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In Autumn 2025, we asked how you feel about Library facilities and resources. You provided us with hundreds of comments and votes, thank you!

Your insights and inputs help to inform improvements. We’ve taken action on some of your ideas and have also made progress on many other suggestions.

After collating all your comments, we had 308 requests/suggestions. Some recommendations were put into place immediately (see tables below).

Your inputs on Library facilities

You told us...	So we...	Status
You want better access to drinking water and bins	Are improving our signage to make it easier to find those facilities on each of the Library floors	Ongoing
You want longer extended hours access	Used SSAF funding to extend our hours, opening at 7am and closing at 2am weekdays from Week 8 until the end of Autumn session exams	Complete
You want charging ports/stations to be more reliable	Checked all the ports and replaced those that weren’t working	Complete
You want more whiteboards at Shoalhaven Campus	Installed a whiteboard in the Library 24-hour access room	Complete
You want standing desks at Shoalhaven Campus	Installed a sit-to-stand desk in the Shoalhaven Campus Library	Complete
The chairs in the Law Collection should be quieter	Are systematically checking all chairs and will contact the facilities unit about repair options	Ongoing

 

Your inputs on Library resources

You told us...	So we...	Status
You want it to be easier to find all subject readings	Are exploring further options within our system. In the meantime, this FAQ will help you find other subject reading lists:	Ongoing

 

How did we collect your insights?

In April 2025, we set up whiteboards at 51²è¹Ý and Shoalhaven Campus Libraries asking What are we doing well? What could we be doing better? regarding our facilities (building, furniture, access) and resources (books/ebooks, services). In addition, we included a third, more specific, question: What do you value most about UOW Library?

We also set up an online Padlet and embedded it on the Library homepage for people to anonymously submit comments and vote on other users’ comments.

The whiteboards also featured a QR code with a link to the online Padlet. Open and anonymous, the whiteboard and Padlet allowed students to see each other’s responses, fostering engagement and a sense of connection.

All contributions were submitted anonymously, and no personal details were recorded, stored or shared.