Briscoe Library 5th Floor Remodeling Planned

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Architect rendering of 5th floor after remodeling.

The 5th floor of the Briscoe Library will undergo remodeling with major work to begin during the Winter Break. The School of Medicine Office of Undergraduate Medicine, located on the 5th floor, will be expanded about 1,500 square on the northwest side of the library. Study carrels, tables, booths, and lounge seating currently in this space will be relocated to other areas of the library building.

As part of this project, library staff undertook a project during the month of November to shift print materials on the 4th floor. Space that was created on shelves this past year, when journal volumes or books were removed to send to a remote storage facility, was tightened up during the shift. Several rows of shelving were emptied in order to make room for study carrels that will be relocated from the 5th floor. Future plans include the removal of additional shelving as the library’s print collection shrinks in favor of electronic access. Study and collaborative spaces on the 3rd and 4th floors of the library will also be expanded and updated in the near future.

Jonquil Feldman
Director, Briscoe Library and Outreach Services
feldman@uthscsa.edu

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