Librarians everywhere hate me - Page 4

Prudence · 11-02-2005, 12:03 AM

I was there 99-02, so I didn't know her. Actually, I didn't know much of anyone. I really don't have good memories of that program. Well, there were a couple highlights -- one good friend and a handful of quality classes.

Alex · 11-02-2005, 12:20 AM

But you did get to go into Suzzallo Library every day. I love that building.

Alex · 11-02-2005, 12:29 AM

Here is the main reading room in the building where Prudence went to school and I worked for years (while going to school)

And from the outside (the above room is the entire upper floor you see here):

(Don't know how tight you are around here on copyright, so these are my own photos.)

wendybeth · 11-02-2005, 01:00 AM

What a gorgeous building. Must have been a bit spooky late at night......

Prudence · 11-02-2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

But you did get to go into Suzzallo Library every day. I love that building.

Actually, no. The first year, classes were held in the old electrical engineering and mechanical engineering buildings. Then Mary Gates Hall for the rest of the time. No classes in Suzzallo. In fact, the reading room at Suzzallo (as well as other significant portions) was closed nearly the entire time I was in school due to a giant seismic retrofitting project.

Alex · 11-02-2005, 09:44 AM

Well pooh then.

So the lib school was permanently moved over to Gates Hall or just during the retrofit. I did notice on my last visit the ugly results of the retrofit. Sorry to here that you didn't enjoy your time there. It does sound like I would have some issues with the leadership as well (and it sounds like they were taking their lead from Berkeley, which changed their program so much that they lost accreditation, not that they cared). That was one nice thing about the Hawaii program, about half of the people in the program were in the school and children's library track so it didn't lose itself entirely in the technology.

Prudence · 11-02-2005, 11:08 AM

It's now permanently in Mary Gates Hall. Also, they're now doing a new Dean search (internal candidates only, for some reason), and the candidates are: the chair of technical communications in the college of engineering, a professor from the department of medical education and biomedical informatics, and the current "iSchool" (damn cutesy name) associate dean for research.

So as you can see, they're really focused on librarianship.

libraryvixen · 11-02-2005, 11:22 AM

That is a gorgeous library! Great pictures Alex!

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-02-2005, 11:22 AM

Alex, that's one gorgeous library. </drool>

Prudence · 11-02-2005, 11:57 AM

Of course, once they completed the reading room retrofit we did go hear a Christmas concert there performed by the Medieval Women's Choir. That was cool. Great setting and swell accoustics.

Oooh! Looks like they're doing it again! And on my birthday! And after finals! And this year my arm isn't broken! Oh BunnyTravolta.....

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	But you did get to go into Suzzallo Library every day. I love that building.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Here is the main reading room in the building where Prudence went to school and I worked for years (while going to school) And from the outside (the above room is the entire upper floor you see here): (Don't know how tight you are around here on copyright, so these are my own photos.)
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	What a gorgeous building. Must have been a bit spooky late at night...... __________________
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11-02-2005, 09:44 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well pooh then. So the lib school was permanently moved over to Gates Hall or just during the retrofit. I did notice on my last visit the ugly results of the retrofit. Sorry to here that you didn't enjoy your time there. It does sound like I would have some issues with the leadership as well (and it sounds like they were taking their lead from Berkeley, which changed their program so much that they lost accreditation, not that they cared). That was one nice thing about the Hawaii program, about half of the people in the program were in the school and children's library track so it didn't lose itself entirely in the technology.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	It's now permanently in Mary Gates Hall. Also, they're now doing a new Dean search (internal candidates only, for some reason), and the candidates are: the chair of technical communications in the college of engineering, a professor from the department of medical education and biomedical informatics, and the current "iSchool" (damn cutesy name) associate dean for research. So as you can see, they're really focused on librarianship. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Alex, that's one gorgeous library. </drool> __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Of course, once they completed the reading room retrofit we did go hear a Christmas concert there performed by the Medieval Women's Choir. That was cool. Great setting and swell accoustics. Oooh! Looks like they're doing it again! And on my birthday! And after finals! And this year my arm isn't broken! Oh BunnyTravolta..... __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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