Cambridge University has banned the use of mobile phones in its main library
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"We have had increasing numbers of complaints from readers about conversations in reading rooms and study areas where reasonable quiet is expected," he said. "More and more telephones were ringing and people were actually carrying on conversations.
"The corridors of the library were being used more and more like an extended telephone kiosk. This is not a Luddite response - merely a reaction to complaints about people wanting to study in a reasonably quiet atmosphere." PA
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