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How to create an Academic and Research Commons
in 6 monthsJuly 2012-December 2012
Throughout July, Reference Librarians prepared for the
creation of the ARC by weeding our Reference collection.
August brought
many physical
changes to the
Reference area as
books and
furniture were
relocated.
August also brought several name changes while we worked to find the one that fit us just right.
Finding temporary (and permanent)
homes for our Reference books
began to feel like a fulltime job during our
transition to the ARC…
All these books required record
changes to make the move from Reference
to the Main Stacks.
Cataloging played a huge role in making the ARC a reality.
In addition to moving to the main stacks, some of our
Reference books found a new home in the “Fishbowl”…
While the 3rd floor became the new home for our legal
reference books.
Circulation
continues to
play a large role
in the transition
to the ARC.
To make room for all the many Reference books moving up to the main stacks, the entire 4th floor stacks are currently undergoing a major shift.
September found us starting the school
year still very much in transition. Positive staff and patient
patrons helped us carry on “business as
usual.”
Finally, on the morning of October 24, 2012, the wait was nearly over as the arrival of new furniture and
offices was imminent.
Over the course
of 3 days we all
watched as the
ARC slowly
became a
reality.
New office
walls going
up.
After 3 days of construction
everyone was eager to check
out the new space.
Media:Scapes
up and
running ready
for students.
October 26,
2012
Whiteboards
immediately
became
popular with
study groups
and tutoring
sessions.
The beginning of
November brought
the arrival of the
whiteboard tables
and the end of our
main construction
phase.
International Games Day @ Your LibraryNovember 3,
2012
High School
students visit
for the 150th
anniversary of
the Civil War.
November 9,
2012
Holiday Spirit in the ARC
December 2012
Everyday
brings more
activity to
the ARC
January
2013
Thank you to everyone that helped make our ARC vision
a reality.
Photographs by Courtney Paddick, John Creech, and Prairie Brown.
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