Library staff received instruction on how the lighting system works, and how to adjust it as needed. The instruction session was videotaped for use with current and future staff not in attendance. Meanwhile on the lower level, new track has been installed in the floor for the compact shelving system. It can be fun walking through the library and seeing things being moved from place to place. It makes one appreciate the immensity of the task — past, present and future.
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Progress in Pictures
Check out our progress in pictures!
Ceiling Project in the Library 2009 – 2010
Under the auspices of fire safety, the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library has been selected by the Asbestos Protocol program at the University of Utah for removal of asbestos containing materials. The ceiling tiles on all three levels of the library are slated for removal later this Fall 2009. In addition to the removal and replacement of the ceiling and updating the fire sprinkler system, upgrades to the electrical, lighting and networking systems will also be performed.
The six to eight month project will be expedited in phases and will require the library building be closed to the public for most of the project. Library services and staff will continue to be available. Library staff will re-locate to space within the Health Sciences Center such as the Health Sciences Education Building and the School of Medicine. Phone, online and virtual services will continue uninterrupted. The physical collections of journals, books and documents will be available through a delivery service. Library staff will retrieve journals and books for users.
Timeline:
- September 28, 2009:
Begin moving library shelving and furniture. Extra shelving set up on lower level. Please pardon the noise. - October 8, 2009:
Lower level closed to public access. Begin moving main level collections to lower level. - November 7, 2009:
Lower level, north end abatement and construction. - December 30, 2009:
Library closed. - July 1, 2010:
Library re-opens.