During summer 2012, major refurbishment works will take place on the upper floors in the Robinson Library. New lighting, data and electrical cabling will be installed, new carpets fitted, toilets refurbished and new furniture purchased to create new study and research areas on Levels 3 and 4. The Library cafe will also be refurbished during this period.
Starting after the exam period, large sections of Levels 3 and 4 will be taken over by contractors and will be unavailable as study space. Although Levels 1 and 2 are largely unaffected, it is likely that the entire building will be disrupted to some extent.
We are actively investigating and identifying other quiet study areas on campus to direct our users to, so that they can continue their studies without interruption / distraction from the noise of building work.
We are also using this opportunity to create a single sequence of books, starting on Level 3 and moving up to Level 4. This is a significant stock move which will require us to move every volume in the Library. There will be periods of time when items are in transit and at such times we will introduce a book retrieval service to ensure you can still get the material you need.
The summer vacation is the only opportunity we have to make significant changes to the Library and we regret that this will impact on staff, researchers and dissertation students who are continuing with their studies and research through this period. We will minimise the inconvenience as much as possible but you may wish to consider borrowing essential books before the major moves begin in June. If you would find it helpful to extend your borrowing limit to allow you to borrow more books this summer, this can be arranged. Please contact your Liaison Librarian in the first instance.
Detailed planning is still in progress and more specific dates will be made available as soon as possible.