Service standards

To ensure the library is providing a high-quality service and continually improving, the following key activities are measured and reported as core performance standards (except during University closure periods).

• We will open for 99% of our advertised front desk hours and offer support across 7 days a week.
• We will provide an initial response to all queries within 24 hours
• We will respond to all HUSH texts reporting disturbances on the silent floor within 10 minutes.
• We will re-shelve all items within 24 hours of their return. 
• We will acknowledge all feedback and complaints within 1 working day and provide an initial response within 3 working days (where contact details are provided).
• Satisfaction levels, as defined by our Viewpoint customer satisfaction kiosks, will be at or above 90% averaged over an academic year, or we will publicise changes and improvements where this is not met.
• We will process all book reservations within 24 hours of their return.
• Print Services will complete all student requests (including dissertations) within 1 working day from receipt of the request. All standard requests from staff for printing, photocopying and stationery will be completed within 3 working days from receipt of the request. Requests which are non-standard will have extended timescales which will be agreed with the member of staff placing the order. 
• We will process 95% of all inter-library loan requests within 3 working days and respond to 90% of inter-library loan queries within 3 working days. 
• Our library catalogue will be available 99.5% of the time, excluding planned maintenance.
• We will aim to achieve at least 90% satisfaction for question 19 each year on the National Student Survey.

We measured ourselves against these service standards between 2022 and 2022.

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