Morgan Library To Open Friday And Offer Weekend Hours
Friday, August 22, 1997
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University will open Morgan
Library tomorrow morning and keep it open through the weekend in
preparation for the start of classes on Monday, university
officials announced today.
"We're very excited about being able to open our doors and
serve faculty, staff and students," said Camila Alire, dean of
the Colorado State Libraries. "It's hard to imagine all the work
that's gone into preparing the library in such a short amount of
time.
"The opening of the library marks an important milestone in
our ongoing recovery efforts and has more than symbolic meaning
to the campus community," Alire said. "Hundreds of people have
dedicated themselves to the goal of making the impact of the
flood as minimal as possible. While things will not be back to
normal as we start the semester, we've accomplished a great deal
in a short time. I'm proud of the efforts we as a community have
undertaken to minimize the impacts of the flood."
Library officials also announced a series of measures
designed to provide the necessary materials to library users in
light of the July 28 flood which damaged nearly 500,000 books,
periodicals, journals and other materials. Beginning Monday
The library opening--coupled with the opening of the Lory
Student Center Monday morning--marks a turning point in the
recovery process as all buildings on campus will be at least
partially open when classes begin Monday morning.
The library is scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. and will stay
open until 6 p.m. on Friday. The library will also be open on
both Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Beginning Monday, the
library will resume normal operational hours: Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m. to midnight; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday,
9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to midnight.
For recorded information about library services and
locations, call (970) 491-6190. A listing of the many additional
measure put in place to help provide library services while the
damaged materials are being cleaned and repaired follows:
* The university will offer bus transportation to students and
faculty from Colorado State to other major libraries in the
region. Buses will leave from the Transfort Transit Center on
University Avenue, south of the Lory Student Center. The bus
service is free, but students, faculty and staff will have to
make reservations by calling 491-0016. Getting on the buses and
checking out books at other universities' libraries will require
a Colorado State University identification card. Buses will go to
the following universities, beginning Monday:
-- University of Colorado-Boulder: Four trips daily Sunday-
Thursday, and two on Friday.
-- University of Denver and the University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, Denver: Three trips daily on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
-- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley: Four trips on
Thursday and two on Friday.
-- University of Wyoming, Laramie: Three trips on Monday.
Library patrons are advised to talk to Morgan Library reference
staff in Room 227 Weber Building, 491-1841, about which library
would be best to find specific materials.
* The Morgan Library has obtained priority status on the
interlibrary loan program established with university libraries
throughout Colorado and southern Wyoming. That means requests for
book titles lost in the flood will have first priority at other
participating libraries. Books, journals or other materials
requested through the interlibrary loan program will be sent or
delivered to any campus address. Those who use the ILL are asked
not to return materials until the Morgan Library reopens. For
information or help with interlibrary loans, call (970) 491-1866.
* To check availability of books at other libraries statewide or
request a library book through the interlibrary loan program,
students, faculty and staff may also access the library's own
online catalog and networked databases, known as SAGE. Because
SAGE is linked to other academic and public libraries statewide,
users can search the database to identify which libraries have
specific book titles on the shelves. Then, they can either take a
shuttle bus to the appropriate location or request that books or
documents be delivered to a campus address. Users may access the
Web version of SAGE by selecting "Libraries" on the University
Home Page at http://www.colostate.edu. Telnet access to SAGE at
sage.colostate.edu also is available.
* Students, faculty and staff should also be aware they are able
to check out materials at all academic and most public libraries
in Colorado and the University of Wyoming with a Colorado State
identification card. Library staff recommend that users first
contact their library of choice for hours of operation and any
other instructions.
* Reference assistance, including help with searching SAGE and
other online databases is available on campus at the Mac Lab,
Room 227 Weber Building. The temporary reference desk is staffed
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call
(970) 491-1841.
* Reserve materials for fall semester classes are being accepted
from professors and processed at Room 207 Weber Building on
campus. Library staff also will take requests for library
materials that can be processed once the Morgan Library is open.
Recorded information on the status of reserve material processing
is available at (970) 491-1831 and the hotline is updated when
appropriate.
* All books that were overdue at the time of the flood are being
renewed automatically. Patrons with books are asked to wait to
return them until the library reopens. However, those who wish to
return books may do so at the front entrance of the Morgan
Library 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fort Collins Public
Library also has offered to accept Colorado State library books
at any of its branches or bookdrop locations.
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