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Physical Sciences Library Transition Team

A transition team of faculty, students and staff has been formed to
address issues related to the consolidation of the Physical Sciences
Library and future library support for physical sciences research and
teaching.  Janet McCue, Associate University Librarian, will be leading
this effort. The team will be holding its first meeting this afternoon,
and the following faculty, students and staff have agreed to serve:

Janet McCue, Associate University Librarian (chair)
Robin Baur, Graduate student, Physics
Medha Devare, Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Librarian, Mann Library
Gregory Ezra, Professor, Chemistry
Michelle Hastings, Undergraduate student, Chemistry
Dong Lai, Professor, Astronomy
Andre Leclair, Professor, Physics
Richard Lovelace, Professor, Applied & Engineering Physics
Sarah Morrison, Undergraduate student, Astronomy
Dan Mack, Graduate student, Chemistry
Sharvari Nadkarni, Graduate student, Astronomy & Physics
Munier Salem, Undergraduate student, Applied & Engineering Physics
Pat Schafer, Director of Service Strategies, Cornell University Library
Sam Schrauth, Graduate student, Applied & Engineering Physics
Leah Solla, Coordinator, Physical Sciences Library, Chemistry Librarian
Pat Viele, Physics and Astronomy Librarian
Hongyu Xiao, Undergraduate student, Physics

Although closing a physical facility is never an easy decision, the
library is committed to making sure that the community’s research,
teaching, and learning needs are fully met. Our charge is to consider
the following issues:

   -Collections (electronic enhancements, print collection access)
   -Facility needs (quiet study space, group study space, other library
     access, subject librarians space)
   -New services (dept delivery, lab group support, virtual library web
     enhancements) 
  -Timeline (library hours, collection moves, study space)
  -Communication and user input (committee communication, announcements,
     surveys, discussion fora, etc.)

The University Librarian would like recommendations by July 1st so the
team will be meeting over the next two months to address these areas.
The team is open to all comments and suggestions. You can send an e-mail
to PSLibrary@cornell.edu or contact Janet McCue directly at
jam7@cornell.edu.

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