Madden library prepares for the changes ahead
By ELIZABETH LEFFALL
Preparing for the library’s remodeling, reference librarian Dave
Tyckoson said fall 2005 will be tough for students using the Henry Madden
Library.
“I can’t sugarcoat that fact. Administration is still trying
to determine all the details,” he said.
Jose Salazar reads a book as he waits to register for his teaching
credential program classes at the Henry Madden library, expansion
of the library will begin in 2006. Photo by Joseph Hollak |
Tyckoson said that in August, library hours will probably be shorter
and only the south wing of the library will remain open. The smaller section
will contain reference materials like maps, curriculum books and periodicals.
“Those [books] will still be public access like they are now, except
it’s going to be compressed, really compressed,” he said.
Sophomore Deandre Miller said he’s happy the library will still
have reference books on hand.
“I go to the library for research. [Reference material] is what
I need,” Miller said.
Because books will have to be stored off campus, Tyckoson said students
won’t be able to browse before checking them out.
“There’s no place on campus big enough to store them,”
he said.
Instead, students will use computers to place book orders and library
staff will deliver them.
“After a student enters their info, we’ll have a delivery
service to a central point which is probably gonna be in Carl’s
Jr. where you’ll pick up your books or check out laptops. Again,
not determined entirely, but it’s very likely this is how it will
be,” Tyckoson said.
Tyckoson said deliveries will be made two to three times a day.
“So if you asked for [a book] in the morning, you’ll get it
in the afternoon. If you ask for it in the afternoon, you get it the next
day,” he said. “We don’t want to be too inconvenient.”
During the remodeling, Tyckoson said, students will be able to use laptops
checked out from the library wherever they want.
“We won’t have a lot of seating, so students can check [a
laptop] out and bring it to class as long as they bring it back in two
hours,” he said.
Along with textbooks, many computers will also be put in storage. Tyckoson
said the library has requested money to buy 100 more laptops to replace
the ones stored.
Administration is still deciding where library employees and the office
of services for students with disabilities will be placed during the move.
“There’s not much more we can do,” Tyckoson said. “It
will be worth it once the library is completed in mid 2008.”
The new library will boast four floors. The lower level (underground)
will house print materials while the second floor will have a coffeehouse
and an expanded music media section. The top floor will hold the office
of the president.
During the move, Tycokoson encourages students to use the five computer
labs on campus including the one in the Peters Building and McLane Hall.
Miller uses the Peters Building because it’s near his classes.
“[Students] are just gonna have to use the student union, or some
other place, to study,” he said.
“I think students will find a way to deal with it; this construction
is for the better.”
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