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Library Renovation

Status of Library Collections

As progress on renovation continues, this page provides information regarding changes in access to library resources. Collections have been relocated to new areas in the Library. Please see a service desk for assistance.

March 24, 2009 Update:

The entire monograph collection A-Z is located on the third floor. Currently, construction workers are in the process of finishing up on the third floor faculty lounge, but the third floor stacks area is available to the public.

Work continues on the main floor, but progress can be seen daily. We are in the final laps of the library renovation, and ask for just a little more patience as the project nears completion.

As always, please inquire at one of the service desks if you have question, comments, or require any assistance.



Renovation to the library building will occur in a number of phases and is expected to be complete during UNO's Centennial year, 2008-09.

* Phase one of the renovation will be complete early in the summer of 2008.  It will accomplish a repair and remodel the first floor of the library. The entirety of the original 1976 library lower floor will be closed until then. The first floor of the new addition, including (in season) the reader's garden, will remain open.

PHASE ONE OBJECTIVES:

  • Remove floor slab and 3 to 5 feet of underlying soil to correct problems with settling and leaks in the underground HVAC ducts.
  • Replace floor and install rail system for high-density compact bookshelves with capacity for 250,000 volumes.
  • Create new reading room and collection room for the University Archives, government documents, and the Arthur Paul Afghanistan collection.
  • Create two new computerized instruction rooms.
  • Provide additional computer lab space, group study rooms, individual study cabins, upgrade finishes and furnishings.
  • Reopen entire first floor in June, 2008.

* Phase two is estimated to take about seven months beginning in late May, 2008.  During this time the East and West halves of 2nd and 3rd floors will be separated with a temporary construction wall.  The West side of the building will be renovated first.  The government documents, archives and Afghanistan collections will be moved to their permanent location on first floor.  Books with call numbers P through Z will be temporarily relocated to the first floor.  Books with call numbers A-L will be shifted to the East side of the library to clear the West side for remodeling.  The reference and circulation desks, and all offices and services on the West side of 2nd floor will be moved to the East side.  The open computing area will be moved to the 1st floor.   

PHASE TWO OBJECTIVES:

  • Create new combined service desk for reference, circulation, reserve, interlibrary loan and general assistance.
  • New shelving area for reference books.
  • Provide six additional individual study cabins.
  • Consultation area for the writing center and future tutoring functions.
  • New shelving for 3rd floor book collection (West side).
  • Upgrade finishes and furniture, increase number of seats for students.
  • Provide office space for staff.

* Phase three will begin around December of 2008 and continue through the summer of 2009, when all renovations will be complete.  Books with call numbers A-L will be moved to new shelving on 3rd floor to clear the East side for renovation.  Library faculty and staff will move to new office spaces, and materials from the East side of 2nd floor will be temporarily shifted to the West side.  Following all construction work, books with call numbers P-Z will be placed on new shelving on 3rd floor (East) and bound back-issues of all journals will be returned from storage and placed in the compact bookstacks.

PHASE THREE OBJECTIVES:

  • Create a second open computing area, increasing computer workstations from 80 to 120.
  • Add media viewing room and two additional computerized instruction rooms.
  • Create an enclosed gallery for exhibits.
  • Upgrade new book browsing area. 
  • New shelving for 3rd floor book collection (East side). 
  • Remodel restrooms.
  • Increase seating and study space.
  • Upgrade faculty study area to create a multifunction faculty club suite.