Summer library renovations

This summer, the McDonald Library will undergo a renovation. The library will be closed to the public from mid-May through August 1. According to Amy Ensor, the director for Content Management, the plans for the renovation are being finalized now and will be posted soon on the library renovation site (www.xavier.edu/library/renovation) and on printed flyers throughout the library. While there will not be dramatic architectural changes, the library is receiving a major face lift. Starting in the fall, students will find a newly painted and carpeted building, with new furniture that will be conducive to individual study. The first floor will have new shelves filled with library materials as well as "a new service point for library transactions and a new instruction room," Ensor said. The computer room located on the first floor will not move. While the library is under construction, the physical collections will be moved off campus. All of the online sources, such as the e-books and e-journals will still be fully accessible this summer. The OhioLINK document delivery and service areas will move to room 423 in the Conaton Learning Commons (CLC) for the summer. The CLC and the Connection Center desk will be open as usual, offering all of the same services that it does currently. Anyone who believes they will need resources from the library is encouraged to start planning now and to contact their librarian liaison with questions. In order to have the resources this summer, students and faculty must request and check out materials prior to the start of the renovation. "Students will have extended check-out periods so they can keep Xavier Library materials all summer if they would like," Ensor said. Once books are turned in, however, they will not be able to be checked out again until the fall semester. In order to avoid any inconvenience, the librarians are telling students and faculty to return resources only when they are positive they will not need them again over the summer. There are several options for renewing items involving calling the connection center, renewing online or stopping by the connection center on the third floor of the CLC. To return materials, simply drop materials off at the Connection Center, not McDonald. The book drop off at McDonald will be closed this summer. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, you can contact any librarian at http://www.xavier.edu/library/askalibrarian.cfm.