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As
the new academic year gets underway, students, faculty and
staff can expect to see great progress in the renovation and
expansion of Zahnow Library over the coming weeks and months.
Here's a preview of what is happening on each floor.
First Floor….
Although delays can occur
for any number of reasons, it is anticipated that the new
Reference Services area will open up on the 1st
floor in early October. One of the current construction
walls has come down, the Reference Desk has been relocated,
and new furnishings for 18 online public access workstations
have arrived. The renovated Reference area also features
our new Library Instruction Lab, equipped with 40 computers
and an instructor's podium. This new lab is described
in a separate article
in this issue of our newsletter. The completion of the
renovation of the Reference area will enable all of the Reference
Services staff to move into their new offices, vacating their
temporary quarters in Science West and across from the Circulation
Desk in the library. When the three rooms across from
the Circulation Desk become available, they will be set up
with the equipment needed to allow the viewing of videos by
small groups of students. The video collection will
then be conveniently relocated to shelving adjacent to these
Viewing Rooms. A portion of the construction walls currently
on the 1st floor will remain in place to enclose
construction of the new main stairwell and a new elevator
to reach the 4th floor.
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Second
Floor….
Renovation work continues
on the 2nd floor with the goal of having our new
Student Technology Center up and running by early November.
A separate article
in this issue of the newsletter describes the Center, its
mission and its services. We also expect the 2nd
floor entrance of the library to re-open during November,
and to have in place in the center of the floor our new Periodicals
Information Desk. Next to the existing elevator, a construction
wall will enclose work on the new stairway and new elevator,
as on the 1st and 3rd floors.
Third Floor….
The timeline for the
renovation work on the 3rd floor extends through
the fall and on into the winter. As portions of the
floor are completed, shelving will be put up and parts of
the book collection will be moved into those areas.
As books are shifted, their location codes in the online catalog
will be updated. When this floor is finished around
March or April of next year, there will be several rooms available
for group study in addition to study tables and comfortable
seating. There will also be a café area with vending
machines for those who wish to take a break from studying.
It is hoped that at some time in the future, there will be
a large enough customer base to support the cost of opening
and running a real café.
More
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