Free library facilities make ‘research much easier’

I AM a second-year business and information administration student. Since the Covid-19 lockdown, we have barely been on campus – but luckily the digital library was accessible from anywhere. What makes me especially grateful for the university library is that the resources are free for us to use. I don’t have to pay for reading and using their space. If I need a place to study, there is an even quieter room to study with no distractions.

If I need a place where I want to get work done in groups, there is a conference room where I can spend my time with no extra costs. Whenever we were given something to read, I was able to go into the CPut library website and most likely find it there, if it was searched correctly. the digital library was easy to navigate and helped me tremendously with my studies. the different databases helped me differently, as they all had different purposes. I was able to comfortably get used to being a university student because at high school, I barely used online libraries. In the library, I am able to get electronic copies of certain things that would have taken me a very long time. For example, using the database “PressReader” I am able to get free copies of newspapers and magazines from anywhere in the world. It makes research much easier and is convenient, especially if I need it as soon as possible. this year, I started using the physical library on campus.

I had the opportunity to borrow at least one book, which was really great. It was similar to a public library yet different since we did it with our student cards instead of a library card. I really liked the convenience of being able to use our student cards for everything there. to enter the library, we needed to present our student cards so they could verify identification. We needed it to borrow books as well. What really impressed me was being able to upload cash on to the card and use it to print. It makes it so much more convenient to do projects and hand them in to my lecturers. there is no delay unless the actual printer has issues.

- Kulthoom Fortune