Making room for the College of Innovation and Design

Did you read the Update news blurb about changes and improvements to Albertsons Library this summer? We're making room for more than just the MakerLab! The last paragraph states, "The library will also host the College of Innovation and Design (COID) offices on the second floor. In order to make room for the new college, the library will be relocating furniture and collections."  

Well, what does that mean? It means the Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) on the second floor of the library is shifting and moving to make space for the COID dean's office, associate dean's office, administrative assistant area, conference room, and a collaborative lab space. These offices will be located on the North side of the 2nd floor. This construction project will begin next week, and conclude sometime during the Fall semester.   

What is moving where?

Here is a what will remain the same:

• Dewey​/Curriculum​ collection (​p​K-12) will remain on the 2nd floor, just shifted a little bit
• ​p​K-12 Idaho adoption textbooks will ​still be on the 2nd floor near the Dewey collection
• You can still check-out ​p​K-12 materials at the circulation desk on the 1st floor​ (and return them there)​

Here is what will change:

• Non-K-12 DVDs and CDs will move to the 3rd floor
• Margie Ruppel's office will now be on the first floor, near Starbuck's. She will continue to be the library liaison to the College of Education.
• Roberta Pena's considerable experience and skills are being transferred to a new position in our Technical Services unit
• Assistance with K-12 materials will now be provided from the 1st floor reference desk, where there are a variety of ways to contact us, or just stop by!

Margie Rupple and Mary Aagard waiting to assist you at the reference desk

Library faculty members and staff are excited to partner with and host the COID. We can't wait to see what this new college brings to Boise State!

Follow along with this project, and construction on the first floor, as Albertsons Library makes room for the MakerLab (and the COID).

Albertsons Library Closed for Memorial Day

The Library and the rest of campus will be closed on Monday, May 25th for the Memorial Day holiday. Find online resources at our website at http://library.boisestate.edu/ and library hours at http://library.boisestate.edu/about/hours.php  

Summer & The Albertsons Library

Welcome to the Summer session, Boise State! We're glad to have you in our temperature controlled, Wi-Fi enabled, air-conditioned building! We strive to make your research and study spaces as comfortable and useful as possible. Enjoy:

• When is the library open? Check here http://library.boisestate.edu/about/hours.php
• Access articles from journals and magazines from 280+ research databases
• Hundreds of computers running Microsoft Office, Mac and PC laptops for checkout, scanners, and multiple BroncoPrint stations, including wireless printing from your laptop
• Printing stations on 1st and 2nd floors, and color printing on the 1st floor
• Check out iPads, MacBooks, and netbooks from the Circulation desk on the first floor
• Streaming video databases on a wide range of subjects--watch online or on your portable device
• The library catalog sports a large & growing collection of eBooks--read books online or download it to your portable device
• Did we mention a Starbucks in the building? First floor, next to the library's entrance
• Extensive subject guides in fields such as Public Administration, Anthropology, Kinesiology, Educational Technology and many more, via the library's subject guides
• A collaboration room (L109C) with scanners & computers
• Have questions about research, campus, or anything at all? We’re available to help you via our Help page, on Facebook, and on Twitter. We're well represented on Pinterest and Instagram too. Or you can text us your questions at (208) 546-9982

Here's to a fun & research-rich summer semester!