For my first library day of 2015, I'm visiting the divinity faculty library, the strange UFO-like building that looks as though it landed on the edge of the Sidgwick site by accident and figured that it might as well stay there.
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| Theologians commission futuristic building so no one can accuse them of studying an obsolete subject? |
For over two years now, I've gazed at the divinity faculty from my lectures with interest. Now it's my chance to reverse this, as I chose a seat with the inspiring view of the back of the history faculty.
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| See all those gullible history students who still believe that lectures are useful |
The library has a 'no bags' rule and requests that everyone leaves their bags and coats on a shelf by the entrance, which seems a little bit eccentric, but I didn't want to make a fuss, despite the inconvenient fact that there were far more bags than shelves
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| Strange... |
Inside, it's very modern and circular. A small ring of computers is surrounded by a medium sized ring of desks, which in turn is encompassed by a large ring of bookshelves in a rather aesthetically pleasing manner, which a few more desks dotted behind the bookshelves.
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| These lamps were probably the best I've encountered |
I took a spot on one of the desks around the edge. They're spacious, clean, come with an exciting and flexible lamp, and even have a helpful translucent screen up the middle so there's no need to get distracted by whoever happens to be sitting opposite you. Unfortunately the screen isn't quite high enough to prevent awkward eye contact from occurring every so often. Best just to keep your head in a book...
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| Looking inwards towards the central ring |
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| 10/10 for the desks and lamps |
In conclusion:
Nice layout, convenient location, lovely desks, but why can't we just take our bags to our desks with us?
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