Hartford Campus Move
As you all know from Michael’s note, the Hartford Campus has officially moved to their new home within the Hartford Public Library and is open with limited services this week. I want to thank Michael and his staff for sticking through the long and sometimes trying process. The move of the entire campus downtown, and the relationship we will build with the Hartford Public Library is truly a one-of-a-kind experience that we are looking forward to shepherding. I know many of you have not had a chance to visit so we asked the staff to send photos so we could check out their new spaces.
School of Fine Arts Resource Center Update
We have continued to ask for more information about the construction plans in the School of Fine Arts and while I don’t have a lot of information, we did hear last week that the plan will be going to the Board of Trustee’s September meeting for funding approval with construction beginning after that. This is later than we anticipated so Holly will be meeting with the Dean and project manager from University Planning, Design and Construction soon to get further details and talk about what our plans are for the space and services during the fall semester. We will keep you posted on the plans as they progress, and appreciate your patience as the timing keeps shifting.
UITS Help Center
I know you have already received an email regarding the UITS Help Center, but I wanted to extend a personal welcome to our new colleagues. I believe this will be an important partnership that will be of great benefit to both the students and staff who use their services. Thanks to all who helped make this a reality.
Good luck Chenwei Zhao
As some of you are aware, Chenwei Zhao’s end-date contract expires today. Chenwei joined the UConn Library in 2009 in the position of Research Associate and currently holds the position of Electronic Resources Access & Discovery Librarian in the Metadata & Discovery Unit. During her time at UConn, Chenwei has worked hard to make important contributions to enable the Library to effectively manage and provide access to e-resource collections. For example, in the wake of the migration from Voyager to Alma, Chenwei applied her expertise to investigate underlying patterns in e-resource access problems and then develop solutions that have resulted in dramatic reductions in these e-resource access problems. Additionally, Chenwei has done much work to effectively manage the knowledgebases that power access to our large and complex e-resource collections.
Chenwei has been a collaborative and dedicated colleague, and I hope that you will join me in thanking her for her service to the UConn Library and wishing her every success in her future endeavors.
Staff News
Congratulations to Patrick on the birth of his twins, Ezra (left) and Audrey (right). I understand that although there is less time to sleep, everyone is doing well. Patrick plans on returning to work next week so please stop by and congratulate him.