Meeting Minutes – Sept. 20, 2018
Present:Steve Barkley, Emily Hurst, Teresa Knott, Reyna Fuentes, Robin Kelsey, Nisha Parekh, Benjamin Mavelil, Hala Hasan, Kayla Stepanova, Jennifer Hodge, Zara Zahid, Danielle Recupero, Kaelah Pou, Sharon Lack
Start time: 12:03 p.m.
Steve Barkley provided a presentation on the role of the Student Advisory Committee and the Tompkins-McCaw Library. Slides from the presentation will be shared with the committee.
Teresa Knott then provided an update on the library and its relocation plans.
- The current library building will be replaced by two buildings/towers for VCU Health
- Overview of what we are hoping to have in the TML space
- Will add new spaces while also repurposing current furniture
- Discussion about some of the features that new building will feature
- Would like the building to be open 24/7
- Some discussion about space including:
- The desire for an outdoor location
- Ability to access items in storage
- Natural light is needed
- Will the study rooms be soundproofed?
- There is hope this will be the case
- University Librarian and Teresa attended a meeting about the VCU Master Site plan
- In the future, Woods and Lyons will come down and a new library building will be included in this location
Questions:
- Space: Will it be more? No, the library will lose about 6,000 sq of user space in the temporary facility
- Are all special collections digitized? No, some too fragile and there are too many for them to do this.
- This move is a temporary move? Yes, this is part of a move before the next library building
The session concluded with Steve and Emily providing an overview of other aspects and services of VCU Libraries and Tompkins-McCaw Library.
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