DMC is receiving furniture

We began to receive the new furniture for the Digital Media Commons today.  Please keep in mind that we will not be assembling and installing for a few weeks and we will be asking folks not to use this area until fall semester, but this is progress................................

Moving Manuscripts

The time has come to complete the move that completes the project on the third floor renovation.  These are photos of the manuscript area moves:

Some materials go into space vacated on the second floor by special collection items:

This space is making ready for archive materials to fill:

Construction Wrap-up for DMC

Yesterday was the final walk-thru on the construction portion of the "lower level".  This is how it looks after the contractors have vacuumed and cleaned:

This is the presentation room, formally room 11 that will house furniture and equipment for student groups to practice their presentations:

This this is the back door to the old dock that is not a door any longer.  The look was preserved for the exterior historical integrity of the building but this is no longer a functioning entrance or exit:

And finally, the remaining boxed monographs that were storaged in Oakland warehouse from Ferguson have arrived and are in the process of being reviewed and worked into the collection:

Over the next several weeks and couple of months these materials will be sorted and moved, the microfilm cabinets will be relocated behind the gov doc's runs, furniture will start arriving for set-up and by August equipment will begin to appear.  Who said summer couldn't be exciting?

Power back on

The power is back on this Saturday morning and the tie in of the electricity was successful.  If you haven't been down to the basement, a couple of updates, the door got painted as promised:

And the microfilm cabinets that go rearranged have been lined back up along the pathway between doors:

This week is expected to see finishing touches and an inspection.  The monographs are due on Thursday and will staged behind these cabinets.

Friday morning carpet party

The carpet is going down in the lower level.  These are various photos from different angles to share rather than having folks go down and look.  All of this should wrap up next week and it will be quiet until the furniture arrives.  Notice the two tones, this creates a pathway which will make more sense with the furniture in place, FYI.  Have a great weekend.

Saturday work

Since this is a short project from a construction perspective, things will move fast.  We worked on Saturday so they could do more drilling in the ceiling deck to secure their cables and they also ran electrical from a new panel in the sub basement.  Here are a couple of shots of progress:

On the east wall, old radiators are down, panduit for running wires is up.

In the old faculty offices, new edit rooms as well.

This is the door to the monument staircase, it is outside the project but the Howard worked it out with the painters to take care of it, so before you ask, yes it is getting painted.

DMC - Lower Level Update

Just to bring everyone up to speed on the Digital Media Commons Project, the panduit that will house the cables and electric for the new furniture and equipment is being installed:

A new door has been installed next to the old loading dock room in what will be a presentation room.  FYI, by the end of the project the exterior entrance onto the old loading dock will be sealed, so this is not considered a pathway.

............and painting has begun including the old faculty rooms,

By next update, you might see carpet!!!