The Big Shift Blog – Now Available!
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The Big Shift Is Coming!
The Big Shift
With new shelving available on the 7th & 8th floors of the Blue Wing, and a very healthy start on the high-density shelving system in the basement, we are ready for The Big Shift. Beginning Monday, March 17th, we will start realigning the collections of the M.D. Anderson Library.
The project is easy to explain, but difficult to achieve. We will be arranging the entire general collection into call number order, starting with the “A”s. We will move the “A”s and “B”s to the 8th floor Blue Wing, winding our way down through the floors and wings of the entire building, finishing with the “Z”s on the 2nd floor. No more call number runs jumping from floor to floor.
At the same time, we will relocate all of the library’s bound journals to the compact shelving in the basement, again starting with the “A”s. The bound journals will begin in the far southeast corner of the basement. As this takes place, we will be affixing new labels to all bound journals, clearly identifying them now, and for ease of re-shelving. The collection will wind throughout the basement, eventually ending just to the left of the stairs.
This is a process that will take a year or more. Things will be in a constant state of motion. Once finished, we will have a library with a layout that is easy to understand and with room for growth.
Updates will be posted regularly to keep all informed of our progress. If you have any further questions about The Big Shift, feel free to contact Paul Sharpe at (713) 743-9714 or by e-mail: psharpe@uh.edu
Government Documents Relocation
Beginning January 4, the M.D. Anderson Library will start moving the TX Documents and US Documents to their new home in the compact shelving system. They will be housed in the ranges located adjacent to the Shelving Dept., on the north side of the basement. We anticipate the complete move to take a few weeks. Appropriate signage for the new sections is forthcoming. All materials will be fully accessible during the move process.
M.D. Anderson Open 24 hrs during finals
The M.D. Anderson Library will be open 24 hours a day during the majority of the 2007 Fall Finals period. The library will be open at the following times:
- Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7:00am – Friday, Dec. 7 at 11:45pm.
- Saturday, Dec. 8: 8:00am – 7:45pm.
- Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12:00pm (noon) – Thursday, Dec. 13 at 11:45pm.
Intersession hours will begin on Friday, Dec. 14. Good luck with Finals!
CougarNet on Library Laptops
Laptops available for student check-out at the M.D. Anderson Library now require a CougarNet login. This means having the convenience of your CougarNet profile, desktop, and stored files available when you check-out a laptop from the Service Desk.
Printing from these laptops is also available at most library printers by way of the library’s new print management system. You will need to login through the VPN Client to access printing options, as well as connecting to internet websites beyond the University of Houston domain (www.uh.edu).
If you have any questions in about laptop check-out, please contact the Service Desk at (713)743-9710.
