Semester opening hours
1972-1999
Monday to Thursday - 8am to 9.30pm
Friday - 8am to 7.45pm
Saturday - closed
Sunday - 10am to 5.45pm
2000-2011
Monday to Thursday - 8am to 9.30pm
Friday - 8am to 7.45pm
Saturday and Sunday - 10am to 5.45pm
2012 –
Monday to Friday - 7am to 10pm
Saturday and Sunday - 9am to 6pm
Visitor numbers
| 1969-1988 | 1989 | 1996 | 2002 | 2011 | |
| Visitor numbers | not available | 1 079 087 | 1 257 030 | 1 205 897 | 1 522 445 |
Client spaces and computers
| 1972 | 1992 | 2004 | 2012 | |
| Number of client seats | 1 000 | 1 700 | 2 046 | 2507 |
| Number of computers for client use | 0 | 15 computers hosting journal indexing databases |
154 public computers in plus 30 more in the training rooms. |
434, including 28 laptops available for loan |
Client demand for computers has continued to grow but in recent years patrons have increasingly brought their own laptops and mobile devices into the Library to make use of the wireless network. A count of laptops in Robertson Library from 2009 over a 7 day period during semester revealed the rapid growth in laptop use.
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Aug 2009 |
Sep 2009 |
Mar 2010 |
Apr 2010 |
May 2011 |
Oct 2011 |
May |
No of laptops in use |
596 |
1 038 |
1 293 |
1 563 |
1 936 |
2 047 |
*1 090 (count taken over a two day period only) |
Architects' perspective of exterior of Robertson Library, 2012.
Express computers and the reference collection on level three, 2003.
The Library website on a training room computer, 2004.
Express computers on level two with a Library rover (in blue t-shirt) assisting clients, 2008.
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