiet place to study, complete work, conductresearch, and utilize high speed internet other than at the library! [positive] [otherfunding] [working]

Dec 6, 2012 7:50 PM

21 Why is this even happening? leave the hours be. [positive] Dec 6, 2012 7:33 PM

22 Do not cut the library hours! I need them! I'm here till midnight most intensivestudy nights. Midnight is the minimum the library should be open to onweeknights. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 7:31 PM

23 Thank you so much for your concern and actions in this endeavor! I think I standfor all students when I say that the library's late hours are a precious resource forus and we would be devastated to lose them. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 7:01 PM

24 The library at my undergraduate institution was open 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek. And that was only ONE of the libraries. The fact that UCSC can't evencover a basic workday (why should the library get to open at 10AM? Mostworking adults need to be at work by 8AM in this country) is ridiculous. The factthat the rights of students to access the library are contingent on private fundingfrom the SAME STUDENTS who don't have enough money to pay forcollege/grad school and need to work additional jobs is absolutely ludicrous. I willpay the fee and support the so-called "extended" hours of the library, but keep inmind that this whole scheme is indicative of the larger, underlying structural

Dec 6, 2012 6:49 PM

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problems of this university. You can't keep deferring the rising cost of educationonto the students forever. [other funding] [other solutions] [24]

25 pleas keep our libraries open! will pay to keep them it is crucial to our learning!!![positive]

Dec 6, 2012 5:36 PM

26 Please keep the extended hours! Thanks. [positive] Dec 6, 2012 4:25 PM

27 Every day is a great day for the library. Let us have a smoking section on theroof or a balcony. [positive] [facilities]

Dec 6, 2012 4:07 PM

28 SAVE THE LIBRARY [positive] Dec 6, 2012 4:06 PM

29 Would love to have a library open 24/7 or atleast until 3am everyday not justfinals time. A lot of other schools have much later library hours than us. With thepassage of prop 30 I don't see why longer hours shouldn't be implemented fornext year. [24] [Prop 30]

Dec 6, 2012 3:33 PM

30 Having the library open later on saturdays would be helpful to me. [extendedhours] [Saturday]

Dec 6, 2012 3:30 PM

31 Thank you for all your efforts to provide students with a terrific library. I know youdo not get the funding you deserve. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 3:11 PM

32 LIBRARY <3 [positive] Dec 6, 2012 2:44 PM

33 KEEP THE LIBRARY OPEN! STUDENTS NEED IT! [positive] Dec 6, 2012 2:35 PM

34 As someone who is looking to be a future librarian, the library is beautiful,beautiful place. We students are obsessed with you!!! [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 2:10 PM

35 Make the library open 24 hours a day 5 days a week. It's all about priorities. Iwould support paying even more through student fees to keep the library openlonger. [24]

Dec 6, 2012 1:32 PM

36 there are lots of other things on campus that should be cut before the library getsaffected. almost anything really. that's how important the library is. [otherfunding] [campus]

Dec 6, 2012 1:26 PM

37 You need to have more computers. Not enough! [facilities] Dec 6, 2012 1:11 PM

38 I would rather have extended hours in the morning during finals week, i.e. thelibrary opens at 7am and closes earlier than 3am. I can't stay until 3am becausethe buses don't run that late, but I could and would get to school at 7am to study.Right now I go to the Stevenson library if I need to be there that early but I wouldprefer the library. [extended hours]

Dec 6, 2012 1:03 PM

39 Honestly, I only go to the library to check out books. Pre-fee hours are more thanadequate for those needs. I can see how post-fee hours would be incrediblehelpful to students that don't have their own office or computer on campus. Isupport the fee for those students. The library provides an important service inthat it levels the playing field for all students. It allows economicallydisadvantaged students access to resources that economically advantagedstudents enjoy. [positive]

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40 PLEASE MORE HOURS PLEASE [positive] Dec 6, 2012 12:25 PM

41 I love the librarians and staff at the UCSC libraries. Thank you for your hardwork! [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 12:23 PM

42 Please keep the library hours it's preposterous that UCSC would even considershortening the library hours! The library is absolutely crucial for students tosucceed in their studies! [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 11:32 AM

43 Keeping the current library hours would be greatly appreciated by not only mebut the rest of the study body I am sure. Please take our desires into account.[positive]

Dec 6, 2012 3:26 AM

44 Please extend library hours! Also, this is tangentially related, but I think it wouldbe really helpful if certain areas of the library were designated with differentquietness levels. For example, I prefer to work in somewhat noisy areas, andnone of the library (except the cafe, which is always packed and isn't really partof the library) fits those needs. I don't want the entire library to be louder, since Iknow others need a very quiet atmosphere to work, but maybe the noise levelcould be designated by floor? [extended hours] [facilities]

Dec 6, 2012 2:26 AM

45 I need the library to do work!! It can't get done in the dorms, as there are toomany distractions. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:31 AM

46 KEEP LIBRARIES OPEN, THEY ARE CRUCIAL TO MY EDUCATION.THANKS! [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:29 AM

47 DON'T CUT THE LIBRARY HOURS, STUDENTS REALLY NEED THELIBRARIES THAT WE HAVE ON CAMPUS. [positive]

Dec 6, 2012 1:21 AM

48 I feel that reducing library hours is among the last things to resort to whenworking on a budget. It is a place for many students, like myself, are able to getwork done. Not everyone has a studious environment aside from the library.[positive] [other funding] [campus]

Dec 6, 2012 1:05 AM

49 DO NOT CLOSE MY LIBRARY [positive] Dec 6, 2012 12:43 AM

50 Cut anything else, but don't cut funding for the library. I know we can't haveeverything and that in that the floor is falling out from the university's base offunding, but more learning takes place at the library than anywhere else oncampus. [other funding] [campus]

Dec 6, 2012 12:42 AM

51 Again, maybe one of the floor should open 24/7 with computer access [facilities][24]

Dec 5, 2012 11:42 PM

52 Don't let McHenry library go to waste. It is one of the school's gems and criticallearning centers. The very issue surrounding cutting library hours isembarrassing to me as a student. The school should be paying for this right aspart of tuition costs, but if students need to pay the meager $6.50 to use theirlibraries, then it is a necessary thing done. [positive] [campus]

Dec 5, 2012 11:25 PM

53 KEEP THE LIBRARIES OPEN FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO SUCCEED.[positive]

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54 Please let the library stay open [positive] Dec 5, 2012 11:02 PM

55 Seriously, don't cut the hours. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 11:02 PM

56 The library is a vital resource that it used by many students. It is important that itbe available to students. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 11:00 PM

57 McHenry is a great library but very very inconvenient to get to. There should be anew loop and night core route so thers a bus stop around there. This schoolbarely has any good things about it..by cutting library hours its just making thisschool worse. So DONT [positive] [facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 10:46 PM

58 Please keep the library open on weekends. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 10:44 PM

59 Please, keep the library operating at night and on weekends!!! We need thisresource!!!!! Thank you for your consideration and time. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 10:42 PM

60 why'd you label super-senior as such...the others were 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4thyear...it could have just been 5th year... now I feel dumb, thanks...

Dec 5, 2012 10:21 PM

61 Keep finals and current library hours!! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 10:20 PM

62 DON'T CUT THE HOURS PLEASE! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 10:19 PM

63 More naked runs shyzz. Dec 5, 2012 10:12 PM

64 I wish the library was was open 8am until 3am the entire quarter! Whether thecirculation desk is open during those hours doesnt matter much to me but this iswhere I love to study! [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 10:12 PM

65 I really hope the library hours are not cut because it will hurts my grades andstudy habits greatly. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:59 PM

66 I use the library often and I know plenty of other people who do too and whoprobably aren't taking this quiz. Let me speak for them and myself when I say: ifanything's gonna happen to the libraries hours they should be extended, not cut.Fuck whitey and long live McHenry! [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 9:57 PM

67 Please don't cut the Library hours, there are already times I wish it was openwhen it's not... [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 9:31 PM

68 I will pay the fee to keep the library open for more hours. But couldn't somethingelse be cut in order to keep the library open? Maybe we don't completelyrenovate a part of the campus so that the students can go to the library tosucceed. A policy to cut library hours is ludicrous! Also, keeping this survey openfor a limited time is crazy! This is an important issue and the survey should bekept open longer so all of the student bodies' opinions can be heard. [positive][other funding] [other solutions] [campus]

Dec 5, 2012 9:23 PM

69 please keep the hours extended!!!!! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 9:04 PM

70 I work with students and they are occasions where students, and I have suffereda time where I did not have a computer and the library just made it easier. Thereare students that have kids, work and other responsibilities but are in need of

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computers but cannot stay in the library to use the computers and allowing themto come in borrow computers is of great opportunity. [positive] [facilities]

71 I am an anthropology student--I sometimes need books with scientific topics thatI will locate at S and E library. At other times, I need books dealing with cultureand society that I find at McHenry. It is going to become difficult to have accessto both libraries simultaneously, thus I need to split my time between twolibraries.

Dec 5, 2012 8:54 PM

72 We need the library open longer than it already is!! It is essential that you ATLEAST keep the current hours [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 8:51 PM

73 The library is an incredible resource, and I cannot stress the importance to meand my peers the past years. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 8:48 PM

74 PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE KEEP SATURDAYS OPEN!!!! [positive][Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 8:48 PM

75 Any fee that would improve my success would be fine by me. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:48 PM

76 PLEASE do not close the library down on Saturdays!!!! [Saturday] Dec 5, 2012 8:43 PM

77 I cannot stress enough how important our library hours are to me and manyother students. It is the only place where I can study in a quiet, comfortableenvironment with access to a computer and printer. [positive] [facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 8:43 PM

78 Don't cut hours! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:37 PM

79 The maintaining of the current Library schedule would be greatly appreciatedand in some cases it is essential to the on-going academic work of the highestquality at UCSC. Thank you for your time and consideration of this veryimportant matter. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 8:34 PM

80 Please keep the library open for extended hours. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:29 PM

81 Library access is essential for academic success. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:28 PM

82 S&E really really really needs more electrical outlets. Is there any way extensioncords can just be deadbolted or secured in some way where it can be providedand accessible to students who need a plug to continue working on laptops?[facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 8:16 PM

83 Raise the fees as long as it keep the library open more. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:14 PM

84 DON'T FUCKING CUT MORE HOURS [positive] Dec 5, 2012 8:07 PM

85 Is there really no way to say to the defense department, 'hey guys, weappreciate all this money, but can you also give us like, (6.50 x studentpopulation) on top of the VAST FUCKING SUMS OF MONEY you give usalready, just so we don't have to bend over and sodomize the rest of the studentpopulation in yet another way? Cuz we're already spending so much time withour dicks inside of their assholes, that it's really becoming quite a burden. We'restarting to chafe over here. Seriously. Its a tiny, tiny fucking percentage. No?Yeah, its cool, its not really your fault anyways. Its us administrators of the

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university who are making these decisions of allocation, while kind of halfpretending to be not given any choice, because of the demands imposed on usby the impersonal forces of capitalism... Go fuck yourselves. [other funding][campus]

86 Library is so important! Please look elsewhere for funding cuts and encouragestudents to get involved in the referenda process. [positive] [other solutions]

Dec 5, 2012 7:47 PM

87 do not cut the hours!!!!! procrastinators UNITE [positive] Dec 5, 2012 7:19 PM

88 I support the increase of library hours. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 7:19 PM

89 THE LIBRARY IS AWESOME AND WE NEED IT. ITS VITAL TO STUDENTS.[positive]

Dec 5, 2012 7:15 PM

90 THe library is the most important service offered and the most crucial for studentlearning and success. I would wholeheartedly support maintaining and evenincreasing the student fee necessary for having the libraries open the maximumamount of time each week. [positive] [pay more - extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 6:42 PM

91 Please increase fee to stay open till at least midnight every saturday and friday.[pay more - extended hours] [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 6:32 PM

92 GIVE US MORE LIBRARY HOURS! 8am-12am! [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 6:08 PM

93 24 Hour Library. My biggest dream for this campus. [24] Dec 5, 2012 6:06 PM

94 KEEP THE LIBRARY OPEN EARLY AND LATE AND ON WEEKENDSPLEEEEAAASE [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 6:03 PM

95 Please keep the current hours!! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 5:45 PM

96 I think the hours should be longer than they currently are [extended hours] Dec 5, 2012 5:32 PM

97 I really hope that the library does not approve closing on Saturdays becausemany students would be affected negatively. The library is an environmentwhere students that are serious about their academics can go and use the spaceas a place to be productive. Not only is the library used for individual learningand studying, it is also used as a meeting space for study groups and for thosewho have group projects. It is important that the library remain open as much aspossible because it is the most convenient place where students can meet.Closing the library on Sundays would place on-campus students at adisadvantage because they have limited mobility and cannot travel off campus tofind a space that would be as conducive to learning as the library. [positive][facilities] [Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 5:26 PM

98 I love the library. Please don't limit our study resources. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 5:23 PM

99 keep the library open! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 4:25 PM

100 <3 library [positive] Dec 5, 2012 4:04 PM

101 The library being open as much as possible is crucial to the success of so manystudents!!! why did we just improve Mchenry if it wont even be open to fucking

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use???!! waste of money if its closed all the time!!!! [positive]

102 I dont understand why we have to pay around 20$ just to have more hours.Maybe we should look at which hours are most popular, and which hours arentand readjust the schedule that way. I do not want to have to pay or hours thatpeople are using. [other solutions]

Dec 5, 2012 3:44 PM

103 love the library! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 3:35 PM

104 The library is like my second home. [positive] Dec 5, 2012 3:28 PM

105 $6.50 is a very reasonable fee to pay to maintain the current library hours. Ireally hope it is extended! [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 3:01 PM

106 Raise the fee and have the library open until 3am every night. It's honestly atravesty that the library at a research university has such limited hours. [paymore - extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 3:00 PM

107 I think the library should be open till midnight everyday and the week beforefinals till 3 am or even 24 hours. Even some cal state school are open 24 hours, Ifind it pathetic that UCSC cant even do that. We are a UC education system andour education should be a number 1 priority. [extended hours] [24]

Dec 5, 2012 2:39 PM

108 Please find the money for the library somewhere else besides the students. Ireccommend taking money out of the SCOC budget. [other funding]

Dec 5, 2012 2:30 PM

109 DON'T CUT LIBRARY HOURS [positive] Dec 5, 2012 2:21 PM

110 please keep the library open. this is fundamental to a student's education andthink of how it will affect the students who have no where else to go. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 2:18 PM

111 Speaking as a physics major, the longer the hours the more me and our studygroups can take in here to work together. [positive] [facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 2:13 PM

112 The library is the most at home feeling to physical science students when we arestudying far away from home. It is where we gather to study as a group, wherewe do all of our assignments, where we come to relax and read our textbooks,where research topics of interest or course material we don't understand. Thelibrary is like a headquarters for students struggling with studying or with a reallydifficult major. I don't know how I could do what I do here without the long hoursin the library. [positive] [facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 2:09 PM

113 I'm here as an exchange student from Germany. And (bearing in mind thatUCSC is supposedly one of the best universities and that poeple pay thousandsof dollars every year) I am quite astonished the library opening hours are amatter of debate. Shouldn't it go without saying that the library is open everyday? [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 1:51 PM

114 It would be a shame to see the library limit its hours, especially with all the feehikes. I don't understand, with Prop30 passing and with the tuition increases,why the school would limit yet another resource for the students. [other funding]

Dec 5, 2012 1:46 PM

115 The library is the blood of the university. I am in abstentia on the East Coast, andsome of the libraries here are open 24 hours regularly. Standard hours are often

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8 a.m.- 2 a.m. If the library hours are cut back from what they already are, youwill see a drop off of UCSC's academic positioning. [extended hours] [24]

116 I love the new library. I spend an incredibly amount of time here, and it has hadsuch an incredible positive effect on my work and productivity. As a graduatestudent having access to a pleasant, bright and airy environment as well as highquality computers to work on is just invaluable ... now if we could only fill thelibrary with books ... [positive] [facilities]

Dec 5, 2012 1:25 PM

117 there should be an easier online way to make appeals instead of calling anumber.

Dec 5, 2012 1:18 PM

118 If you cut hours I will cry, protest, rage, and possibly fail to turn in assignmentsthat I forget to do until the morning they are due. A library is an integral andabsolutely essential part of a university, the knowledge and services it providesshould be available 24/7 (when the urge to study hits me, my university shouldhave the resources I need ready to go!). [positive] [extended hours] [24]

Dec 5, 2012 12:59 PM

119 I hope we, the students, make a difference, and not some other way. Dec 5, 2012 12:34 PM

120 Don't close both libraries on Saturday, keep at least one open! [other solutions][Saturday]

Dec 5, 2012 12:33 PM

121 KEEP THE LIBRARIES OPEN [positive] Dec 5, 2012 12:31 PM

122 The library is an important resource, and everything possible should be done tomaximize the hours it is open. [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 5, 2012 12:22 PM

123 Please continue to have the library open during these hours- these hours arevery beneficial and support the success of students in their academic endeavorsby giving them a place to study and focus at a variety of times. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 12:15 PM

124 if you have enough money to build college eleven and other academic buildings,you can keep the library open longer. [other funding]

Dec 5, 2012 12:03 PM

125 Good Luck! I hope you all keep your jobs and us students keep our Library![positive]

Dec 5, 2012 11:52 AM

126 Hours are more important than television screens IN A LIBRARY. If I wanted toread the news, I could do that myself, theres a FREE google news app. [otherfunding] [other solutions]

Dec 5, 2012 11:49 AM

127 This is crazy. Save the library! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 11:43 AM

128 It is not fair that they are taking all the resources that help us in school...[positive]

Dec 5, 2012 10:24 AM

129 I love the library! I couldn't bear to see it closed any more than it already is![positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:50 AM

130 By cutting down library hours only weakens UCSC's academic support. Librariesare a crucial resource to any students success. They provide the environment aswell the haven for research and learning. By limiting the extended hours onlycreate an inflexibility for students who have impacted schedules (ie. working

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students, internships, etc). The flexibility in hours allows allows all students toutilize the same resources despite their heavy or non-standard schedule.[positive]

131 Current library hours are good, but I would support a full fledged 24 hourschedule. I would use it. Anything less than we have now would be verydetrimental to my academics, as well as many of my peers. [24]

Dec 5, 2012 9:38 AM

132 DO NOT CUT LIBRARY HOURS!!!!!!! [positive] Dec 5, 2012 9:36 AM

133 Please DO NOT go back to the "core" hours. I started going to the library almosteveryday starting in winter quarter of freshman year and it has really improvedmy GPA and studying habits. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:34 AM

134 The extended hours are crucial to many students that attend UCSC, sometimesthose extra hours at library makes the difference between passing and failing aclass. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:22 AM

135 Please keep the Library hours flexible! There are many students who havedifferent schedules and it it crucial for all of us since we have enough stress inlife, we don't need more about worrying where we are going to study. [positive]

Dec 5, 2012 9:06 AM

136 Unfortunately I am not one of many students who uses the library to the pointwhere I find it to be critical to my academic wellbeing.

Dec 5, 2012 8:58 AM

137 FUCK UCSC greedy liars, they have the money and decide to gamble and sellour debt to the Walltreet bankers, fuck you [negative] [campus]

Dec 5, 2012 8:50 AM

138 The library is the only place I can successfully study at night, which is when I getmost of my studying done. I'm at either library at least 5 times a week andusually until midnight. If the library was open longer, I could see myself stayingeven later until closing. [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 4, 2012 10:38 PM

139 Thank you for allowing the students have a voice while you decide on libraryhours. It means a lot. [positive]

Dec 4, 2012 10:18 PM

140 I have class and work during the day time and NEED to be able to stay at thelibrary until at least midnight most of the week. [positive] [working]

Dec 4, 2012 9:49 PM

141 Extending the library hours past 12 AM would be crucial and greatly appreciatedby all the students. Even by one hour on weeknights would be amazing.[extended hours]

Dec 4, 2012 5:16 PM

142 longer library hours even the week before finals would be helpful because it willallow us to have more time to study in a quiet location with all the resources weneed. More locations to study is also helpful and makes an impact. [extendedhours] [facilities]

Dec 4, 2012 4:10 PM

143 I will be here next year too, I need the library to be open and available that it is tothe extent that it is now. [positive]

Dec 4, 2012 4:09 PM

144 It is absolutely ridiculous that our library is only open until 12 during the weekand 7 on Saturdays. Was the huge expansion really necessary if you can't evenkeep it open during hours when students need to study? [extended hours]

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[Saturday]

145 The libraries should be open more [extended hours] Dec 4, 2012 1:50 PM

146 I wish we could have a say in all fee increases. Also Fuck the regents and thebig ass checks they write themselves. I hope whoever (if anyone) reads this isnot offended by this sentiment. I just can't comprehend the greed on behalf ofthe UC Regents. Then again maybe if I were that rich (I never will be with adegree in humanities) I wouldn't give a fuck about the people I serve. So onceagain, FUCK THE REGENTS. [negative] [campus]

Dec 4, 2012 1:49 PM

147 Please rally as much support for extending the library hours!! [positive] Dec 4, 2012 1:31 PM

148 If possible...opening at 7 or 7:30 would be great for students who have class at 8and need a place to get work done. [extended hours]

Dec 4, 2012 1:20 PM

149 Look at the hours of other UC's and ask why are we suffering? [other funding][negative] [campus]

Dec 4, 2012 12:36 PM

150 MORE HOURS ALWAYS --- CUT ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET --- ALLOCATETO THE LIBRARIES [campus]

Dec 4, 2012 12:14 PM

151 We need the library hour to remain the same. We pay great amounts of moneyto go to this school the least they can do is continue to support our education byallowing us a place to study in a quite enviornment [campus]

Dec 4, 2012 11:51 AM

152 SUA is full of idiots. Bunch of liberals. [negative] Dec 4, 2012 11:50 AM

153 Just keep shit open until midnight, it would benefit everyone Dec 4, 2012 11:37 AM

154 As an off-campus student, I find that the library is one of the most importantplaces I visit on weekdays.

Dec 4, 2012 8:40 AM

155 I <3 the library Dec 4, 2012 1:45 AM

156 I would like to comment on the system for reserving study rooms. I'm sure youand I both know that it is extremely flawed. I think the biggest problem is thatthere is no way to make sure that the students who booked the rooms areactually using them or arrived on time. This seems to abuse the system byreserving rooms & not utilizing them much of the time. I know this is a far reach,but it would be great if librarians could approve access to rooms for thosestudents who actually abide by the study room rules. Another issue I would liketo address is the noise level at the libraries. The concept of quiet spaces iscompletely void in the minds of the majority of students. I understand this isprobably out of your control, but "quiet" floors aren't really kept quiet. It might behelpful to implement better signage at entrances to these floors or to replacelarger tables (usually used for group studying) with individual cubicles. I reallyhope that there is someone actually reading these comments/rants of mine. Ifyou did take the time to consider what I have to say, then I thank you and wouldgive you a cookie if I could. Have a great day! :) [facilities] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 12:51 AM

157 Can we please hire people who patrol the libraries to keep quiet study areasquiet? I find that this is particularly problematic on the third floor of the Science

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and Engineering library. [facilities] [negative]

158 The botton line: The library is crucial for a good portion of us (try visiting thelibrary during finals week). We can definitely afford to cut workers, as long as wekeep the ones who do their job well. Also, please fix the library booking system.I book rooms because I work as a tutor through LSS, and I've had my bookingsget lost multiple times, which is vastly inconvenient when I have to meet mystudents. [other funding] [facilities] [negative]

Dec 4, 2012 12:39 AM

159 This needs to happen! And the school should pay for it! [campus] Dec 4, 2012 12:13 AM

160 A university is only a playground without a good library [positive] Dec 4, 2012 12:04 AM

161 You only allowed me to select one academic division, but I am in the arts andsocial sciences.

Dec 3, 2012 11:14 PM

162 IT is crucial to keep the same hrs as we have them right now. There is manystudents who use the library as a excellent resource to study. If it was posssiblethey should extend the hrs to 3am on weekdays then 12am [positive] [extendedhours]

Dec 3, 2012 10:59 PM

163 The need for the library hours is vast and highly necessary! Success of UCSCstudents is strongly correlated with having a given place to study such as thelibrary! [positive]

Dec 3, 2012 10:42 PM

164 Thank you for caring about the voice of the student body. [positive] Dec 3, 2012 10:41 PM

165 I would like to have the library open 24/7 during finals week. Thank you. [24] Dec 3, 2012 10:19 PM

166 I think our school's shortened library hours are unreasonable. Most universitieshave at least one library open 24 hours a day, which I believe is necessary for auniversity. [24]

Dec 3, 2012 9:39 PM

167 You guys are awesome! [positive] Dec 3, 2012 8:59 PM

168 I would like to extend the library hours so that I can study weekend mornings andevenings. It is too loud and distracting at any other place so I depend on thelibrary. [positive] [extended hours]

Dec 3, 2012 8:21 PM

169 The library is always pretty full, except for at the beginning of the quarter. It mightbe best to shorten hours for the first two weeks and bring them to normal hoursafter the two weeks. Also it might be possible to only open one library onweekends, but keep it open both days.

Dec 3, 2012 7:46 PM

170 Keeping Library hours is crucial to some people's ability to gain access to notonly spaces to study but also to items on reserve and computers. It would bevery sad to restrict this use because of budget cuts. Perhaps a rethinking of theschool's priorities should be made altogether. Other UC's have better hours andpay the same amount of money to go there.

Dec 3, 2012 7:24 PM

171 I think the library hours should stay the same. Not a lot of people have an areawhere they can spend time on their work in a silent area and I believe the libraryis perfect for this. Not everyone has a perfect schedule where they can study inthe afternoon between classes and the night or early morning is the only time for

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this.

172 I think that funds should be spent less on unnecessary products like interactivemaps at the front and rather more seating during finals and more hours.

Dec 3, 2012 6:32 PM

173 Keep the current library hours! The small fee is practically nothing in comparisonto what we gain from it.

Dec 3, 2012 6:12 PM

174 The library has been a huge help to me this quarter with their study rooms. Icouldn't even imagine not having access to those on the weekend!

Dec 3, 2012 5:57 PM

175 Every time I go to the library at the science and engineering, there is a nicegentlemen that works there at the reference desk on Monday, Wednesday, andFridays and he is just so helpful. I believe his name is Matt. My husband and Ijust adore him. Incredibly smart and always polite.

Dec 3, 2012 5:50 PM

176 I was a freshman during the last year the library opened at 10am rather than8am. It really affected my studies that I had no where to go in the mornings toget work done. I was a commuting student who utilized the campus vanpoolsystem and I was often on campus by 7am- and I had few good quiet places tostudy (and use that morning time effectively) until 10am. Keep them open!!

Dec 3, 2012 5:38 PM

177 24 hour library please!!! [24] Dec 3, 2012 5:24 PM

178 The university spends so much money on research, construction, andadministrative salaries. Something as simple as extended library hours go somany more miles to better our education than any of those. I'm a humanitiesstudent and a performing arts student. I see that as my classes are slashed,departments suspended, facilities neglected, and teachers laid off, math andscience facilities are retrofitted and renovated. The library is all I have left.Please extend hours so I can do my work and do well in this school which I payso much for!

Dec 3, 2012 5:24 PM

179 OPEN 24/7!!! [24] Dec 3, 2012 5:06 PM

180 Please, Please, Please try to have library hours 24 hours a day! Thank you. [24] Dec 3, 2012 5:06 PM

181 Saturday is a great day to stu-day. Science and engineering majors will beimpacted most, because they require more collaboration which requires thespaciousness of a library. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 4:58 PM

182 Please turn the periodicals room into a nap room or a puppy room:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/college-offering-puppy-room-stressed-students-225038015.html

Dec 3, 2012 4:57 PM

183 Money going toward library time will never be opposed by me. The library is anextremely necessary resource.

Dec 3, 2012 4:41 PM

184 Extend the hours to 24-7! It is not necessary to have both libraries open at thesame time. Implement some sort of rotational shift that would have one libraryopen late night while the other library is kept closed, then rotate the days. [24]

Dec 3, 2012 4:20 PM

185 We are here for education. Not dances. Not sports. Not student organizationsand their many events. Funding should be allocated to education first, followed

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by extracurriculars. Im aware there are other academic resources provided oncampus that require funding, but which is used by more students than theLibrary?

186 It is very useful to me to have access to the library in the early morning hours. Ioften use it as a way to access books before class. [collections]

Dec 3, 2012 4:11 PM

187 The Special Reserves Collection is AWESOME. So are the various peopleworking on restoration and digitalization of records in the basement. I wish theyhad more resources and some (or more) internship programs affiliated withvarious humanities majors, and more library classes. I think that's the key togetting people to see the importance of the library: show them what it does that'snot easily known. There's a lot that goes on in the library that people don't knowabout, and if there were more classes offered under various majors which werelibrary affiliated, I think people would appreciate the library more. I took a class inthe Special Reserves Spring Quarter 2012, and it was amazing. It made me re-examine the way information was presented over the ages, and fully appreciatethe diverse way we examine data in the digital age. It wasn't just about musty oldbooks, but about understanding what those books meant to the people whomade them, and why they are important to this day. They show us how difficult itwas for people to collect and spread correct information, and the strugglespeople had to go through to maintain a sense of society and culture. Peopledebated over fonts and margins, bindings and pigments, and all the informationhad to be copied by hand before the printing press was invented. Even then, withthe printing press, a great amount of work had to go into the making of books,and gave women a way to take part in the family business. The key thing aboutbooks is that whoever controlled the book's production controlled whichinformation was passed on, and when things were edited, why they were edited.These texts became the basis for scholars, and as educational systemsdeveloped, they became vital in shaping cultured society, the elite, and then withsimpler books, a wider audience. It made me appreciate the ability to just use acomputer, and although information isn't always presented as meticulously as ithas been in the past, it is more freely spread, and more easily known. No longerdo you need money to buy a book to get a tiny bit of information, but no matterhow much money you do or don't have, you can go to the library and find theanswer to your question with books, computers, and other forms of media. Thatis the power of the written word, and that is something I learned at the library.[collections]

Dec 3, 2012 3:53 PM

188 If the library reduces its already servery limited hours, I will leave this school andattend one that actually gives a shit about their students and student resources.

Dec 3, 2012 3:43 PM

189 The library is imperative to student success, without it UCSC would have to payits professors more money because they would actually have to spend the timeto teach thier students what they would have otherwise learned in the library.Also, extended library hours would increase student cohesion because it is agreat place to meet people and it would increase the academic success of manyas they would have a greater amount of time to study in a setting dedicated toknowledge and learning.

Dec 3, 2012 3:30 PM

190 Have one enclosed room that is open 24/7. Thank you [24] Dec 3, 2012 3:27 PM

191 extend hours on fridays and saturday [Saturday] Dec 3, 2012 3:18 PM

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192 KEEP THE LIBRARY OPEN UNTILL 12AM EVERYDAY AND UNTIL 3AM THEWEEK BEFORE FINALS!!!!

Dec 3, 2012 3:14 PM

193 My grades have improved since the library has extended its hours until midnight,and 8pm on Fridays, as well as being open on Saturdays. Although it is my lastquarter, I believe that having the library open is important to my fellowclassmates. [Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 3:04 PM

194 I think whoever is using the data of this survey needs to be firm and press for24/7 library access. [24]

Dec 3, 2012 2:54 PM

195 It's hard to imagine McHenry not being available on Saturday at all, and $6.50 aquarter seems well worth the accessibility when put up against tuition. I use thelibrary pretty often, especially on weekends, in the morning, and late at nightbecause classes tend to be in the mid-morning and afternoons of weekdays.[Saturday]

Dec 3, 2012 2:43 PM

196 Please lower tuition. Dec 3, 2012 1:37 PM

197 Only four hours? What is this? I need more hours! Dec 3, 2012 1:36 PM

198 If the Media Center's hours would be extended, that would be a great help.Although i'm not sure the current amount of student fees would cover that. Tryingto go watch a documentary on a weekend to take notes I missed in class inalmost impossible.

Dec 3, 2012 1:10 PM

199 I love McHenry! Everyone here seems to be doing an incredible job! Dec 3, 2012 12:30 PM

200 If you wish further opinion, please contact someone at:[email protected]

Dec 3, 2012 12:18 PM

201 I feel like the library should be available for longer hours all the time. Iunderstand money issues, but shouldn't something that benefits all students beavailable all the time?

Dec 3, 2012 12:16 PM

202 Thanks for all you do! Dec 3, 2012 11:34 AM

203 I do most of my studying at the library during the weekends. If library hours hadto be cut, it would be unreasonable to for them to cut during the weekends whenmost students need them the most.

Dec 3, 2012 11:31 AM

204 Keep the library open! Dec 3, 2012 11:29 AM

205 We should not have to fight to keep a library open. A library is a fundamentalpart of a university experience, and I am outraged that we are even having thisconversation.

Dec 3, 2012 11:13 AM

206 the library is way rad Dec 3, 2012 10:50 AM

207 Had I not logged onto the library website, I would not have known about thissurvey. Please make it widely known it is available. Thank you!

Dec 3, 2012 10:45 AM

208 Sometimes the library is stuff and extended hours might help it become lessimpacted.

Dec 3, 2012 9:56 AM

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