University Libraries Consolidation

As the next step in the consolidation of the Fordham and Dunbar Libraries, the University Libraries will begin moving the health sciences journals currently housed in the Medical Sciences building to the bound journals collection on the second floor of the Dunbar Library.

The first step in the process will be to reduce the size of both collections so that they can be combined in the existing space. To accomplish this, the Libraries will have to reduce the number of years that are held on campus in both libraries from the current 20 years to 10 years. Library staff will begin the process of removing all volumes prior to 2000 in the next few weeks. While this is being done, the volumes that are to be moved from Fordham to Dunbar will be assigned call numbers and labeled so that they can be interfiled with the existing collection in Dunbar. We hope to complete this process as quickly as possible in order to reduce the amount of time that the health sciences journals are in storage.

Many of the journals that will be removed are available online through JSTOR or the OhioLINK EJC. In other cases, we have purchased online backfiles from the publisher. If the volumes that are being removed are available in one of these stable online archives, they will be withdrawn. The other volumes to be removed will either be transferred to the regional depository or withdrawn, depending on their availability through the OhioLINK consortia.

As part of the Dunbar and Fordham Libraries’ consolidation, the Current Periodicals and Media area is being transformed into a Media Room which will include our media and microform collections as well as additional public workstations. This project is currently underway and should be completed by the end of July.  

Progress to date includes incorporating the current periodicals with the bound periodicals collection in the adjoining area.  We have also created a “popular journals” reading area in the Wright Café on first floor where you will now find popular titles such as Consumer Report, Newsweek, and Time.  

Recarpeting is in progress this week, so things may look a bit disorganized for the next several days; however, all the microfilm, microfiche, media, and music collections are still available.  Once the recarpeting is completed, the CD collection will be moved into new high density, space saving storage cabinets.  The area will be repainted and furniture reinstalled during the week of July 13-17. Painting will begin on Wednesday, July 15, and furniture installation will begin on Thursday, July 16. 

When completed, the new Media Room will have four additional group workstations and 18 additional public workstations along with several listening/viewing stations. It will also include comfortable tables, chairs and lounge furniture.  The microfilm, microfiche, newspapers, CDs, and media will remain in the room.  Stop by in August to see this new and improved area!

Effective Monday April 27, the option to request materials for pickup at the Fordham Library location will no longer be available from the drop-down menu in the library catalog. Instead, books and media requested in the local or OhioLINK catalog should be requested for pickup at the Dunbar Library.

Borrowers are encouraged to carefully review their pickup notices since items requested on and before April 27 will still be shipped to the Fordham location. This change is being made now so that requests in process will be completed before the Fordham Library closes to the public on June 12.

With classroom construction scheduled to begin in the Medical Sciences building on June 15, Fordham’s last official day to be open to the public will be Friday, June 12. At that time, Fordham’s course reserves, reference, and AV collections will be moved to the Dunbar Library. read more »