UCSD Arts Libraries

More Changes Coming Soon!

On June 16th, the AAL, FVR, and Music, Film & Video Library desks will be closed to allow for the moving and re-installation of equipment and furniture to new, temporary homes on the lower level of the west wing of Geisel. To assist you during this time (June 16-27/intercession weeks) an Arts Library staff member will be stationed in front of the Arts Library exhibit cases from 10am – 4pm, Monday – Friday.

Starting on June 30th (1st day of summer session) the current Music, Film Library Service desk (you know, the one all the way to your left if you come down the stairway that’s by special collections) will be the temporary combined ARTS LIBRARY desk. All art, architecture, music, film, visual resources inquires can be taken care of there. This is also where you will go for Film & Video Reserves. Our desk phone number will be 534-8074, but the old AAL (534-4811) & FVR (534-3075) desk numbers will be routed to this number too. If you ever have trouble finding what you need, just come to us for help!

The Extreme Makeover Continues!

As we in the Arts Libraries continue to move onward with our renovations…more things have moved! Music Books are now over in Current Periodicals, Newspapers & Microforms (aka CPNM). Some of our bound journals like NA (Architecture) and NK (Decorative Arts) are away at the annex but can be requested (paged) as needed. Our slide collection will stop circulating at the end of this quarter, but you can access all of our images using ArtStor. You’ll find a comment & suggestion box on the lower level where you can let us know any problems or concerns you may have as things shift around, or, you can always comment here, and we’ll post our response asap.

Cue Serious Music..

Important Notice for UCSD Faculty:

The Art & Architecture Library’s Slide Collection will close June 6th, 2008.

If you need an orientation to ARTstor, Please contact Vickie O’Riordan – Visual Resources Curator. ARTstor is a database of over 550,000 digital images licensed by the UC campuses to support classroom teaching. ARTstor provides tools that enable faculty and students to find, display, and use digital images in the classroom and for academic and scholarly purposes.

The Arts Libraries Extreme Makover Continues!

As you may have noticed, things are starting to happen in the Arts Libraries in preparation for our exciting makeover which begins major construction in August…The goal of this renovation will be to have a single service (reference/information/reserves) desk, to consolidate collections, and to install new technology to support the delivery of new media to users.

In preparation for the summer 2008 demolition of the existing Art & Architecture Library and Film & Video Reserves space, some collections, services and staff will be temporarily relocated.
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Arts Libraries Extreme Makeover!

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The Arts Library has begun the first phase of our renovation! Music Scores have moved over to CPNM (that’s Current Periodicals Newspapers & Microforms) which is on the same floor of Geisel. The Art & Architecture and Music current periodicals have also been moved over to CPNM. We’ve also moved all of the books in Controlled Circulation (the ones in the locked shelving) to the Annex off site. This means it will take a day or so for you to get one of those books titled “con circ” in the online library catalogue. So now it looks like a roller rink, until the next big change..Stay tuned for more updates and exciting news!!