Pop by the SJU Boardroom in Sweeney Hall to test out the 27! sample chairs that the Library is considering using for our new and renovated spaces. We invite you all to come and test out the seating options and provide us with any feedback you have. Don't like the way the chair looks? Let … Continue reading Test Drive our Furniture Choices
Moving day
The time has come for us to close the doors of our library and finishing packing and moving out into our temporary home. The collection is being boxed up and moved off site as I write this post. Our facilities and IT teams continue their hard work decommissioning, packing, and moving out our equipment, supplies, … Continue reading Moving day
Libraries are for Everyone
By Rachel Hannusch When I was a first year student, I started working at the St. Jerome’s Library and when I answered the classic “where do you work?” question the typical response that I received was “I didn’t know that there was one”. At first this didn’t surprise me, we were all first years after … Continue reading Libraries are for Everyone
An Illuminated and Illuminating High Tea
By: Lexie Murphy On Monday, November 13th, 2017, Chancellor James Beingessner and President and Vice-Chancellor Katherine Bergman welcomed many individuals to an Illuminated High Tea in support of the St. Jerome’s University Library Expansion, set to take place in 2018. Guests came to St. Jerome’s from near and far to enjoy a very special talk … Continue reading An Illuminated and Illuminating High Tea
Focus, please.
The most consistent question I’ve been asked about the Library Expansion, in some form or another, is “Is there still going to be quiet spaces?!” The answer is YES, most certainly! Admittedly, these questions shouldn’t have come as a surprising, since the images that have been shared so far in the gallery have been almost entirely of … Continue reading Focus, please.
A penny for your thoughts… or Coffee for Comments
The SJU Library project is a user-centred initiative. That means that the spaces we are creating are done so with your needs in mind. That also means that you need to speak your mind so that we don’t have to read your minds. During our research, we received a great deal of input on what … Continue reading A penny for your thoughts… or Coffee for Comments
Research Space Pilot Projects
Many of the spaces in the St. Jerome’s Library renovation are brand new to the St. Jerome’s campus. The digital research lab is a particular standout in this regard. So, how do you know if a concept space will work in a new library? You experiment with pilot projects. The Medieval DRAGEN Lab, Dr. Steven … Continue reading Research Space Pilot Projects
2017 in 3D
One of the most exciting concept spaces in the new library is what I have been referring to as the Research and Digital Discovery Lab. RaDD Lab just has a nice ring to it. The idea behind this space is to give student and faculty researchers at St. Jerome’s the tools to research and disseminate their … Continue reading 2017 in 3D
Design Concept Updates
Last week the we were able to finally reveal our initial design concept. You can see the concept posters on the glass wall in the former reception area in SJ1. There is still a great deal more to show off, but for now you can finally get a sense of what will fit in the … Continue reading Design Concept Updates
We’re just getting started
St. Jerome’s University has seen two beautiful new buildings come online this fall. The classroom and library building, that’s SJ1, had nearly all of its classrooms renovated and refurnished over the summer as well. Oh, and the New Quarterly moved into a stunning new office in that building, too. You might think that the construction on … Continue reading We’re just getting started