Brynmor Jones Library Redevelopment - University of Hull
What’s going on?
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The new Reading
Room on the 1st floor of the east building of the BJL is almost
finished. It should open in the next couple of weeks.
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By the end of
this weekend the move of the High Demand Collection
(HDC) from its current location on the 1st floor of the tower to the
new Reading Room will be complete. Details of book moves can be found on the redevelopment web site
at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf
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Remember that
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.
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As previously
reported, the refurbishment of floors 3 and 4 of the tower block is also
nearing completion, and should be finished before the start of the new
semester. Collections will be re-located to these floors
into their permanent locations on Monday. Details
of these moves can also be found on the redevelopment web site at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf
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In preparation
for the start of work on Floors 2, 5, 6 and 7 of the tower block, we books are also beginning to move from these
floors. Floor 7 has now been closed, Details
of these moves can again be found on the redevelopment web site at http://www2.hull.ac.uk/lli/pdf/book-moves.pdf
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On Tuesday 10th
September the pathway alongside the south side of the Library leading from the
west campus to the east campus will be closed. This is for safety reasons
while a crane lifts machinery onto the roof. Alternative routes will be
clearly signed.
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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
