I am looking forward to meeting with faculty groups and the Library Committee next. The library will be upgrading four of the public workstations in this area this semester. Allow students to use the first floor conference room during daytime hours when it is not in use for other meetings. Recognizing that students have an increasing need for group study space, the library has changed its policy and will allow students to use this conference room during the day when it is not in use for other meetings. Shorten the time journals are off the shelf for binding.
Journals are typically off the shelf for six weeks for the binding process.
Although we are not able to shorten this time period, the library will provide free interlibrary loan service for any article in a journal issue that is at the bindery. Don't ever change the policy on 24 hour access to library for students. The library recognizes that students value 24 hour access, and has no plans to revise this policy. Strengthen the collection, especially the journal holdings. We are committed to providing users with access to the information they need, and will be working to leverage our budget as effectively as possible by partnering with the Thomas Cooper Library and other medical libraries in the state and region to expand our collection through group purchases.