Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, redevelopment news - 21 August 2013



What’s going on?

·         The development of the new Reading Room on the 1st floor of the east building of the BJL is nearing completion.  In preparation for its opening in early September, the High Demand Collection (HDC) will be transferred from its current location on the 1st floor of the tower to the new Reading Room on 27th August.  A number of other collections will move to the mezzanine floor of the new Reading Room.  Details of all these moves can be found on the redevelopment web site at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf

 

·         The refurbishment of floors 3 and 4 of the tower block is also nearing completion, and will be finished before the start of the new semester.  BJL staff will be moving the collections to be located on these floors into their permanent locations at the start of September.  Details of these moves can also be found on the redevelopment web site at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf


·         In preparation for the start of work on Floors 2, 5, 6 and 7 of the tower block, BJL staff will begin to move books from these floors in early September.  Details of these moves can again be found on the redevelopment web site at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf

 

·         The plan for the final location of all books in the redeveloped Library can be found at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/bjl-redevelopment/keeping-in-touch/finallocations.aspx

 

·         During book moves the Library will be offering a retrieval service for books in transit.  You can request material online via the Library web site http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/book-retrieval.aspx , by phone or in person.  There will be regular retrievals during the day, and requested material should normally be available within two hours during the opening hours of the Library.


·         There are many new photographs of the progress of the redevelopment work on the Library’s redevelopment flickr site – go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjlredevelopment to view these


When’s it happening?

·         Books will start to be moved into the new Reading Room from Tuesday, 27 August

 

·         Books will start to be moved into permanent locations on Floor 3 from Monday, 2 September and on Floor 4 from Monday, 9 September


·         Books will start to be moved from Floors 2, 5, 6 and 7 from Monday, 16 September