Thursday, July 13, 2006

 

Fourth Floor Stacks Move Complete

Bester Bros arrived yesterday (7/12) and completed the move of the stacks on the fourth flor into their final configuration. The stacks have yet to be cross-braced.

The collection is out of order at this time, awaiting shifting. There are signs explaining how things are currently set up. If you can't find a book that you need, please fill out a "Construction Zone Request Form" at the Circulation Desk.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

 

The Walls Go Up

Walls are going up and being drywalled in the new information literacy lab on the first floor and the Special Collections and Archives area on the fifth floor.

 

New Furniture Arrives

New furniture has arrived and has been installed in the second floor breezeway and in the southwest corner of the first floor.

Monday, June 19, 2006

 

Shelf Moving on Fourth Floor

Bester Brothers has returned to begin moving the shelving on the fourth floor into its new configuration. The process should take about two days, and be completed by the end of the day tomorrow.


Tuesday, June 13, 2006

 

Fourth Floor Collection Moves

Some of the collections on the west side of the fourth floor, more specifically some of the Hs on the existing single-sided shelving, have been moved to a temporary shelving location on the southwest side of the floor. Signs on the existing shelves will tell you where the collections have moved. If you have difficulty, pick up and fill out a "Construction Zone Request Form" at the Circulation Desk and we will locate the book for you and notify you that it is ready to be picked up. Retrieved materials will be located at the Circulation Desk.

 

Demolition of Fifth Floor Complete


The walls are down on the fifth floor quiet study and the group and faculty studies. Carpet patching on fifth will happen later this week. On to the fourth floor...

Monday, June 12, 2006

 

Demolition on First Floor Complete

Demolition is now complete on the first floor. Workers will be working on the fifth floor today and the fourth floor later in the week.

Monday, June 05, 2006

 

Construction Begins


Dell arrived this morning to begin the demolition of several areas in the library which will be renovated. Pictured is demolition of the Government publications office area.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

 

Preliminary Timetable for Summer Library Building Projects

Demolition will begin next week and take place on all floors - first, fourth, and fifth floors - simultaneously.

Construction will take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Construction of the new walls in different areas is supposed to start June 21.

Dell projects the compact shelving in the new Special Collections area will be installed relatively early in August.

The completion date for the new instructional lab is August 4.

The completion date for the remodeling of the classrooms (2023A, B and C) is August 18.

There will be emergency doors installed just beyond the Family Friendly Study. Dell agreed in the meeting to build the wall but hold off on installing the doors as long as possible so users will have continued access to LILL in its current location until the equipment has been moved to its new first floor location.

 

New Fifth Floor Stack Configuration Almost Complete

Bester Bros was able to move all the shelving on the fifth floor into its final configuration today (though we still have to fill in a few gaps). There is also single sided shelving to be installed on the east side next to the existing graduate study. Dell Construction will be building that.

I encourage you to go up and take a look. Even though the lighting is not in place and even though it's clear we are going to have to find some money for additional carpet in some areas, I think you will be pleased with how much this opens up the stacks. There is much more room as you come off the main and southern stairways and it should be much easier for users to orient themselves to where they are on the floor when they exit the stairs. And take a look at what a difference made by having wider aisles.

 

Fourth Floor Stack Moving Plans in June

Fourth Floor:

June 19 and 20 - stacks moved to temporary location for carpet repair; also stacks moved to enable addition of one section at end.

June 28 and 29 - stacks to be moved to their final configuration. This gives Wall to Wall a full week in which to do the carpet repair in that area of the fourth floor, though it would be better to do it in the first couple days of that period so there will be sufficient time for the carpet glue to dry and to have that carpet shampooed.

 

Fifth Floor Shelving Move Today



Today, Bester Brothers moving will be moving shelves and books into their final configuration on the fifth floor. There may be some noise associated with this.

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