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April 09, 2008
Director's Report on Library Renovation
Library Renovation 2008
Please pardon the current chaos in the book and journal sections of the library! We are preparing for a major renovation that will begin in May and end in August 2008. When complete, the book stack area on the top floor of the library will be transformed with new individual study areas, reading tables, book shelves, lighting, carpeting, and window treatments.
Meanwhile, here’s the TEMPORARY status of our books and journals:
· Storage: Half our books (those beginning with call numbers A – U) are stored in the ASB building. The other half will be shelved on the main floor of the library on the left as you walk into the journal stack area (those beginning with call numbers W – WY).
· Requests for books: Library staff will retrieve requested books from storage at noon and 6pm Mon – Fri. They will also accommodate special requests at other times and on weekends if possible. Just call the staff at X3808 or stop by the main desk in the library to initiate a request for a book in storage.
· Journals: Journals dated 2000– 2003 are being moved from the basement to the subbasement shelving. Journals dated 2004 – 2008 will remain on the main floor of the library – on the right as you walk into the journal stack area.
· AVs: CDs, DVDs, Videotapes and audiodigest CDs will all be stored on the main floor of the library. An AV viewing room will be available in the circulation staff area – just ask to use it at the main library desk.
I’ve posted some FAQs below. Please send me any additional questions or comments. We’ll also be happy to help you find any of our resources during this confusing time – just ask at the main library desk and someone will assist you.
We appreciate your patience as we continue to create a welcoming 21stC space that encourages life-long learning.
Evelyn Morgen, Library Director
emorgen@uchc.edu
X 3323
Renovation Questions and answers:
Q. Will the books come back?
A. YES – In August of 2008.
Q. Where are all the journals?
A. 2004 – 2008 are still on the main floor of the library. 2000- 2003 are permanently relocated to the subbasement and interfiled with older volumes of the same title.
Q. When will the construction start and end?
A. The renovation area on the top floor of the library will be boarded up around the end of April. Construction will begin in early May and be completed by the time students return in August.
Q. What else will be renovated this year?
A. There are three other major projects that will be completed this summer:
· Shafer 24/7 study rooms will be doubled by expanding them into space currently occupied by the Information & Education Services Dept. The reference librarians will move into space on the top floor of the library in the newly renovated area.
· Café – A small café will be built just outside the main entrance of the library.
· Computer Classrooms – Air conditioning units will be added to the CEC classrooms.
EBM 4/9/08
Posted by Robert at April 9, 2008 01:27 PM