Special Collections and Archives closed February 21, 2008

Danielle Russell, Special Collections, sends the following message:

Special Collections and Archives will be closed on Thursday, February 21 during the move to our new location in the Mearns Centre for Learning. We are looking forward to serving you in our brand new facilities beginning Friday, February 22.

Thank-you,

Special Collections and Archives staff

Service Delays for Media Commons Move

Carlie Graham - Administrative Officer, Media Commons - sends the following message:

UVic Libraries Music, Audio & Media Service Delays During Reading Break

During reading break, Music, Audio & Media Services will be moving to the Bessie Brooks Winspear Media Commons, located on the main floor of the Mearns Centre for Learning. Please allow time for delays while we work with you to get you the collections and equipment you need. You can visit us at the McPherson Library Main Loan Desk where we will take your orders, retrieve your items, and contact you when they’re ready for pickup. All materials borrowed during this time will be due back February 25th, and video delivery services will continue. Ask us about our diverted viewing and listening services during the transition. We will maintain our existing hours of service during reading break, and we are happy to announce that we will be matching the McPherson building hours when we re-open in the new space.

Thank you,

Carlie Graham

Library Online Systems will be down Feb 15-16, Feb 22-23

Kathryn Paul, Reference & Collection Services, sends the following message:

Library online systems down:
Friday, February 15, 10:00 pm - Saturday, February 16, 6:00 pm and Friday, February 22, 10:00 pm - Saturday, February 23, 6:00 pm

Due to electrical upgrading in UVIC Information Systems, almost all systems will be down during this time. This includes the library catalogue, research databases (on and off-site),email, internet access and public computing.

As the outage will significantly affect network services, it is not known at this time whether we will be able to maintain access to our backup catalogue. However, staff in the library will do their best to assist you.

The official notice (from UVic IS) is available here (PDF) Download file

Kathryn Paul
Information Services and Web Redesign Librarian
University of Victoria Libraries
McPherson Library