With funding and assistance from the School of Medicine, the HSL First Floor will be renovated, beginning this summer. The existing computer lab and stack area will be transformed into an information commons area that will also function as a computer-based testing center when needed for that purpose. A new computer instruction room, two new conference rooms, and expanded first floor restrooms are also part of the plan.
Books classified A through V are being relocated on third floor, while remaining books will be shelved in a compact shelving area that will be created along the west wall on first floor. Print journals have been compressed on third floor, and we will add only the bound volumes for those titles that we must still purchase in print.
The first floor renovation will also include improved heating and cooling for the entire building. On first floor, improved lighting and a noise masking system to aid concentration will be installed. The renovation schedule has not yet been finalized, but we have an estimate for completion in November, 2011.