The Director of the Central and University Library in Lucerne (ZHB) has decided upon the following terms of use for the study area for doctoral students in the library at the ZHB location of the University/PH building:
1. General
The library is providing a study room for doctoral students with 48 study places and with 48 lockers, each fitted with a lock. These workspaces are available to doctoral and post-doctoral students at the University of Lucerne, and to members of the Lucerne teacher training college who are at a comparable point in their studies. At the time these places are awarded, preference is given to doctoral and post-doctoral students who do not already have a place of work as employees in the university building or in the teacher training college building. Doctoral students must use the study room on a regular basis. The right to use one of the workspaces is personal and cannot be assigned to anyone else.
2. Use
For study purposes, books, journals and other media from the library can be taken into the study room. At the end of the day, unless these materials have been borrowed for home use, they must be placed on the book trolley provided by the library to enable everything to be returned to its proper location. The workspaces are not assigned to specific individuals, and must be left empty by students whenever they leave the library.
3. Lockers
All users have access to a personal locker, each one fitted with a lock. These lockers are intended for the storage of work-related documents. They must not be used to store books from the reading room collection that have not been borrowed, nor must any perishable goods be stored in them. The Central University Library, the ZHB, is entitled to open these lockers at any time, and carries out regular inspections. The ZHB accepts no liability for any objects in these lockers.
The keys for the lockers are lent out temporarily, for the length of time each locker is in use, and the issue of these keys is managed via the library system. If a key is returned late, reminder fees are applied in accordance with instructions from the directorate. Each user is responsible for the cost of replacing any lost locker keys (CHF 60). After one month, any locker keys that have not been collected are issued to the next doctoral student on the waiting list.
4. Usage period
The workspace can be used for six months from each date that keys are issued. Return of keys at an earlier date is possible at any time. There is no scope for extending the period of use. At the end of a period of use, it is possible to be included on the waiting list.
The right to use the workspace can be revoked with immediate effect in the event of any infringement of the terms and conditions of use, or of the Code of Conduct or the House Rules.
5. Liability
Anyone using this facility shall be liable for any damage they might cause. The provisions of the Code of Conduct and the House Rules apply.
