Affiliation is Upon Us!

We at the library are gearing up for Affiliation week! (Well, more like Affiliation month…)

Twice every year, we walk around with a clipboard and find out how many students from each school is using the library. We do a survey for each day of the week, four times a day.

Maybe you’ve noticed people already walking around with clipboards, counting. That is for our statistics on the popularity of different spaces, like the study rooms or the couches. Affiliation week is different. During Affiliation, another library staff walks around and counts how many dental or TMC staff are using the library space. But we need your help. Our staff may have to ask you for you ID in order to count you and your study group. So, we wanted to give you some tips to get through this Affiliation season!

1. You can leave your ID on your desk beside you, so no one will interrupt you while you’re studying.

2. You can write down your affiliation on a piece of paper beside you.

3. We are leaving sheets in front of study room doors, intended to be filled out for each survey time (11 am, 3 pm, 6 pm, 9 pm)

4. Just tell whoever walks by.

We really appreciate your cooperation. This helps us put together our budgets for different resources. And, if you have any questions, you can always come down to the desk.