Updated May 15, 2012
Important Academic Dates
Tuesday, May 15th- Spring Classes End
Wednesday May 16th- Study Day
Thursday May 17th- Examinations Begin
Wednesday May 23rd- Examinations End
CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS ON A JOB WELL DONE FROM CAS!
Claire T. Carney Library Changes
As of February 23, 2012, there are revised library hours. Sunday through Thursday, the Library will now be closing at 1:45am. This applies to the library floors and the computer labs in the lower level.
This phase of the Claire T. Carney Library expansion and renovation project brings a dramatic change in how the library building will be used during the spring semester and summer months. The concentration of collections, services and people onto the 4th and 5th floors and a small area of the lower level will be inconvenient. It will be very different from what people expect from a library but it is what needs to be done in order to complete the public portions of the renovation and addition for the start of the Fall 2012 semester. The patience and understanding of the entire university community during this time is greatly appreciated.
Below is an itemized list of temporary service and location changes.
1. Library Floors 4 and 5
The renovation of the 4th and 5th floors is largely complete. The floors are transformed into modern study and work spaces. Furniture and carpeting are new. Windows have been replaced. Restrooms are completely renovated. The climate control system has been upgraded. Books stacks are aligned differently on the 5th floor. Staff offices only (no collections) are present on the 4th floor.
2. Library Floors 1-3
In order to renovate floors 1-3, all people and materials have been moved to another location. Most of the staff and materials are now located on the 4th and 5th floors. All open stack collections are on the 5th floor. Please check with the 5th floor library service desk for assistance with Reserves, microfilm, and items you cannot find.
All of the student study seating is on the 5th floor. This means there are a limited number of seats available. We will be advertising alternative study areas in the near future. Additional library and computer lab hours are in the works.
Circulation/Reserve and Reference services will be temporarily available at a combined desk on the 5th floor.
The computer labs are located on the Library Lower Level. Computer help and printing are on the Lower Level and Reference on the 5th floor .
Mobile Computing Loan Program (MCLP) will be located on the Library Lower Level.
3. Office of Faculty Development
The Office of Faculty Development will continue to hold events throughout the spring semester; however, the faculty lounge area is temporarily closed. The new mailing address will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
4. Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bruce Rose is now in room 438.
5. Lab Reservations
Because of the Learning Commons renovation on the Library 1st floor, there is a significant reduction in the number of student workstations. To make available as many computers as possible, a "No Reservation Policy" will be in effect until the Learning Commons reopens in the Fall 2012 semester. This means that neither the Library Lower Level training rooms nor LARTS 216 may be reserved for instruction.
6. Access to the Building
In order to gain access to the upper floors, people will use the elevator or north stairs. These stairs go all the way from the Lower Level through 5th floors (access at 1st floor is not yet open). The elevator renovation will begin during the spring semester. There will always be one elevator available for public use. The only public space on the 1st floor will be a limited area between the entrance, elevator and stairs.
Access from the Parking Lot 13 and the Charlton College of Business will remain unchanged with the access to the building via the Loading Dock.
