The work will be completed in two phases:

• Phase 1: May 28 – June 14, the entire third floor will be closed for asbestos abatement with no traffic allowed in that area.
• Phase 2: June 15- August 1, will encompass flooring replacement, soundproofing, and painting of the study areas, including the group study rooms. Access to the journal collection will resume after the completion of Phase 1. Access to study space will be limited at times during Phase 2. The journal collection area will not be renovated.

During the renovation, the Third Floor will not be a quiet area to study.

Spaces available for quiet study during the renovation include:

• Rooms C2-3 and C2-41a
• The Blue Room
• Individual study rooms on the second floor

Spaces available for group study during the renovation include:

• Rooms C2-42, C2-43, C2-44
• All of the first floor (for more privacy, try the enclosed stations in the southeast corner)

As renovation progresses, the library will provide scheduling updates.

If you have issues or concerns at any time during the renovation process, please feel free to let us know by speaking to a staff member or emailing renovationquestions@health.ufl.edu

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our facility!

Text: Melanie Stawicki Azam
Photo: Maria Farias

Heath Science Center leaders joined over 300 students for the April 16^th grand opening of the redesigned UF Health Science Center Library first floor.

The UF Health Science Center Library renovation, which started in October, was aimed at creating a more suitable space for the contemporary needs of the students and faculty.

The library’s first floor, now designated for collaborative study, is a venue for interaction with others and for unique spontaneous teaching moments that are so crucial to the learning experience.

David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president for health affairs and president of UF&Shands Health System and Cecilia Botero, associate dean of the George A. Smathers Libraries and the Fackler director of the Health Science Center Libraries spoke at the library’s grand opening and ribbon-cutting event, held from noon to 1:30 p.m.

The redesign of the library emphasized increased access to technology and power, improved natural lighting, informal casual seating with improved access to needed technology, and a more inviting and comfortable atmosphere.

Infrastructure improvements were also made. The number of power outlets in the floors and columns for students’ laptops was greatly increased, and air system upgrades were made. New lighting, floors, wood paneling, ceiling tiles and paint were also added on the first floor.

Lockers not renewed or vacated by May 28th may have the lock cut, and contents removed. Thank you!

Images courtesy NC State University and UCLA

With help from a National Library of Medicine (NLM) grant, the HSC Library is working with faculty across UF to introduce sex and gender differences research in curricula and professional development and to better support and disseminate existing research in this area.  One key element to this outreach effort is highlighting the NLM’s own Women’s Health Resources portal (http://whr.nlm.nih.gov/).  For more information on the project, please visit our LibGuide at guides.uflib.ufl.edu/sexdifferences or contact Michele Tennant at tennantm@ufl.edu.