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Pact Analysis - Redesigning the UTM Library System in order to deal with the lack of space and ridiculous noise levels.

**__ PACT Analysis __** · Everyone who studies, gathers research, and works on their assignments in the library. · Involves everyone in the library on all floors (students, visitors, security and UTM staff).
 * __People__**

· Study tables and computers on all floors. These tables are for **quiet** group studies and not the same as the cubicles which are meant for quite individual studies. · Accommodates large groups of students who are studying together for the same or similar course(s).
 * __Activity__**

· Allows students to communicate with one and other. Students are able to solve their problems with the help of other peers by verbal communication which is not possible in the quiet individual study area. · However, this area is misused by students. Noise level tends to get very high and is extremely distracting. · Non-UTM students too are using this space and causing extra noise. This also takes up space which is needed by UTM students to study for their school work. · Those who are studying quietly are distracted by the high noise levels. · Only way to reduce the noise level is to call one of the library staff members or security (which is present only in the evenings) or physically go down to the main floor and complain so that they can come up and ask everyone to keep quite. · Time needed to study is wasted trying to keep noise level down. · Hard for library staff and security to keep a tab on which tables are making most noise.
 * __Context__**

· Each computer and table on the main floor and the group study areas should be equipped with an inbuilt card swiping device. This will be used as the signing in procedure instead of the traditional utorid and password method, where it takes ages for the computer to log you in. Just like how you need to swipe your T-Card to enter the gym, you will need your T-Card to use the computers and tables. When someone swipes their card at a computer/table and sits there to study, the system will make a note of who is using that table and for how long. You can swipe again when you leave to log out and so that the system will know how many people are still sitting at that table. This is very useful for UTM students because sometimes the library gets too packed due to outsiders occupying space and UTM students cannot find spots to study. This way if a UTM student cannot find a spot they can go to the help desk and ask to be directed to a free space. If there is a space that is occupied by a non UTM student and they have not swiped in, it will show up on the system as a free spot, they will be asked to give up that space to the UTM student. · Another piece of technology that needs to be added is a noise monitoring device. This device should be installed at each table as well. This will monitor the noise level for each table and will make sure the noise level stay very low. When noise level goes up beyond the preset level, this device will signal the library staff on the main floor regarding which table is producing what levels of noise. Combined with the signing in device, library staff and security can pin point exactly which table and which individuals are causing the most amount of distractions (in terms of noise) and deal with them accordingly.
 * __Technological Improvements__**

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