ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ April 2001 / 383 Quake damages stacks at University of Washington The University of Washington Libraries, the largest academic library in the Pacific North­ west, experienced extensive stack damage in several library units, although most librar­ ies came through fine. An estimated 35,000 volumes were knocked off shelves, about half in the libraries’ off-site storage facility. Immediately after the earthquake, all or por­ tions of ten library units were closed due to stack damage, potential ceiling damage, or the building being closed for inspec­ tion. Betsy Wilson, director of University Libraries, quickly formed a damage assessment team that worked with library units and the university physi­ cal plant to assist libraries in reopening. Coinciden­ tally, the Suzzallo Library (part of the main social sciences-humanities li­ brary) is in the midst of a major two-year seismic project, which was about 60 percent completed in the 1925 and 1935 sections. That work prevented signifi­ cant damage to those portions of the library. One day after the earthquake, service areas in all library units were open with the exception of Health Sciences Library and KK Sherwood Library in the Harborview Medical Center (in each case the entire building was closed), although access to col­ lections in some units was restricted or not available. Those two units opened on Fri­ day, two days after the earthquake. One week after the earthquake, all col­ lections and services were available to us­ ers in all libraries except Engineering and Fisheries-Oceanography. hookups, a Collaborative Learning Center, and a multimedia distribution center; and • several group study rooms—some equipped to receive video or audio transmis­ sions. A view of the earthquake’s damages to the University of Washington’s Engineering Library. The Engineering Library was hardest hit with its collection of 125,000 volumes not accessible due to extensive stack damage. Mel DeSart, head of the Engineering Library, noted: “There’s a certain irony that, of all the branch libraries at UW, it was the Engi­ neering Library that sustained probably the greatest damage. But, if nothing else, much of our shelving is now a great laboratory for any classes studying struc­ tural design or metal fa­ tigue and deformation.” In the Fisheries- Oceanography Library, 40,000 volumes were still not available due to stack damage on the lower level, although stacks there had been stabilized and plans were under­ way to provide limited staff access. Both librar­ ies were using article de­ livery and expedited in­ terlibrary loan to provide materials to users. Finally, the damage was documented ex­ tensively and communicated widely to the broader community. A libraries’ earthquake Web page was set up within hours (http//www. lib.washington.edu/about/quakeZ) to keep our users and staff informed of unit closings and damage. Damage photographs were scanned or posted directly from digital cameras. Carla Rickerson, head of Manuscripts, Special Col­ lections and University’ Archives, lamented that we had no photographs of the library’ damage from the 1965 earthquake. Not a prob­ lem this time; we have plenty’ of images to re­ member the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.—Steve Hiller, University of Washington Libraries, hitter@u.washington.edu The library uses the 3M Digital Identifica­ tion System, based on radio frequency iden­ tification technology, to manage its collec­ tion. This system integrates automated sys­ tems with 3M Tattle-Tape security. lib.washington.edu/about/quakeZ 384 I C&RL News ■ April 2001 Kenneth Marks, dean of university librar­ ies at UNLV, believes “Lied Library is … one of the country’s premier research li­ braries and a model for the library of the future. As one of the largest and most tech­ nologically advanced libraries in the nation, Lied Library will deliver the highest level of information services to the campus and community.” CLIC selects Innovative Interfaces Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC), a consortium of eight academic libraries in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will install Innovative Interfaces’ Web- and Java-based Millennium library automation system. CLIC is a nonprofit federation of librar­ ies including eight private colleges and uni­ versities: Augsburg, Bethel, Macalester, and Northwestern Colleges, as well as College of St. Catherine, Concordia University-St. Paul, Hamline University, and the Univer­ sity of St. Thomas. CLIC’s shared catalog includes more than one million biblio­ graphic records, 1.9 million holdings, and serves approximately 64,175 patrons. 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ACRL X Conference proceedings available The full text of the invited and contributed pa­ pers sessions is published in Crossing the Di­ vide: Proceedings of the 10th National Confer­ ence of ACRL, March 15-18, 2001, Denver. The 334-page pro­ ceedings (ISBN #0-8389-8142-9) is available to ACRL members for $50 and lists for $55- To or­ der, call (800) 545-2433, press 7, or write ALA Order Fulfill­ ment, 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. ■ http://acrl.telusys.net/epubs/ http://www.ala.org/acrl/conflip.html C&RL News ■ April 2001 / 385