Library Collection to Move During Break Continued from Page Shill has also received an offer of support from University Park should faculty or students want reference help during the library move. Moving company William B. Meyer, Inc. is hiring a small army of temporary employees to move the more than 200,000 vol umes in the collection. Meyer, Inc. specializes in moving libraries. Their resume is impressive. Since 1995, accord ing to the company’s web site, they have moved such presti gious institutions as the Yale Law School Library and the Cleveland Public Library, among many others. According to Shill, the plan includes a goal of moving 32,000 volumes a day. Specially designed book trucks will be stacked, rolled to the Library of the Future, and then unstacked in the books’ new location. The “fill ratio” for each part of the collection is another part of the plan. For example, the “H’s” will be 65 percent full on the middle five shelves. The top and bottom shelves will be left empty National Geography Week The International Affairs Association recently held their National Geography Week Trivial Pursuit Game in the Olmsted Main Lobby. The group raised $lOO which will be donated to the Red Cross to aid dis aster relief programs. Participants had the chance to win prizes by correctly answering questions. Allen Hushon won the globe bookends, Robin Rissmiller won the computer program and Don McCrone won the globe. to allow for growth of the collec- The massive task actually starts with staff office moving on Dec. 9. The collection move is scheduled to begin Dec. 13. The 17,000 bound periodicals cur rently stored at Meade Heights and other low-use collections will be moved first. The majori ty of the collection will be moved between Dec. 13 and Dec. 30. The new library building is ready, more or less. According to Shill, the state has given the con tractor more time. The construc tion was scheduled to be com plete in an optimistic 420 days. On the list of incomplete tasks are the building’s security system and some network connections. Also noticeably incomplete is the promised regrading to prevent puddles on the sidewalks, Shill noted. There will be 190 computers in the new library on opening day. Of those, 153 will be new. Shill is planning a three-year life cycle for the library computers. He hopes to replace 63 comput ers each year. The number of available data ports will increase after opening day. On opening day, all public workstations, offices and a few public seats will have network connections. All 927 data ports are scheduled to be active by March. Also pending is some furni ture delivery and window treat ments. Shill seemed optimistic. Tours of the new facility begin Jan. 6 and full operation is scheduled for Jan. 10, the first day of PSH classes. It’s possible the projection system in the classrooms will be incomplete, but otherwise class es, and the opening of the library, are on schedule. Orientation materials and signs will assist the campus com munity in adapting to the new facility. The adjustment should be painless. According to Shill, the sym metry of the building will help patrons find their way around. Among other things, Shill noted, “The bathrooms, water fountains and telephones are in the same place on each floor.” Jill yb Evening Students Mingle with Interim Provost Photo by Cathie McCormick Musser Interim Provost and Dean Dr. John Leathers speaks with students Lisa Nagele and Jessica Crum. By Cathie McCormick Musser Capital Times Staff Writer Students on campus the evening of Nov. 16 were invited to a party. It would’ve been hard to miss. Flyers hung on every door. The word “TONIGHT!” was scrawled across the page for emphasis. Tables of finger food surrounded the Nittany Lion in the lobby of the Olmsted Building. Lots of students got the mes sage. They poured into the lobby during the break and devoured the food. A handful mingled with hosts Dr. John Leathers, Interim Provost and Dean, and Roderick Lee, SGA President. The event was a joint effort of the Provost’s Office and the Student Government Association. According to Leathers, the event offered evening students the opportunity to attach a name to a face. “There’s no real agenda,” he added. SGA Committee Secretary, Jessica Crum, and Senior Senator at Large, Lisa Nagele, agreed with Glassberg Lecture Continued from Page 1 the United States where settlers practiced similar tactics. Glassberg also included his thoughts on preserving history. He commented that Americans spend too much time trying to preserve what is no longer in existence. He does believe in preserva tion, however, he stressed the importance of acknowledging our current surroundings. For instance, the local mall may be a hideously designed building, but it is still a staple of Leather’s assessment. Crum, an Applied Behavioral Science major, said the event was a social for Leathers, Lee and other SGA members to greet evening students. This is the first time either woman had met Leathers. Lee, on the other hand, is in frequent contact with Leathers. According to Leathers, he and Lee email or speak on a regular basis. The focus of their contact is the application of Leather’s philoso phy of “Students come first,” Leathers said. Lee and Leathers agreed that the philosophy is used as a checkpoint in their evaluation of campus policies and programs. It didn’t take long for the food to disappear. By 7:30, the cookies had vanished. The vegetables and dip were eaten last. But, Senior Senator at Large Nagele now has a face to attach to the name “Dr. Leathers.” She added, “If you need him, [now] you know who he is.” the social life for. many subur banites. That mall will eventual ly be a part of history. Glassberg concluded that Americans need to find a balance between nature, history, and cur rent place, rather than continual ly trying to separate the three. These elements are all part of the term he referred to as “place.” Following the lecture, Glassberg was eager to answer questions. The discussion sparked several lively debates. The crowd of people that filled the Gallery Lounge seemed to enjoy the lecture.
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