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Furnishings have been selected to meet diverse student needs for types of seating and such.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2017\/01\/TML_furniture5_circularbooth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1857\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2017\/01\/TML_furniture5_circularbooth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work goes on in the renovation of the first floor of Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. The space will have high-top tables in the cafe space, a trimmed down service desk, a large circular booth (moved down from the second floor) and much more. 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Next up: Furniture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of today, it&#8217;s likely that first-floor public spaces will be outfitted with new carpet. Next up: Furniture. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547,"featured_media":1852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1836,"date":"2016-12-20T12:58:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/new-library\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2019-04-24T19:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:36:01","slug":"red-accents-enliven-study-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/2016\/12\/20\/red-accents-enliven-study-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Red accents enliven study space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brash red accents enliven renewed first-floor study spaces at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. Geometric designs in the new carpet and some accent walls are lipstick red.<\/p>\n<p>Work continues during winter break to update interiors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2016\/12\/TML-_red-geometric-carpet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1838 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2016\/12\/TML-_red-geometric-carpet-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"tml-_red-geometric-carpet\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2016\/12\/TML-_more-carpet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1839 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/473\/2016\/12\/TML-_more-carpet-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"tml-_more-carpet\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brash red accents enliven renewed first-floor study spaces at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. Geometric designs in the new carpet and some accent walls are lipstick red. 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The first floor conference room has fresh paint and carpet and a whole new look without the dark blue accent wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photos-and-progress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1828,"date":"2016-12-19T08:55:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/new-library\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2016-12-19T08:55:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:55:58","slug":"construction-update-for-dec-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/2016\/12\/19\/construction-update-for-dec-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Update for Dec. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The old service desk was removed over the weekend. We have a temporary desk set up by the main entrance and our other floors remain open.<\/p>\n<p>Removal of old furniture continues today, along with work on the new carpet and paint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old service desk was removed over the weekend. We have a temporary desk set up by the main entrance and our other floors remain open. Removal of old furniture continues today, along with work on the new carpet and paint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547,"featured_media":1842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1824,"date":"2016-12-16T09:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/new-library\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2019-04-24T19:37:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:37:34","slug":"construction-on-tompkins-mccaw-first-floor-begins-dec-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/2016\/12\/16\/construction-on-tompkins-mccaw-first-floor-begins-dec-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction on Tompkins-McCaw first floor begins Dec. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences is getting a facelift. The first floor will get new carpet, furniture and a new information service desk.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Construction is scheduled to start Dec. 16 with the most disruptive work taking place over the winter break to minimize inconvenience to faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But, be prepared for noise and disruption through January 2017.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The library will remain open during its regularly scheduled hours. While some sections of the first floor will be closed, other study spaces on the second floor and lower level offer alternatives.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Noise alerts and updates will be posted to the home page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences is getting a facelift. The first floor will get new carpet, furniture and a new information service desk. Construction is scheduled to start Dec. 16 with the most disruptive work taking place over the winter break to minimize inconvenience to faculty, staff and students. But, be prepared for noise 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the News: Coverage of New Cabell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A round up of news coverage tied to the grand opening and construction finale at James Branch Cabell Library.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/news\/va_md_dc\/vcu-library-vcu-unveils-renovated-library\/article_05293dad-8b59-535c-9d87-95f8a56a4dba.html\"><b><i>Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star\/Capital News Service<\/i><\/b>\u00a0VCU library: VCU unveils renovated library\u00a0(March 17, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wric.com\/2016\/03\/16\/vcu-unveils-50-8-million-library-rennovation\/\"><b><i>ABC 8 News<\/i><\/b>\u00a0VCU unveils $50.8 million library renovation\u00a0(March 16, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthtimes.org\/2016\/03\/16\/vcu-celebrates-completion-renovated-cabell-library\/\"><b><i>Commonwealth Times\u00a0<\/i><\/b>VCU celebrates $50.8 million completion of renovated Cabell Library\u00a0(March 16, 2016)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wavy.com\/2016\/03\/16\/vcu-unveils-50-8-million-library-renovation\/\"><b><i><b><i>WAVY 10\/Capital News Service<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b>\u00a0VCU unveils $50.8 million library renovation (March 16, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rvanews.com\/news\/now-thats-a-library-check-out-the-new-and-improved-james-branch-cabell-library\/135366\"><b><i>RVA News<\/i><\/b>\u00a0Now that\u2019s a library, check out the new and improved James Branch Cabell Library\u00a0(March 15, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmond.com\/news\/article_1d6f3612-b3d2-5e70-bb02-0ebae8b99105.html?_dc=344823447973.3936\"><b><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/i><\/b>\u00a0VCU\u2019s new library \u2018medicine for the soul\u2019\u00a0(March 15, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.styleweekly.com\/richmond\/media-hub-vcus-cabell-library-update-is-more-than-just-a-pretty-face\/Content?oid=2300591\"><b><i>Style Weekly<\/i><\/b>\u00a0Media Hub: VCU\u2019s Cabell Library Update is More 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bigger, better Starbucks\u00a0(Feb. 26, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealthtimes.org\/2016\/02\/26\/49137\/\"><b><i>Commonwealth Times<\/i><\/b>\u00a0Cabell library unveils fully renovated Starbucks\u00a0(Feb. 26, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vcu.edu\/article\/New_Workshop_offers_3D_printing_a_laser_cutter_sewing_machines\"><b><i>University News<\/i><\/b>\u00a0New \u2018Workshop\u2019 offers 3-D printing, a laser cutter, sewing machines, a 4K video studio and one really, really big video screen\u00a0(Feb. 2, 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A round up of news coverage tied to the grand opening and construction finale at James Branch Cabell Library. Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star\/Capital News Service\u00a0VCU library: VCU unveils renovated library\u00a0(March 17, 2016) ABC 8 News\u00a0VCU unveils $50.8 million library renovation\u00a0(March 16, 2016) Commonwealth Times\u00a0VCU celebrates $50.8 million completion of renovated Cabell Library\u00a0(March 16, 2016)\u00a0 WAVY 10\/Capital [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fundraising-news","category-in-the-news","category-uncategorized","category-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1784,"date":"2016-03-01T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T19:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/new-library\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2016-03-01T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T19:45:09","slug":"silent-and-quiet-rules-refined-at-cabell-library-175-new-silent-study-seats-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/2016\/03\/01\/silent-and-quiet-rules-refined-at-cabell-library-175-new-silent-study-seats-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent and quiet rules refined at Cabell Library; 175 new silent study seats now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patrons are still hearing more noise in James Branch Cabell Library than some would like and library leaders are responding to those concerns by revising expectations about which spaces are \u201csilent\u201d and \u201cquiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Months of loud construction are over.\u00a0Finishing work continues. Starbucks\u2019 renovations will not be complete until April. Art is being installed in the building. A March 15 opening event will bring hundreds of guests into the building for tours and a celebration.<\/p>\n<p>But even after all the work is done and the opening hoopla dies, due to the building\u2019s airy and open design, some parts of the building might never be as quiet as they were. Much-needed new study rooms on formerly \u201csilent\u201d and \u201cquiet\u201d floors are in high demand. The new third floor Lecture Hall is in use several times each week. An expanded Special Collections and Archives Reading Room and Consultation Room will draw in more people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve received a few complaints from students. Those have been eloquent and helpful to us in looking at the new normal of noise levels in Cabell,\u201d said Dennis T. Clark, associate university librarian for research and learning. \u201cNow that we\u2019ve been in the new building since January, we have a good sense of things. With mid-terms and the end of the semester on the horizon, we\u2019ve made some changes to respond to students\u2019 needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former \u201cQuiet\u201d and \u201cSilent\u201d third and fourth floors are now both \u201cQuiet.\u201d No cell phone conversations (including restrooms), no sound bleed from earphones. Voices low (preferably at a whisper), patrons and visitors will keep conversations as quiet as possible in group study rooms or in public areas on these floors as people come and go.<\/li>\n<li>Events in the Lecture Hall will periodically disrupt that quiet. These are temporary and scheduled in advance so students can plan to use other spaces.<\/li>\n<li>Silent study spaces are now designated as spaces behind sound barriers\/closed doors. All these are on the fourth floor. These designated spaces for silent study offer more than 180\u00a0<i>new<\/i> seats in some of the build\u2019s most interesting new rooms. They are:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;The original silent study space on the fourth floor behind the double doors, approximately 125 seats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Graduate Student and Faculty Research Center, fourth floor, 85 seats<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;The new Silent Reading Room, fourth floor, 90 seats<\/p>\n<p>Etiquette in these rooms: Silence, no cells, no sound bleed from earphones. Enter and exit as quietly as possible. (The new graduates\u2019 and faculty only space has a noisy door that is on the list of pending repairs.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The lower level, first and second floors continue to be collaborative and conversational work environments. Cell phone conversations and quiet conversations allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To further meet students\u2019 needs for silent study, the Lecture Hall and the adjacent terrace&#8211;both of which can be closed off to the open sections of the third floor&#8211;will be used for \u201csilent\u201d study spaces many days during exams and and high-need times.<\/p>\n<p>Check the library\u2019s home page, TelegRAM notices, signs and social media announcements about when those additional spaces will be open during peak study times.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, library leadership is exploring ways of adding seating to the fourth floor silent study space as well as to the third floor spaces farthest from the Lecture Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrons are still hearing more noise in James Branch Cabell Library than some would like and library leaders are responding to those concerns by revising expectations about which spaces are \u201csilent\u201d and \u201cquiet.\u201d Months of loud construction are over.\u00a0Finishing work continues. Starbucks\u2019 renovations will not be complete until April. Art is being installed in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":547,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noise","category-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1646,"date":"2016-01-19T01:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T06:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/new-library\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2016-01-19T01:01:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T06:01:27","slug":"use-main-elevators-to-the-helpit-desk-on-the-lower-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/new-library\/2016\/01\/19\/use-main-elevators-to-the-helpit-desk-on-the-lower-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Use main elevators to the helpIT desk on the lower level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ts.vcu.edu\/helpit-center\/\">The helpIT Center,<\/a> which is in high demand at the beginning of the semester, is located in Cabell Library. Construction of the new library included closing a stairwell that is now enclosed in the Startbucks building site.<\/p>\n<p>Now,tThe most direct route to helpIT, and other lower level services, is to take the <strong>main elevators<\/strong> in Cabell to the lower level. Please share this information with students and others new to VCU who may need HelpIT services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The helpIT Center, which is in high demand at the beginning of the semester, is located in Cabell Library. Construction of the new library included closing a stairwell that is now enclosed in the Startbucks building site. 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