Copley Connects - Fall 2018

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

RENOVATION UPDATE #2 After many months of a variety of meetings, the idea of a library renovation has become a reality. I’m excited to say that the renovation design phase is complete. On December 17th, the Stakeholders unanimously approved sending the design plans to the construction phase. The signature spaces in the floor plans include:

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 From the Postcard Collection 2 The Dean’s Update 3 Homecoming Celebration 4 Lowriding/Lowriting with San Diego Public Library

Faculty and Staff News

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• 1,000 User Seats • Two entrances: the current entrance off Marian Way on the second floor and a new entrance on the first floor across from the Learning Commons

• Renovated Camino Stacks • Study Spaces in the Camino Stacks • Presentation Room • 43 Group Study Rooms • 3 Library Instruction Classrooms • 2 Seminar Rooms • Display and Exhibit Spaces

Copley Library’s Wish List

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College for Women Postcard Collection

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Save the Date: 2019 Digital Initiatives Symposium

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• Journal Reading Room • Faculty Reading Room • Stacks Lounge

Give to the Library

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The first level of Copley will be designed for active learning, the second floor for scholarly learning, and the Mother Hill Reading Room for quiet study. A challenge that the Stakeholders and I are facing is how to bring symmetry between the newly renovated 1985 building and the iconic Mother Hill Reading Room (MHRR). At Homecoming this year and at an Associated Students’ meeting, I was informed by constituents that there is a desire for a stronger connection for the traditional look of the MHRR to exist throughout the Library. To achieve this goal, Pfeiffer Partners Architects is considering using quatrefoils on the ceiling to the entrance of the second floor, which is a hallmark feature of the MHRR ceiling. The team at DPR Construction is already working very hard at streamlining costs and preparing for the renovation of Copley Library. There have been quite a few rumors about books. Yes, we will continue to have a large book collection in the Library. Priority will be given to subjects covered by the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) for books located on campus after the renovation. I will be working with a small group of the CAS faculty to review criteria for any books that must be stored off campus. The professional schools were asked at a Stakeholders meeting about their preference for books versus online databases/ journals and they voted for the latter. This vote means that the schools’ representatives supported giving CAS priority access to on site stack space, as they are comfortable with the 24-hour arrangement for stored books to be delivered to campus in the same manner that San Diego Circuit books arrive daily. At this time, it appears that the Copley construction will be phased. The Mother Hill Reading Room will remain open throughout the renovation. The beloved MHRR is excluded from the renovation with the exception of the wings that will be a part of the Camino phase of the Renaissance Plan. While the Learning Commons and the Library are two distinct buildings, the close proximity between them is acknowledged as we reinvigorate Copley and vice versa. The two buildings will share the patio space along with the Art and Architecture Departments. The renovation construction is targeted to begin Summer 2019 and expected to be completed between November 2020 and January 2021. Theresa S. Byrd DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

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