Library Renovations: February 2008 Archives

Getting help while in the Paley Library stacks can sometimes be a challenge. If no library workers are immediately available, seeking assistance requires a trip to the first floor. That can mean a time-consuming walk down the main stairway or an elevator wait. To alleviate that situation and improve the availability of quick help when needed, four service phones have been added to the Paley stacks. The four beige phones are found on central columns, well marked with signs, on both the east and west sides of the second and third levels.

The phones directly dial one of five different numbers. The menu is as follows:

1- Campus safety and security
2 - Locating books (call the access service desk)
3 - Reference & Research Assistance (calls the reference desk)
4 - Campus Computer Help Desk
5 - Library Hours

We encourage our library users to make use our new service phones to quickly call for help as needed from our library stacks.

- Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian

As part of a larger plan to upgrade and enhance the Paley Library first floor computing area, new types of computer workstations are being considered. One prototype of a new workstation is currently on display in Paley Library, located in the center of the first floor computer area. Here are photos of the prototype:

We urge our students to visit the Paley Library to give this prototype a personal use. Try it out. Then let us know what you think of it. Does it provide enough space? Is it comfortable to use? Is there enough privacy or too much? What do you think would work better? Share your feedback by adding a comment to this post or use our online suggestion box. We look forward to providing a variety of new furniture that will make this area a better workspace for our students.

- Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian