Update, March 7: All Kenan Science Library services and spaces have been restored. Thank you for your patience.

A weekend leak in Venable Hall has closed some areas of the Kenan Science Library.

Until further notice, Kenan Science Library is operating with reduced seating. Study room G301K is also unavailable.

The leak did not damage any library materials.

For questions about access to the Kenan Science Library, contact the staff there at (919) 962-1188 or Ask a Librarian.

System work should begin at 7:00 a.m. and continue through most of the day.

During the outage, it will not be possible to submit new interlibrary loan (ILL) or document delivery requests, view articles that have been delivered electronically, or renew materials borrowed from other libraries.

Library staff will not be able to view records or process requests during the outage.

If you have questions, please contact Geneva Holliday, Head of Interlibrary Services, at ghollida@email.unc.edu or (919) 962-0077.

Related Link

• Carolina BLU Campus Delivery Service
• Carolina BLU Upgrade to Cause Service Delays in May (includes project details)

Microforms will relocate to the lower level of Davis Library.

The Microforms Collection will relocate from the second floor to the lower level of Davis Library. Moving will begin on Monday, Aug. 6, and will continue for approximately one week.

The move will transfer Davis Library’s entire collection of microforms—along with microform reader/printers and scanners—to the lower level. During the move period, the Microforms Collection will be unavailable for use.

Noise and activity may cause temporary disruptions on the second and first floors. The upper floors of Davis Library will continue to offer quiet study space throughout the summer.

Future access to the collections will be via sign-in at the Reference Desk on the main level.

For questions regarding the microforms transfer project, please contact Beth Rowe, Federal Documents Librarian: blr@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-1151.

Anne Gilliland is Scholarly Communications Officer, effective June 1.

Gilliland will sustain and develop the Library’s leadership role in scholarly communications. She will create scholarly communications and copyright resources, and will provide guidance regarding copyright, fair use, open access, author’s rights, and related legal and policy issues. Gilliland will also help the Library and University advocate for new forms and practices of scholarly communications and information dissemination.

Gilliland previously served at the Ohio State University as Head of the Copyright Management Office in the Prior Health Sciences Library and as Adjunct Assistant Professor of biomedical informatics. She was previously Assistant Director for Library Systems – Database Management at the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK).

Gilliland holds a B.A. in studio art from Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn.; an M.S.L.S. from the University of Tennessee; and a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio.

Contact Gilliland at (919) 843-3256 and agilliland@unc.edu.

Rachel Lerner began May 1 as TraCS Institute Knowledge Management Librarian in the Health Sciences Library.

In this one-year position, Lerner will assist Translational and Clinical Sciences (TraCS) Institute team members by identifying large, interdisciplinary team grants, and providing grant-seeking and -matching services to the TraCS community. She will also assist with data collection and analysis for the TraCS evaluation team, and work with the REACH NC database for the Health Affairs faculty.

Lerner has held prior positions with the Health Sciences Library, and has also served as Library and Archives Manager at the Olin Studio in Philadelphia. She holds a B.A. in English and music from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., and an M.S.L.S. from the School of Information and Library Science at UNC.

Contact Lerner at (919) 843-3102 and rclerner@email.unc.edu.

Philip McDaniel is Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Librarian, effective June 1.

McDaniel will assist users with GIS and web mapping projects, facilitate access to spatial and numeric data sources, and provide consultation and referrals to researchers with data management needs. He will also serve as subject librarian primarily for the Department of City and Regional Planning.

Prior to this appointment, McDaniel was a Research Associate at the Carolina Population Center at UNC. He holds a B.A. in geography from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and an M.A. in geography with concentrations in GIS, population-environment interactions, and quantitative methods from UNC.

Contact McDaniel at (919) 962-1151 and philip_mcdaniel@unc.edu.

Jonathan McMichael began as Undergraduate Experience Librarian in the R.B. House Undergraduate Library on June 1.

McMichael will explore and pilot new ways of engaging with undergraduate students. He will lead relevant assessment projects, deliver instruction, and provide reference and Design Lab assistance. He will also contribute to the development of the Library’s web presence, with an emphasis on undergraduate-centered services and resources.

Prior to this appointment, McMichael served as Instruction & Reference Librarian at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. He holds a B.A. in secondary education from the University of Kentucky and a M.S.L.I.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Contact McMichael at (919) 962-1355 and jmcm@email.unc.edu.

Suchi Mohanty became Head of the R.B. House Undergraduate Library June 4.

Mohanty will provide vision and leadership for services that support information, learning, and teaching. She will direct development of the Undergraduate Library’s collections and will oversee provision of services. She will also manage the overall administration of the library, including planning, assessment, program development, facilities, and budget.

Mohanty has served as Interim Head of the Undergraduate Library since January, and was previously the Undergraduate Collections and Research Services Librarian. She holds a B.A. in English from Mary Washington College (University of Mary Washington) in Fredericksburg, Va., and an M.S.L.S. from the School of Information and Library Science at UNC.

Contact Mohanty at (919) 962-1355 and smohanty@email.unc.edu.

Latest Updates

June 4 – 5: Carpet cleaning

June 6: Furniture installation begins

The second floor of Davis Library will soon be a more inviting place to work and study, thanks to an improvement project now under way. The project is a collaboration between the Library and UNC’s Information Technology Services (ITS).

During the project, the Library will:

• Consolidate the book collection on the second floor and open additional seating space;
• Deep clean the carpet;
• Increase the number of outlets and data drops;
• Add soft seating and booth seating;
• Add new computing tables and large display screens for use with laptops.

Work began in late May and will last approximately one month. Noise and activity may cause temporary disruptions on the second and first floors. The upper floors of Davis Library will continue to offer quiet study space throughout the summer.

For budget reasons, ITS will no longer operate a computer lab on the third floor of Davis Library. Instead, ITS has provided one-time funding for the new laptop-friendly furniture that will be installed on the second floor.

Davis Library will also add 20 former ITS computers to the first and second floors, and two printing stations, integrating them with existing computing and print operations.

Fresh paint, reconfigured furniture, and soft seating on the third floor will transform the former lab space into a comfortable spot for study and laptop use.

Access to the upper floor of the R.B. House Undergraduate Library will be limited this summer due to the installation of new carpeting.

The work will begin Thursday, May 17, and should last approximately three weeks.

One half of the upper floor will be blocked from public access at a time, while the other side will stay open for use. Library staff will page materials from closed areas upon request. All other areas of the Undergraduate Library will remain open. Other UNC libraries also remain open on a summer schedule.

Please contact Suchi Mohanty in the Undergraduate Library for additional information.

Most libraries have extended hours during finals.

Some of the most popular locations are:

• Davis Library (hours)
• Undergraduate Library (hours)
• Wilson Library, with hours as follows:

April 26 and 27:  9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
April 28:  9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 29:  1 – 9 p.m.
April 30 – May 2:  9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Wherever you choose to make your home away from home, we wish you every success with your finals!

A Dialogue Between Old and New: Notable Buildings on the UNC Campus

Knowledge Building(s): The Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
March 1 – May 31, 2012
Davis Library Gallery

From the engraved plate of Old East’s 1793 cornerstone to photographs and blueprints of Davis Library, UNC history buffs have two opportunities this spring to learn more about Carolina’s storied buildings.

A pair of new Library exhibits presents photographs, blueprints, architectural drawings, artifacts, and documents about campus buildings.

A Dialogue Between Old and New: Notable Buildings on the UNC Campus is on view in the North Carolina Collection Gallery of the Wilson Special Collections Library. Visitors will find such items as lottery tickets sold in 1802 to finance the final construction of South Building; objects from nineteenth-century dining hall Steward’s Hall, on loan from the UNC Research Labs of Archaeology; and images of campus buildings from the founding of the University, through the building program of the 1920s, to the modern era.

Meanwhile, Davis Library hosts the companion exhibit Knowledge Building(s): The Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sponsored by the University Archives and Records Management Services. The exhibit traces the history of library buildings at UNC, including Smith Hall (now Historic Playmakers Theatre); Carnegie Library (now Hill Hall); Wilson Library; and Davis Library, which opened in 1984. Selected student artwork capturing reflections and perspectives of the libraries is also exhibited.

Linda Jacobson, keeper of the North Carolina Collection Gallery, and Jay Gaidmore, university archivist, curated Notable Buildings. UNC School of Information and Library Science student Jennie Rose Halperin curated the exhibit about campus libraries.

“Our goal was to select buildings that were especially significant to the history and growth of the University and showed the breadth of the many architectural styles on campus,” said Gaidmore. “We have also done extensive research in the collections of Wilson Library to find interesting facts and historical tidbits that may be surprising to many visitors.”

Both exhibits will be on view through May 31 and are free and open to the public.

Related Links

• Lux Libertas in Perpetuity: Historic Preservation at UNC (Apr. 4 lecture)

The lunchtime .eDU (for “.engage! Digital University”) workshops will take place every other Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Librarians will introduce some of the latest electronic tools that you can use in class, at a job, or for fun.

.eDU topics are as follows:

• Feb. 1: Prezi (presentation software)
• Feb. 15: UNC WordPress (blogging)
• Feb. 29: Photoshop
• Mar. 14: Dropbox (file storage and sharing)
• Mar. 28: Google search secrets
• Apr. 11: Google Sites (website creation)

No registration is required for the classes, and you may attend only those sessions that interest you. General computer skills are required, but you do not need specialized prior knowledge.

For more information about .eDU classes, contact Kim Vassiliadis, Instructional Design and Technology Librarian, (919) 843-2310.

Related Links

• .eDU information

Most Duke University Libraries are open to the general public during certain posted hours. Beginning January 23, members of the public are welcome to visit and use the Libraries according to the following schedule:

• Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Outside of these hours, all library entrances will be card-access only. This applies to Perkins, Bostock, and Rubenstein Libraries on West Campus, and to Lilly and Music libraries on East Campus.

Please note that library hours for Duke University students, faculty, staff, and other Duke-affiliated visitors remain the same. For more information about library hours of operation, please see the  Duke Libraries website.

New Card-Access Entry Points
In addition to the revised schedule above, the double doors to Perkins and Bostock libraries beneath the Perkins/Bostock connector will be card-access only 24 hours a day beginning January 23.

To use these building entrances, library users will need to swipe their Duke ID card or Duke Alumni Card. Individuals without a Duke ID card or Duke Alumni Card are asked to enter through either of the main library entrances on the Academic Quad.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Duke University Libraries reserve the right to deny access to any person whose conduct is disturbing to others or detracts from the research, scholarship, and study environment of the Libraries.

For questions about these policies, please contact Duke University Libraries.

Related Links

• Revised Public Hours and Card-Access Entry Points (from Duke University Libraries)
• Contact Duke University Libraries