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New Mexico State University Library
Newsletter
Volume 9, Number 1 Spring 1994 Sandy Schilling, Editor
Everything old is new again...
Branson Hall Renovation to Begin This Spring
Cheryl Wilson cent to the lobby atrium. Staff work areas will be
Special Collections Librarian remodeled including new electrical and voice/
E-mail: cltwilson@lib.nmsu.edu video/data wiring. The book collection will be
housed on the third and fourth floors west with
Renovation planning for Branson Hall is un- study areas scattered throughout. All of the book
derway with construction expected to begin late stacks are being moved to accommodate 36-inch-
March or early April 1994. The project is expected wide aisles.
to be completed by July 1995. The project is divided into three phases, with
The Branson Renovation Committee has been each phase lasting approximately six months,
working with project architect Ted Shelton of The first phase will include work on the second
Alley MendezShelton Architects, Inc. since Janu- floor west and third floor east. Both areas are
ary 1993. Health and safety issues, functional currently vacant of materials and staff. Six tem-
staff work areas, a growing book collection, and porary library staff members are moving book
student study areas were considered as the arch i- stacks on both floors for the units and collections
tectural plans were developed. Branson Library which will be relocated when the first phase is
houses the agriculture, business, science, and completed. During this phase the library staff
technology collections as well as the University expects some interruption of service when access
Archives and Special Collections. The Technical to the upper floors is limited. Any time access is
ServicesandCollectionManagementdepartments limited, circulation staff will retrieve materials
and the Government Documents unit also are for library users. Persons wanting to use federal
located in Branson Hall. documents may be asked to use either the staff
To address health and safety issues, new fire elevator or the outside stairwell on the east side of
walls and "areas of refuge" will be added adja- the building.
During the second phase of the project, the
^^_^_____^^____^__^^_^^^__^^^_ Technical Services and Special Collections staff
will relocate to second floor west and the Ar-
What's in this issue ... chives staff wUl rhove to the third floor east.
Construction work will be located in the lobby
ADA workstation donated to library 3 and on the first and second floors east. The
Government documents added to OLE 4 elevators will be upgraded during this phase.
Future of libraries on information superhighway 6 Entrance to the libratywiUtetruxJughflie north-
_ ., , east door in the penodicals room while this phase
E-mail as a classroom tool 8 isinprogress. It is expected that library users will
Library CD-ROM network installed „...9 have access to the Branson periodicals and refer-
Art exhibit honors late associate dean 11 ence collections but will have to request circulat-
Periodical abstracts available on online catalog 12 «g materials at the Circulation Desk. There may
continued on next page
Object Description
| Title | New Mexico State University Library Newsletter |
| Volume/Number | Volume 9, No. 1 |
| Subject |
Library publications New Mexico State University. Library |
| Table of Contents |
ADA workstation donated to Library Government documents added to OLE Future of libraries on information superhighway E-mail as a classroom tool Library CD-ROM network installed Art exhibit honors late associate dean Periodical abstracts available on online catalog |
| Creator |
Wilson, Cheryl Delzell, Barbara Dent, Nancy B. Smith, Jeanette C. Barclay, Donald A. McKimmie, Tim Townley, Charles T. Molloy, Molly Brown, M. Marlo Mayfield, Ed Popp, Rita |
| Contributor | Schilling, Sandy |
| Issue Date | Spring 1994 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Collection | New Mexico State University Library Newsletters |
| Source | Scan produced from physical item held by the NMSU Library. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents |
Page Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Subject |
Library publications New Mexico State University. Library |
| Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Collection | New Mexico State University Library Newsletters |
| Identifier | URLN_1994Spring_001 |
| Source | Scan produced from physical item held by the NMSU Library. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents |
| OCR | New Mexico State University Library Newsletter Volume 9, Number 1 Spring 1994 Sandy Schilling, Editor Everything old is new again... Branson Hall Renovation to Begin This Spring Cheryl Wilson cent to the lobby atrium. Staff work areas will be Special Collections Librarian remodeled including new electrical and voice/ E-mail: cltwilson@lib.nmsu.edu video/data wiring. The book collection will be housed on the third and fourth floors west with Renovation planning for Branson Hall is un- study areas scattered throughout. All of the book derway with construction expected to begin late stacks are being moved to accommodate 36-inch- March or early April 1994. The project is expected wide aisles. to be completed by July 1995. The project is divided into three phases, with The Branson Renovation Committee has been each phase lasting approximately six months, working with project architect Ted Shelton of The first phase will include work on the second Alley MendezShelton Architects, Inc. since Janu- floor west and third floor east. Both areas are ary 1993. Health and safety issues, functional currently vacant of materials and staff. Six tem- staff work areas, a growing book collection, and porary library staff members are moving book student study areas were considered as the arch i- stacks on both floors for the units and collections tectural plans were developed. Branson Library which will be relocated when the first phase is houses the agriculture, business, science, and completed. During this phase the library staff technology collections as well as the University expects some interruption of service when access Archives and Special Collections. The Technical to the upper floors is limited. Any time access is ServicesandCollectionManagementdepartments limited, circulation staff will retrieve materials and the Government Documents unit also are for library users. Persons wanting to use federal located in Branson Hall. documents may be asked to use either the staff To address health and safety issues, new fire elevator or the outside stairwell on the east side of walls and "areas of refuge" will be added adja- the building. During the second phase of the project, the ^^_^_____^^____^__^^_^^^__^^^_ Technical Services and Special Collections staff will relocate to second floor west and the Ar- What's in this issue ... chives staff wUl rhove to the third floor east. Construction work will be located in the lobby ADA workstation donated to library 3 and on the first and second floors east. The Government documents added to OLE 4 elevators will be upgraded during this phase. Future of libraries on information superhighway 6 Entrance to the libratywiUtetruxJughflie north- _ ., , east door in the penodicals room while this phase E-mail as a classroom tool 8 isinprogress. It is expected that library users will Library CD-ROM network installed „...9 have access to the Branson periodicals and refer- Art exhibit honors late associate dean 11 ence collections but will have to request circulat- Periodical abstracts available on online catalog 12 «g materials at the Circulation Desk. There may continued on next page |
