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The Library’s Lift B will be renovated over the next several months, during which it will be out of service. Please use Lift A and Lift C, or the stairs, for your movement between floors.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused, but now is the best time to do the renovations to the lift to minimize disturbance to staff and students.
The Library is always working to improve services and facilities for your use. Recently, we have been able to convert 3 more rooms into group studies!
Back in May, we added room LG4-02. And this week we rolled out LG3-04 and LG3-08! We still need to add some artwork to them, and the computer monitor in LG3-08 is a temporary one on the table – a proper 32″ wall-mounted monitor will be added later.
As part of the Library’s ongoing renovations, the various wiring conduits in the three Media and Discussion Rooms on LG1 need to be relocated. Unfortunately, this involves some very noisy work, as the contractor cuts the concrete walls for the new conduits.
This work is now scheduled for this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 8-9 November). We apologise for the noise – please be understanding as we work to improve the media rooms.
We need your comments on some furniture samples for the 1/F and LG1 renovations!
Please visit the furniture samples area on LG1 behind the Media Counter, and write your comments on the posted sheets of paper.
So far, we have several low and high chairs for you to evaluate. More furniture samples will be coming in a week or so, including a table or two.
All of 1/F, and part of LG1 will undergo some renovation during the next couple months.
We will work with the contractors to reduce the disturbance, especially as the exam period approaches.
Please be understanding as we work to improve the Library’s study environments.
At your suggestion, we are currently adding a door from the lift lobby to the LG4 back terrace.
This way, you will not need to walk through a class in the Multi-Function Room to go to or from the terrace.
With a donation of $3 million from Dr Ko Pui-shuen, Chairman of Kingrich Asia Holdings Limited, the Library has initiated two projects to enhance access to and use of the University Archives & Special Collections.
In addition to providing reading and research space for users, the Gallery will be dedicated to exhibitions of our Special Collections and University archival materials; such as antique maps of China, classical science and technology-related rare books, and HKUST historical documents. During the past few months, we have worked with the designer to come up with a design layout and are in the process of selecting a construction vendor. The target completion date is August 2013.
The Library’s Learning Commons was highlighted in the recent 2013 issue of Design Space Magazine, republished here with permission of Design Space and Interface®
The plants and bushes for the Library Garden have finally been installed – just in time for a small typhoon! Fortunately, they all survived with no more than the loss of a branch or two.
The Library Garden is on the ground floor roof of the extension – to enjoy it just keep walking to the back from the main entrance.
This morning, most of the new furniture in the LG4 extension was opened for your use! This includes sofa chairs along the windows, and “Y”-shaped study carrels throughout, with seating for another 90 users.
At the completion of the extension building, the Environmental Protection Department tested the air quality in the extension, and issued an Indoor Air Quality Certificate (Good Class) for the Library extension.
Now that the glass wall work on LG1 has finished, the closed off study area on LG4 has reopened.
The stairwell from G/F all the way down to LG4 also opened this morning.
Preparation works for the new Learning Commons have begun!
Sorry for the noise and dust in the Library – we’re doing as much of the nasty work during the Winter break as we can.
