Refurbishment of three rooms in DMS Watson Basement

Contractors will be starting work on three rooms in the DMS Watson Science Library basement on Monday 8^th February, as part of the ongoing works to support Special Collections national accreditation.

 

Rooms B12, B12A & B13 will be refurbished and brought back to a usable condition over the next six weeks. Initial works will be on B12 & B12A. All works, except the replacement of the doors, will take place within the rooms. Access along the basement corridor and to Special Collections and the B13 Locker Room will not be affected. If there are any needs to restrict access, these will be notified in advance.

 

Once B12 has been completed, the Locker Room will be relocated from B13 to B12. Advanced notice will be given when a date is known for this move. We will request that any fragile or valuable items are removed from the lockers prior to this move. Please note the Locker Room will be unavailable for two days while it is being moved.

 

The relocation of the Locker Room will allow for improved security arrangements for Special Collections, with the card-controlled door in the basement corridor being restricted to Special Collections Staff or with access approval by the Head of Special Collections.

 

Work on B13 will then be undertaken. Once these rooms are completed, they will be used by Special Collections as a digitisation suite and the storage of conservation materials, which are currently held in the collections spaces.

 

For further information or to raise any concerns please contact Library Facilities